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15th August 1958
15th August 1958
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Unwarranted Privilege

T HE unremitting struggle for improved roads in this country which is waged by all organizations concerned with road transport,...

Passing Comments

Successful Bronze-age Process r ASTINGS to close limits in high-melting-point alloys, stainless steels, abrasion-resisting and...

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One Hears

That castor oil seems to be good for other applications than stomachs. That Wakefields and racing men have been saying that...

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Show Will be Packed with New Models

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THIS year's Commercial Motor Show, to be held at Earls Court from I September 26-October 4, will...

Unions Refuse 5s. Offer to Provincial Busmen

A N offer by the provincial bus companies of an increase of 5s. a week in basic wages and certain improvements in working...

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Mr. Curtis to be Government Representative in Wales

T O carry out the Government's policy that a senior Civil Servant should represent the Ministry of Transport generally in...

Ribble to Run One-man Buses on 70 Routes

A S forecast in The Commercial Motor on July 25, one-man-operated singledeckers will soon be introduced by Ribble Motor...

10% Drop in Bus Traffic : Manager Alarmed

A -DECLINE of nearly 10 per cent. in the number of passengers carried, and of more than 6 per cent, in mileage, oceurred last...

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New Karrier-Walker . 12-seat Bus A NEW 12-seat bus, with a 10-ft.

3-in. wheelbase, fully meeting the regulations for public-service vehicles, has been introduced by Karrier Motors, Ltd., in...

Men in the News

MR. D. S. M. BARRIE, previously chief public relations officer of the British Transport Commission, has become assistant...

Vehicle Wanted at 11 Hours' Notice

A,FTER evidence by a witness Ahat W. rt Jones and Sons (Bradford), Ltd., were unable to supply a vehicle at 1+ hours' notice,...

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Gay Maintain Prices, But Raise Discounts

T HE basic prices of the new Guy Invincible goods chassis, described on pages 78-81, arc approximately the same as those of the...

Ribble Oppose Route Variation

A PROPOSAL by the Northern Traffic 1-1 . Commissioners to vary bus routes in the Harraby neighbourhood unit at Carlisle was...

Mr. Vansittart Retiring : New Vauxhall Chairman

A T a meeting of the directors of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., on Tuesday, the chairman, Mr. G. N. Vansittart announced that, in...

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No Traffic Abstraction at New Picking-up Points

I N the face of opposititm by several local operators, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., were last week granted a new picking-up...

Roadside Parking . by Lorries Criticized

'T'HE practice of lorry drivers stopping 1 for rests on the edge of the road rather than in lay-bys was criticized by Mr. E....

Exports Recover i n May

• XPORT . S May of 11,028, commercialvehieles represented a return to the level attained in the first three months of the year...

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• Union Official May Not Meet Committee

A LTHOUGH Southport Town Council had been advised by the transport committee to allow a trade-union official to appear before...

I.o.T. Awards Announced

A B.ET, trainee with the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., Mr. M. Rourke, has been given a British Transport Commission' award...

Wages Up But Labour Still Difficult

iNCREASES in wages and the cost of I materials caused the operating costs of Blackburn Corporation's buses to risd from 32.51d....

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Coal Haulage by Road Uncertain .

DEFUSING an application by A. 116. M a llinson, of Flockton, near Wakefield,, to to exte n d his B-licence conditions to enable...

Two-levelJunction on Kingston By-pass

AAIN constructional work is about to LVi start on the 1358.000 Ministry of Transport scheme for a two-level junction which will...

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New System Synchronizes Trailer and Tractor Brakes

QYNCHRONIZATION of tractor and trailer brakes without loss of sensitivity is claimed for a new electropneumatic system...

L. T.E. .Workshop Men Offered 3% Rise A PAY rise

of 3 per cent. for 6,400 men employed in bus workshops has been offered by the London Transport Executive. If this and a...

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Russian Lorry with Variable Tyre Inflation

A 41-TONNER with six-wheel drive has been produced in the U.S.S.R. Known as the Z1L-157, it has single wheels with 12.00-18-in....

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Hydraulic Fan Reduces Power Wastage

DOWER absorption by the fan of a conventional cooling system represents a relatively high proportion of engine output when the...

Synchronized Vacuum Trailer Braking

B ECAUSE of the inherent delay in applying brakes on a trailer or semitrailer with simple vacuum-servo systems, there is still...

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Four-wheelers Favoured for Textile Traffic

Lancashire Hauliers, Founded 28 Years Ago, Survive Post-war Vicissitudes and Build up Efficient Fleet Serving Local Industries:...

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United Transport 21 Years Old

L ATEST news of the progress of United . 1 .—J Transport Co., Ltd., who celebrate their 21st anniversary this year, is given in...

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Enterprise Improves Port Efficiency

B ETWEEN 1946 and 1956 the tonnage of seaborne goods handled in the port of Rotterdam increased from 8m. tons to around 72m....

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ADVAI\ DESIGN IN NEW GUYS

E LEyE.N forward-control and three normal-control chassis comprise the new Guy Invincible range of heavy-duty goods vehicles...

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Northern Tanker Operators Stick to Rigids

By Alan Smith, F.R.S.A. A LMOST complete standardization on one make of vehicle, a preference for eight-wheeled rigids as...

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No Echo

H IGH drama is too much to expect froth the extremely desiccated summaries that are all the public are now allowed to know...

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New Heater for Latest Guys

QPECIALLY developed for the new I , " Guy Invincible range, described on pages 78-81, but adaptable for other applications, a...

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Easily Pleased

• W E are pleased to learn that active consideration is now YV being given to the other [road] schemes listed in our 951...

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THE • increasing use_ of private cars, dual-purpose vehicles or• small

vans by travellers or salesmen for both business and private purposes often raises legal queries, to which reference has been...

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Accent on Luxury in Mobile Showroom

A WELL-EQUIPPED and highly finished mobile showroom has been supplied by Blue Star Garages, Ltd., Hampstead, London, N.W.3, to...

Better Priming for Bedford Cabs

I NTRODUCED two months ago for vans up to 15 cwt., the new Bedford priming process is now extended to cover all...