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17th October 1952
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The Dirty Thirties

p ROGRESS of any kind is as much dependent upon intelligent anticipation as it is upon the groundwork of scientific and...

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The Absurdity of 20 m.p.h.

O NE of the most ridiculous anomalies of present times, as far as road transport is concerned, is the restriction to 20 m.p.h....

Passing Comments

Statistics from Sweden A CCORDING to a recent survey of road vehicles registered in Sweden during 1951, the country had about...

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One Hears

That ventilation of complaints often clears the air. That all classes of motorist are looking forward to February 1. That...

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R.H.A. Offers Compromise on Levy Policy Statement

FROM OUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE BLACKPOOL. • Tuesday. S 400 delegates and guests assembled here this evening for the largest F -1...

N.F.U. Claimed to Support B.R.S.

'THE first phase of the Labour Party 1 and T.U.C. campaign against the Transport Bill ended on Monday, with meetings of protest...

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More Freedom for Manager, Suggests Luton Report

CRITICISM and praise are combined in the report on Luton Transport `•-•" Department, prepared by a concern of industrial...

Costs Awarded in Brake Case

T Bridgend magistrates' court last r - v week a charge brought against Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., of permitting a bus...

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Conductor's Fall : £2 . ,415 Damages

DECAUSE there was no vertical rail on the platform of his single-decker, there' was nothing to inmede the fatal fall of the...

Tories Will Support the Bill

THE Conservative Party conference I at Scarborough, last Friday, unanimously carried a resolution pledging full support for the...

..Menin:the - .News

. , ...MK1 - $).- TN,ER3SELL. as been appointed vieveliairman of Skefko BailBearing Ltd.MR. J. 'LARSSON has become a .director...

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Demand for New P.S.V. Appeal

System: Contract "Black Market" " THERE is profound dissatisfaction with the system of appeal I throughout the transport...

Barton to Run to Gibraltar?

A N application is to be made by Barton Transport, Ltd., Chilwell, Nottingham, to run a service to Gibraltar. If successful,...

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East Kent Gains Extra £110,000: Salford Grant Will Not Stop Loss

L AST week, the South Eastern Licensing Authority granted East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., permission to advance charges on all...

Sir Robert Explains Glasgow Report

T HE railways and the Scottish Omnibuses group could cater for traffic outside Glasgow much better than the municipal services,...

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Authorization of New Express Services Upheld by Minister

n EC1SIONS have now been given by the Minister of Transport on four recent appeals. In two cases, new express services...

400 Operators Back New Lisbon Co-op.

A NOTHER co-operative organization for the purchase and sale of commercial vehicles and private cars has been set up in Lisbon...

Northern Roadways to Step Up Birmingham Service ?

A N application to increase the Pl. number of vehicles on its GlasgowBirmingham service was made, last week, to the Scottish...

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Integration Not Tried and Found Wanting Mr. Quick Smith

• j CANNOT subscribe to the theory that integration has been tried and found wanting," Mr. G. W. Quick Smith, secretary and...

Further Wages Awards

D RIVERS employed in a number of industries have benefited by negotiations initiated bythe Transport and General Workers'...

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The Traffic Manager's Angle

on the latest models By C. S. Dunbar, M.Inst.T. W ITH my particular experience and background I looked at the exhibits at...

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Rolls-Royce Lifts the Veil

D ETAILS have at last been released of the Rolls-Royce oil engine fitted in the new Scammell Constructor 100ton tractor,...

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Through a Glass Darkly

R EPORTS of a recent speech by Mr. Aneurin Bevan credit him with spurning the suggestion that denationalization is the reward...

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Road Transport in the Communist World

By David Scott A CCORDING to United Nations sources, Russia is now producing more trucks and buses than the whole of Western...

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Opinions and Queries

The Window-shakers T OUR correspondents, I. R. Peterkin and S.B.W., whose contributions appeared in your issues dated...

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HOT NEWS

Means Transport Deadlines By Ash ley Taylor, m.1. R,T.E. Distributing Newspapers Over a Territory Extending from...

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Albion Engines for S-type Bedfords

'F OR some time Millburn Motors Ltd., Millburn Street, Glasgow, N., has been successfully installing the Albion Chieftain...

Vehicle Weighs Its Own Load

A VEHICLE floor which can be used to weigh any load placed upon it, has been patented by Mr. R. W. Carr, East View, Sutton...

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Accessory Premiere-%r:

Ingenuity has been Exercised by Manufacturers in Producing Equipment to Improve Vehicle Comfort and Ease the Task of the...

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Transport Britain's Stake in the Future

"Britain's Future as a Major Power is Endangered by the Progressive Obsolescence of Our Transport System "—Mr. C. T. Brunner "...

Heavy Loads Easily Handled

I -1 A MONG the latest mechanicalhandling appliances is a loader produced by a well-known maker of tipping gear. Primarily...

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Tracing Losses of Profit

An Operator's Earnings can be Less than . he Estimates if he Makes no Provision for Occasional Idle Periods: The Full Year's...

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Oil Coil With Metal Body

O NE of the new products which will be seen at the International - Motor Show is the Delco-Remy oil-filled coil, produced by a...

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A.C.P. Enters the

A 20-cwt. Pedestrian-controlled Unit with Chain Drive to Rear Axle : New 30-cwt. Machine Completes Morrison-Electricar Range...

"Shameful Reflection on Civilization"

THAT 5,000 people were killed and 200,000 injured on the roads each year was a shameful reflection upon modern civilization,...

20-mile Radius on Irish Hauliers?

S TRONG opposition is to be offered in the Irish House of Commons to the proposal of Coras Iompair Eireann to restrict lorries...