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17th March 1950
17th March 1950
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Save the Children

No One Can Be Unperturbed at the Grave Road Casualties, So Help to Reduce Them D URING the week, March 19-25, the cam paign td...

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Provision for Towing

A CORRESPONDENT. a letter from whom appears elsewhere in this issue, draws attention to the lack of suitable means for towing,...

Passing Comments

WE have received several " inquiries concerning the private use of commercial vehicles up to the extent of the basic mileage...

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One Hears

"No. Cadmean does not mean mean cad." Of a new transmission system to be fitted to. an Earls Court Show model. That in...

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Rice Case : Judge Overrules Jury and Disallows Damages

I N the High Court, last Friday, Mr. Justice Devlin disagreed with part of the jury's findings in the Rice case and disallowed...

Annis in a Cleft Stick ?

A SUGGESTION that if Mr. F. Anniis's evidence given in the present hearing were correct, in that he claimed to be a carrier of...

B.T.C. to Build Eight-wheeler ?

I T is understood that the British Transport Commission has under consideration the possibility of building a maximum-load...

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. Haulage Pioneers Leaving R.H.E.

A LEADING Blackburn haulier, Mr. In. W. H. Bowker, who founded W. H. Bowker, Ltd., after the first world war, has severed his...

R.H.E. Agreement on Redundancy

A N arrangement has been reached between the Transport and General Workers' Union and the Road Haulage Executive, under which...

.4,867 Vehicles a Week in January

B RITISH manufacturers started the year well by producing an average of 4,867 commercial vehicles a week in January. This...

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Men in the News

MR. M. H. LAWSON has resigned his directorship of Venner Accumulators. THE EARL OF VERULAM has agreed to succeed his father as...

Three-point Plan for Parliament

T THREE points where glaring injustices in the Transport Act might be immediately removed or modified were mentioned by Mr. R....

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300 . R.H.E. Workers on Strike r-IN Tuesday about 300 workers

of ka the Road Haulage Executive, in London, were on strike. The dispute began last Friday, when some 150 drivers employed in...

7,461 New " C " Vehicles

A T the end of January there were 679,762, C - licence vehicles in use, of which 647,839 weighed under 3 tons unladen. Nearly...

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Co-ordination Plan for Eastbourne

N EXT Wednesday, the town clerk, borough treasurer and transport manager are expected to submit to Eastbourne Corporation a...

Conference to Reduce Fares ?

A N application by Galley's Motors, Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, for permission to reduce fares on excursions and tours has been...

Tyres Build Up 20,000 Volts

A ROAD yehic?e could build up a static charge of electricity to a potential of 20.000 volts. said Mr. L. Thompson, service...

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B.R.S. Earns Over £1,000,000 a Week

PJ the four weeks ended January 29, 1 the revenue of British Road Servkees was £4,279,000. The collection and delivery and...

B.T.C. Paid £500,000 for Sutherlands

A SUM of £500,000 was paid for James Sutherland (Peterhead), Ltd., which, as reported in last week's issue, has been acquired...

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QUARR)!

)RODUCTS By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. Go All the Way by Road W HEN the internal rail system at the Markfield quarry...

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The Industry's Largest Baling Press

WHAT is claimed to be the largest " scrap-metal baling press to be used in the British motor industry was recently installed in...

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236 Tons— and 6 ins, to spare P ROBABLY one of

the heaviest loads ever to have been moved on the •road . in this country, a 126-ton stator arrived last week from the...

Problems in Cooling Oil Engines

T HERE is more in providing an efficient cooling system for an oil engine than is generally supposed: This was made clear by...

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Golden Slumbers

—Seem to Have Kissed the Eyes of One Provision in the Transport Act, Which Would, If Enforced, Have Cost Private-enterprise...

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British Vehicles for Geneva

T HE British commercial vehicles at the Geneva Motor Show,, which opened yesterday and closes" on March 26, may be said to...

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Integration by Pooling

Gradual Absorption of Passenger Services by Local Boards Suggested as an Alternative to Area Schemes 'TRACING the history of...

N ew Seat for Luxury Coaches nESIGNED with a rake correspond

ing to the "second position of the normal adjustable seat with three settings, a new luxury coach seat, described as the...

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New 250 b.h.p. Blown Oil Engine

A SUPERCHARGED version of the .1 - 1 Meadows . six-eylindered 15.9-litre oil engine is to be shown at the British Industries...

Men and the State Machine

A N outlet had to be provided for r't the expression of employees' opinions if Britain were to avoid the excesses which had...

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WHAT All ICAN MAKERS ARE DOING

A Trend Towards A Vehicles, Improvement: Design and Shorter \A Lengths are Features () Practice in the Unitec T HE word "...

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The Best of Two Worlds O NE of the advantages claimed

for all-metal coach bodies is that fully jigged and tooled production lines permit the fabrication of large numbers of...

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Charging for Tippers

on Council Work The Extent to Which Tippers Are More Expensive to Operate, and How the Higher Costs Should Be Reflected in...

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Should All Vehicles Have Tow Hooks

MOT long ago a fatal accident occurred in Binning' ham because while one vehicle was towing another the tow rope fouled the...

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Can the Railways Beat Road Transport?

QUGGESTING that the railways had 1.--) enjoyed an inherent advantage over road transport since the days of the stage coach, M....

Clearing the Air on Oil Exports T HE bulk of British

oil exports to the U.S.A. went to the East CoastBaltimore, Philadelphia, New York Harbour and Boston—said Mr. Howard Page,...