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19th April 1957
19th April 1957
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Page 27

Would Toll Roads Pay?

M ANY people in this country have advocated the building of toll roads as a method of financing an improved and enlarged...

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Bigger and Better Tippers Wanted T HE average nominal load capacity

of tipping vehicles with normal control is about 5 tons. It appears, however, that the need is showing itself for tippers of...

Passing Comments

Stainless Steel for Trim and Bodies E NCHIRIDION, the journal published by FirthVickers Stainless Steel, Ltd., contains much...

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One Hears

Of a partners' welfare scheme—they take it in turns as to who goes out for luncheon. That many say a refusal to accept neutral...

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Quandary Over Charges

B.R.S. Basic Rates Up: Recommendations to Hauliers: Bus Operators in Difficulties R EMOVAL of the Is. a gallon extra duty on...

R.H. (61) Agreed : Talks on Shorter Day

NCREASES in wages proposed in R.H. (61) were agreed last week by the Road Haulage Wages Council after • an unusually large...

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Petrol Rationing Continues

pETROL rationing must stay for the time being, Mr. Reginald Maudling. Paymaster General, told the House of Commons on Monday....

C. and D. Lorry Moved Without Notice?

A LTHOUGH C. Alexander and 1-- IPartners (Transport), Ltd., were granted a B licence for an articulated outfit for collection...

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Men in the News

MR. KENNETII HILL has been appointed a director of Judella Castings, Ltd. MR. IVAN DORR, accountant to Nu-Swift, Ltd., has...

Railway Objection Wastes Time

T HE railways had wasted the court's time by persisting in an objection which they could easily have discussed with the...

210 Buses Run Only Four Hours a Day

MO fewer than 210 buses. or 421 per cent. of the fleet of the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., were used for only about...

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"Publish Goods Applications Outside Originating Area"

D ESTRABILITY of publishin g applications in Applications and Decisions not only in the area of the applicant, but also in...

97-mile Motorway Planned

T O link the industrial areas Of Lancashire and Birmingham and, by way of the southern part of the LondonYorkshire motorway,...

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"B.R.S. Made Licence Ineffectual"

V ALUABLE conditions on the applicant's B licence had become ineffectual, because of the attitude of British Road Services, the...

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No Tax on Overseas Sales Profit

nNE of the most important develop1, 1 ments in the Budget remained hidden beneath the Chancellor's bare announcement, writes...

Organizers Should Check Licence

DRIVATE-PARTY organizers who engaged a licensed operator to take them on extended tours should seek a written assurance that...

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Commissioners Remove "Thin End of Wedge-"

T HE Western Traffic Commissioners last week refused an • application by Mr. B. M. Marshall,'. Fishponds, Bristol, to run a...

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2 Tons Extra Weight: 5 Tons More Load A RGUMENTS developed

before Mr. 3, R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy-Licensing Authority, at Manchester last Friday, on carrying capacities of rigid...

"Halifax Shou id be Ashamed"

K NOWING the nature of the application, Halifax Corporation and the officials responsible for pursuing their objection should...

New Australian Import Plan

C ERTAIN British manufacturers of commercial vehicles will benefit more than others under a new import licensing system for...

NO LICENCE FOR MINERS' SERVICE

W HEN Messrs. Frank Galloway and Sons, 80 Main Street, Stane, Shotts, Lanarks, applied to the Scottish Traffic Commissioners in...

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B.T.C. Appeal Rejected: Ton-miles Specified

T HE Transport Tribunal, sitting in Edinburgh last week, rejected an appeal by the British Transport Commission against a grant...

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Three Engines for Big Bedfords

A LL Big Bedfords for both home and overseas markets are now available with the Leyland 0.350 six-cylindered 105 b.h.p....

13,812 New Vehicles in February

T HE number of vehicles, other than cars and motorcycles, registered for the first time in February was 13,812, bringing the...

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By Our Legg, Adviser

What Is "Loose Equipment"? S ECTION 26 of the Vehicles (Excise) Act, 1949, is responsible for some interesting and knotty ....

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A Van that has Everything

/ M PROVED in appearance, economy, performance and comfort, the new Austin -1-ton van is an exceptional vehicle. One reason is...

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New Equipment, Processes and Publications

Hot Water on Tap in Mobile Shop jni MOBILE grocery shop operated by Mr. Frank Bunce, of Reddish, has recently been fitted with...

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Novel Suspension for Refuse Transporter

C HI"feature of a 43-cu.-yd. bulkrefuse transporter supplied this week to Liverpool Engineer and Surveyor's Department by...

Double White Lines for Safety

A N experiment with double white lines for the guidance of drivers Starts in earnest this Easter. It was initiated four months...

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Opinions and Queries

Suggested Index for Costing M AY a complete outsider venture some comments on the ton-mile? The trouble seems to be that the...

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Bird's Eye View

£10m. to Burn By The Hawk I CANNOT imagine that the citizens of Birmingham will I take kindly to a proposal under which £10m,...

Scope for Change in Laundry Transport

" IF owners of laundry vans had to go out and operate them themselves, there would be radical changes," said Mr. H. G. Payne,...

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"THE LONG HA

- L " A LEYLAND Octopus eight-wheeler with 125 b.h.p. oil engine and a rear-axle ratio of 6.5 to 1—a ratio employed for fast...

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Spares for Tim. Fords

T HE huge and growing sales of British-built Ford vehicles and tractors throughout the world, and the fact that there are some...

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A Little Learning

A MONG large industrial organizations, the practice is on the increase of producing occasional or regular publications for...

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Cures for Tyre and Mechanical Troubles

B.R.S. Engineer's Experience with Tyres, Differentials, Frames and Governors R EMED1ES for tyre and mechanical troubles...