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20th April 1951
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Another Turn of the Screw

W ITH the increase of 41d. a gallon in the tax on fuel, owners of motor vehicles are now called upon to contribute about £235m....

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Exports Must be Maintained

E XPORT or die is a true and pertinent saying when applied to this country. It is estimated that if we could not afford to...

Passing Comments

What the Higher CCORD1NG to the British Tax on Motor Fuel 1-1 Road Federation, the add i Means tional tax of 4id. on motor fuel...

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One Hears

That the railways are out to curb and snaffle. That steel for general purposes may soon return to the " ration." That we are...

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U.K. World's Biggest Bus Producer

B R ITA IN still remains second only to the United States as a quantity producer of commercial vehicles The following are...

Transport Charges Rise: Mr. aitskell Confounded

R.H.E. and Free Hauliers to Increase Rates: Higher Bus Fares Expected NAR. GA1TSKELL'S assurance, in his Budget speech, that...

Shipping Shortage Hits Exports S HIPP1NG difficulties caused a slump in

exports in February, although production ' increased. Shipments of commercial vehicles declined by over 3,300 units during the...

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Is Haulage Goodwill rroperty ,, .

T w°points of law arose when Messrs. C. and G. Yeoman, Canterbury, applied to the Transport Arbitration Tribunal, this week,...

B.T.C. OFFICIALS OBDURATE? D EPRESENTATTVES of the Metro. IX politan

Area of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers recently reported that they were reluctant to attend...

HANDLING CARBON BLACK rARBON black, an exceptionally fine k-0 powder,

is one of the dirtiest substances known. The British Standards Institution, London, S.W.1, has now published recommendations on...

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Flat-12 Oil Engine in New Swiss Range

XHIBITED at the Basle Fair, which closed recently, • was'a new ran g e of oil en g ines from 15-180 b.h.p. havin g from one to...

Inter-availability would react unfavourably on the Kilsyth travellin g public and local inhabitants were a g ainst it.

MORE ATTESTED HERDS S UPPORTING an application by a Rin g mer haulier for the extension of the radius of his B licence from 20...

Men in the News

MR. PHILIP HUTCHINGS has been appointed advertisin g mana g er of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd. He joined the company in...

Railways' "Secondhand" Objections

I AST week, the Railway Executive 1-topposed -two. applications for B licences on the g round that traffic would be abstracted...

CEYLON NEEDS MORE BUSES A N increase of 25 per

cent. in Ceylon's bus fleet is considered necessary to meet demands. The Ceylon Commissioner of Motor Transport made this...

SCOTLAND'S BIGGEST BUS DEPOT OPENED

THE bi gg est bus depot in Scotland. built for W. Alexander and Sons. Ltd., was opened at Gran g emouth last week. At the...

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In a Line or Two

Britain exported 291 commercial . vehicles to Luxembourg in 1950. Norway intends to import 300 buses. 5,000 lorries and 1,500...

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Egypt Reorganizes Bus Services

P LANS have been prepared for the reorganization of Egyptian country bus services. Lower Egypt has been divided into six zones...

OBITUARY

WE regret to announce the deaths of YV MR. ERNEST BEV1N, SIR CHARLEs BRESSEY, C.B., C.B.E., D.Se.tEng.), DI.. Mn. E. H. W....

T.G.W.1.1. WAGE PROPOSALS FOR DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES

F URTHER wage awards for certain classes of transport employee have been pressed for by the Transport and General Workers'...

ARMOURED VAN REQUIRED

A N armoured van is required by Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay for the transport of money. Manufacturers' agents in...

ANNIS : DECISION ON APRIL 26

A DECISION in the Annis case has now been made, but will not be generally known until April 26. Copies of the decision have...

NINE-DAY FESTIVAL TOURS

T HE Northern General Transport Co.. Ltd., has been granted permission by the Northern Licensing Authority to operate nine-day...

Rises for R.H.E. Workers

A STANDARD 44-hour week for foremen has been decided upon by the Road Haulage Executive after negotiations with the Transport...

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Bill Not a Waste of Time

" rIUR natural disappointment that %awe have not been able to. obtain a single consession from the Government on any of the...

"Include Transport in Plans"

I N London, 20 per cent, of workers take over an hour to travel to work and 50 per cent, between 30 minutes and 60 minutes....

"Traffic Will Never Return to Rail"

A STRONG protest against the decision to raise railway freight rates has been lodged with the Minister of Transport by the...

SIR HENRY PIGGOTT: AN APPRECIATION

I N an appreciation of Sir Henry Piggott, Major E. H. B. Palmer writes: Although his health had been failing for sonic time,...

CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE INSURANCE premiums for buses "have doubled in Malaya

because of bandit activity. Operators have therefore considered starting a co-operative insurance fund. The Government has...

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S ELECTING the right vehicle for a particular type of work

can be a difficult task for any operator or transport engineer who is not in the fortunate position of being able to employ a...

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INTRODUCTORY

Extraction Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust. Its most useful natural form, however, is the hydrated...

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Training the Oil engine Mechanic

By H. Scott Hall, M.I.Mech.E., M.I.R.T.E. British Manufacturers of Oil Engines Follow Tip Sales with Comprehensive...

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Middlesbrough for Cheap Fares

F OR the benefit, in particular, of members of the town council, Mr. F. Lythgoe, general manager of Middlesbrough Transport...

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BRITISH TRANSMISSIONS Offer Maximum Efficiency

Says P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.1.Mech.E. All Systems Tend to Simplify Driuing and Improve Efficiency. Some Makers of ....

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Why Not a Centre Driving Position ?

>Y the number of full-width cabs which are now being ) used on coaches and buses, it appears to me as those responsible have...

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LOAD HANDLING HE EASY WAY

D URING the years since the war, whilst certain developments and improvements have been effected in tipping gears, other...

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Mulliner 36-seater Body for £1,220

D ESIGNED to achieve minimum weight and lowest possible cost, a m all-metal bus body by Mulliners, Ltd., Bordesley Green Road,...

Guys Show Petters Engines in U.S.A.

T OURING agricultural shows in the U.S.A., two Guy articulated pantechnicons have attracted great interest. The vehicles are...

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THE YEARS BEFORE..

By A. E. Sherlock-Mesher, F.R.S.A. Four Years of Arduous Testing on Road and Track and in the Workshop Preceded the...

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A MIGHTY ANT

IN THE By P. G. TUCKER How Britain's Most Powerful Tractive Unit, which Can Attain a Speed of 28 m.p.h., is Erected at...

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By ALFRED WOOLF,

B.A. U SING no special tools and only the barest minimum of mechanicalhandling equipment, three men out of a nominal crew of...

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THE SEARCH FOR PERFECTION

H OW long does it require to produce a new design of chassis, what steps are taken to safeguard the buyer against faulty...

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COMPONENTS DEMANDED JVERS4E°

L. J. Cotton, M.I.R.T.E. A Tour of Three Famous Factories in Scandinavia and Holland Discloses that British components are...