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19th February 1960
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Gambling with Traffic

T HE threatened strike by 355,000 members of the National Union of Railwaymen, averted at the eleventh hour by Government...

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Sweeping Allegations

T HERE seems to be a tendency for advocates appearing on behalf of the British Transport Commission to accuse haulier...

Wendel Snow Clough

T HE managing director of Dodge Brothers (Britain), Ltd., is one of those rare and delightful Americans who genuinely think...

The Bride Wore Clutch Cable

By The Hawk O NE of Britain's foremost road transport engineers who, to my knowledge, has never been defeated by any ,problem....

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After a period in the motor industry he joined Chrysler.

The company at that time had recently entered the international field and Mr. Clough was busy making a study of product and...

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Two Months' "Probation" Period for Febry

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT BRISTOL, Tuesday. F OR the next two months the operations of Messrs. R. and W. A. Febry, Chipping...

Council Study Scheme for Brighton

THERE were hopes in Brighton this I week that the council would approve a new agreement between the three undertakings at...

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Government to Present New Rail Plan in Two Weeks: Tax Likely

BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT W E shall see the Government's new plan for the railways by the end of the month, probably at...

Railways Losing to Free Hauliers

VIDENCE of how British Railways were losing traffic to private-enterprise road hauliers was given to Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western...

End of Agreement on Garage Equipment

A FINAL order, by consent, was made in the. Restrictive Practices Court in London on Monday in connection with an agreement...

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Men in the News

MR. J. M. GIEFoao has been appointed European sales manager of the AvelingBarford Group. MR. R. S. ODD is resigning his...

Micrograms. . .

Italian Production: Last year Italian vehicle manufacturers produced 30,110 commercial vehicles. Price Reduction: The retail...

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Ministry Engineers Promoted

A PPOINTMENTS made within the Ministry of Transport involve Mr. C. E. Hollinghurst relinquishing his position as Metropolitan...

Tories Press for Rail Inquiry

CONSERVATIVE M.P.s on Tuesday heavily supported a . motion tabled in the House of Commons urging a fullscale inquiry into the...

"Commissioners' Assumption Wrong"

T HE assumption by the West Midland Traffic Commissioners that a circle with a four-mile radius of Oakengates was within the...

100,000-mile Tyre Life at Speed

TYRE mileages of well over 100,000 were being obtained on heavy vehicles operating at continuous high speeds in the U.S.A. This...

MORE POWERFUL P.L.O.

A MORE powerful power take-off for certain Leyland and Albion vehicles has been introduced by the Leyland group. It is...

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WOOL HAULIERS WARNED OF " DEVELOPMENTS " " LIAULIERS who

carry wool from I I farms may find it necessary to take joint action in view of developments that have been reported to the...

Protection for Through-service Link?

A SUGGESTION that a• linked " A • through-service from Huddersfield to Llandudno was not entitled to protection because there...

Should Starting Points Be Given Up?

QI-IOULD a company moving to a new L) bus station give up their existing starting points or be allowed to retain them for...

REJECTIONS FOLLOW TALKS

VOLLOWING a •private meeting I between Mr. F.Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, Messrs. Lytham Bros., Woolton, and...

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Stiff Trial for MI Organization

EVE RE frost and heavy, if brief, snowfalls last Saturday provided the stiffest test so far for the organization • set up . by...

Stage-service Claim Rejected

FE Minister of Transport has dis missed appeals by J. Laurie and Co. against the Scottish Traffic Commissioners' refusal to...

Bus Operators Admit Licence Breaches

1:kt REACHES of conditions on an express licence operative between the R.A.F. Station, Valley, Anglesey, and Manchester and...

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Six-week Suspension Imposed on Wisbech Operator's Vehicles

. WISBECH man, convicted of a series of offences in connection with his business, had five C licence vehicles suspended for six...

"Chaotic Congestion" in Fruit Market

TRAFFIC congestion in Manchester's I Smithfield fruit and vegetable market, which was described as chaotic." brought constant...

44 Charges Admitted to Magistrates

O WNER of a Leicestershire haulage business, Mrs. Dorothy Irene Jackson, pleaded guilty at Leicester County Magistrates' Court...

McVEIGH AND CUSICK AMALGAMATE A BIG haulage merger took place last

week. McVeigh Transport, Ltd., who have 100 vehicles, with bases at Grimsby, Hull, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, London,...

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HEALTH CONVENOR ATTACKS AUTHORITY

A CHARGE of ignorance of the meat trade was levied against Mr. Alex Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, by Mr....

B.T.C. Proposals for Scotland Opposed P LANS by the Scottish Area

Board of the British Transport Commission-to re-organize road and rail transport services north of Inverness (The Corn inercial...

Gas Turbine for . Mining Truck

A A REGENERATIVE gas turbine engine is to be installed in a vehicle to be used for hauling ore from an open pit Mine of the...

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Council Members Oppose Ribble

QTRONG opposition by members of Withnell Urban District Council was voiced at Manchester last week when Ribble Motor Services,...

Vain Valuation Bid by E. Elf. S.

A N appeal by East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., against a local Valuation Court decision that their central workshop at Hull...

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Joint Colliery Operator Accused: N.C.B. Thoroughly Dissatisfied

A LLEGATIONS by an operator of ..t – t colliery services against his cooperator, with whom he ran a joint service, were made...

Out of a Heatwave Into the Court

H EATWAVE conditions last July led Mr. Oliver Cromwell Bishop, a Coalville, Leicestershire, bus proprietor, to Coalville...

PAIGNTON TOUR WOULD HIT EXPRESS SERVICE

\YTH EN Barton Transport, Ltd., Nottingham, successfully applied to the East Midland Traffic Commissioners last week to...

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LIGHT and BRIGHT

the Guy Warrio _Tight-wheeler B ECAUSE of its remarkably low unladen weight, the Guy Warrior Light 8 eight-wheeler can carry...

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Guy Invincible Tippers For Poland

A N order for 11 six-wheeled tippers has been received from Poland by Guy Motors, Ltd., Wolverhampton, and the first of these...

Four-wheel Steertng for Long Beam Transporter

I NDEPENDENT four-wheel steering endows the newly introduced Simmons Mark 1I/1 four-wheel-drive transporter with a turning...

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Rebuild Cities for Private Motorists Mr. Brunner

C ITIES could never escape the forces of technological change. Failure to adapt meant decline, and a great and challenging...

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ONE-MAK LEET BOOSTS El 0111Y

C OMPLETE standardization on A.E.C. buses has been made by the South Wales Transport Co., Ltd., who operate stage services in...

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The Tanker Argument Continues

I SHOULD like to answer the statement by Mr. Alec Mosley, of the Mobil Oil Co., Ltd. (The Commercial Motor, January 22), that...

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Determining Decibels

D V usin g transistors Dawe Instruments, LP Ltd., 99 Uxbrid g e Road, London, W.), have produced a self-contained sound level...

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Tax Removal Boosts Sales• of Heavy Vehicles

ypo EMOVAL of purchase tax on goods. 1 .‘ vehicle chassis last April was probably the main reason for the l6per-cent. increase...

Fluorescent Lamps for Bus interior and Display Panel

T HE Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., have introduced fluorescent interior lighting into one of their Leyland Atlanteans to...

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PIPE DREAM

F AIRY tales make their impact by means of a contrast between fancy and commonsense. Shipwrecked on the coast of Lilliput,...

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EXPANSION Means More Difficult CONTROL M OTORWAYS have understandably been in

the news lately and the success of the Ml augurs well for future developments. It should never be overlooked, however, that the...

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MOBIL SERVES

MOTOR TRANSPORT MOBIL FUELS AND LUBRICANTS are widely used by fleet-operators, 601 engineering contractors, and transport...

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Warrington Hauliers Put Fast Atkinson on Motorway

A N Atkinson eight-wheeler has been specially built for motorway service with John Buckley and Co. (Warrington), Ltd. Its first...

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Assisted Clutch Pedal

A SPRUNG pedal which allows a clutch with a heavy action to be released with about half the normal effort is shown in patent...