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19th February 1937
19th February 1937
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Doubtful Blessing

A LTHOUGH the , railways have failed in their appeals against the grant by the Metropolitan Licensing Authority of A licences...

The Tribunal has Dismissed the Bouts TillotsonAppeals, but Loopholes for Persecution Remain

other words, the oft-repeated warning to operators that they have no claim to the automatic renewal of a licence is given the...

Build New Roads F OR many years we have strongly advocated

the principle of constructing through, fast roads for removing present and future congestion, and to avoid the need for...

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Passing Comments

Does an Engine Rebore HERE have been coin • Increase the Oil Conplaints of excessive oil. sumption . . . consumption after...

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One• Hears

Of the probabilities of an all-round rise in prices. That this may also be attended by delivery delays. Suggestions that the....

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BOTH ADVANCE.

The Board of Trade 'returns for . anuary show that the value of coinnercial vehicles, cars, chassis and Iccessories imported...

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Financial Facilities for A.R.O. Members W E referred last week to

the registration of a company known as Associated Road Operators (Area) Finances, Ltd. This has been formed to provide a new...

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Mr. Chamberlain Defends Himself " A S criticism of my procedure

was Voiced throughout the country. I take this opportunity pi public protest," said Mr. W. Chamberlain, North Western Licensing...

Two Days' Struggle Over a Trailer

A PROTEST against railway objection to a trailer being authorized for Swain and Co., .Ltd., Manchester, was made by Mr. T. M....

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Wheels Replace Tracks on African Log Wagons

A N interesting story attaches to the employment of certain Crane log wagons built by Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., South Green...

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The Layout and Construction of Roath T HE 30-page memorandum on

the layout and construction of roads recently issued by the Ministry of Transport was prepared in consultation with. the...

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BUILDING A BIG PARCELS )RGAN IZATION

A T one time it was a fair criticism of road transport that it had not made efficient provision for handling parcels traffic....

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What the Associations Are Doing

HOW DRIVERS CAN HELP. A suggestion that drivers employed by members of the C,M.U.A, should forward to the Association ideas...

Bouts-Tillotson Case Cost .E800 ?

THERE was reason to believe that the Bouts-Tillotson case had cost at least £800, said Mr. W. E. Macve Manchester Area...

Great Chance

for the Industry THAT every road operator should 1 canvass his local Member of Parliament in connection with the Amending Bill...

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NEW COMMITTEE FOR A.R.O. SOUTH WALES AREA. .

At the annual meeting of A.R.O. South Wales Area the following were appointed to the area executive cornmittee -Messrs. 0, G....

Road Transport Topics

in Parliament By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent SALARIES OF CHAIRMEN OF TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS. T HE following...

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Fresh Persecution of B-licence Operators

/ RECENTLY indicated that steps were being taken to obtain a further . stranglehold on the B-licensee. I am now able to reveal...

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A Super-lightweight "Heavy

/AKER of the smallest four-wheeled van on the market, 1VItho British Motor Boat Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Ampton 'Street,...

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RAILWAYS LOSE BOU 3-TILLOTSON APPEALS

0 N Monday, the Appeal Tribunal announced its decision to dismiss the appeals of the four mainline railway companies against...

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German Highe cienc

Gas Producer The Wisco Plant, Expressly Built for Commercial vehicle Work, Consumes 0.82 lb. of Charco6 per b.h.p.-hr. and...

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A Small Citroen Oil Engine Announced

Four cylindered 1litre Unit Developing 40 b.h.p. and Weighing 446 lb. It has Pre-combustion Charn hers and Heater Plugs HE...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES LITTLE PROFIT BUT HARD WORK IN SELLING COAL. [4979] I trust 1 do not encroach unduly on your space, but I would...

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L.N.E.R. WINS DUPLICATION CASE

T HE Minister of Transport has upheld the appeal of the L.N.E. Railway Co. against conditions as to duplication granted by the...

Keighley Station Proposals Resisted

T HE right of Keighley Corporation, as holder of half the shares in Keighley-West Yorkshire Services, Ltd., sompulsorily to...

WAGES AGREEMENT FOR BUS WORKERS?

D ELEGATES representing nearly 100,000 employees of privately owned bus companies attended a national conference of the Bus...

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TOURS VERSUS EXPRESS SERVICES

A s Easter fails early this year, the tendency of Lancashire people will be to take advantage of four-day tours and go south in...

Result of Appeals Against Raihvay . Grants

Practically all Appeals by Yorkshire Hauliers Against Grants to L .N.E .R . and L.M.S.R. Dismissed D ECISIONS on 12 appeals by...

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Modern Influences on

Fire-engine Body Design OR many years the design of fire": engine bodies adheredfaithfUlly to the pattern stereotyped by...

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A Novel Bosch Injection Pump

P ATENT No. 459,578 discloses the latest in injection pumps, and comes from Robert Bosch A.G., 4, Militer strasse, Stuttgart,...