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19th November 1948
19th November 1948
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Passing Comments

Are P.S.V.s to be r XTRAORDINARY things Barred from Motor " are happening in connec Roads . tion with the Special Roads Bill....

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One Hears

That our road-test expert is now practising stoking. That being "on tow" is a long way from being " on velvet." That if we...

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News of the Week

BUS NATIONALIZATION TO START IN NORTH-EAST P RELIMINARY consultations, which are likely to be the spearpoint of...

New Licensing Procedure Simplified

A BOUT 14 separate types of licence rAforrn will eventually be saved by the simplification of the procedure governing...

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No Buses, "Generally Speaking," on Motorways, Says Mr. Callaghan

" IT is not proposed to allow buses to run on these roads [motorways], generally speaking," said Mr. James Callaghan,...

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Personal Pars MR. J. E. CHESTERMAN, tales manager, has been appointed a director of Douglas Weir, Ltd., Leicester.

MR. W. V. GiBSON has been appointed general secretary of the Automobile Association, and MR. J. F. HEDLEY deputy secretary....

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There is No Affinity Between Goods and Passenger Road Transport,

Whereas, in Each of These Two Spheres, There is a Relationship Between Road and Rail. Therefore— Why Only One R.T.E.? c. s. A...

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Britain's Future Transport System

C LEAR indications of the future shape of inland transport in Great Britain, and in particular of the part that road transport...

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Qiasgow Single-deckers Designed for Rapid Loading

p ROVISION for increased passenger comfort, greater convenience in collecting fares and quicker loading, is apparent in the...

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Fuel Economizer Gives 27 Per Cent. Increased Mileage

I T has always been the firm policy of "The Commercial Motor" to avoid giving editorial publicity to any accessory for which...

Southend System Still Profitable

nESPITE many difficulties in operat ing old vehicles, particularly trolleybuses which have already run for 15-16 years and...

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Morris Commercial "Long Stroke Gives a Lively Performance

W HEN the Morris-Commercial 5-ton 41-litre 75 b.h.p. oilengined chassis was first announced in "The Commercial Motor" on April...

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Cleansing at Ipswich is Conventional but Flexible

A Cleansing Department which Appreciates the Full Importance of Thorough Maintenance T 0 the unobtrusive but outstanding...

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An Elaborate 'New Mobile Dental Clinic

VENT County Council has been rIsrecornmended by its primary education and welfare sub-committee to buy a mobile dental clinic,...

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To Compare Costs of Individual Operators is Dangerous, Because There is No Unanimity of View on Essential items.

Can Removers Reach Unity on COSTS? W HEN I read, in the advance notices of the autumnal conference of the National...

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MORE COMMENTS ON THE MIDLAND "RED" $.0.S. BUS R ELATIVE to

the remarks made by Mr. L. Reynolds, A.I.R.T.E., on the origin of the S.O.S. bus, which were published in your issue dated...

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a CENTURY of SERVICE By J. D. McLINTOCK T HE business of W. H. Smith and Son, Ltd.:Strand House, London, W.C.2, which is too...

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A Two-dutch Transmission System

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. T HE double clutch, as a means for obtaining a larger number of gear...