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21st April 1961
21st April 1961
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Wakey, Wakey

I N many respects, the 15th annual report of the National Committee on Road Transport Education is the gloomiest yet. The great...

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Men Who Make Transport

Day rovvn HAT do you regard as the qualities most needed in the chairman of an international organization directly concerned...

The Threat of Pipelines

T ALKING to a well-known haulier this week, I mentioned I the possible danger (in my view) from the introduction of private...

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Budget Shock for Hauliers and C Licensees

EXCISE LICENCES COST MORE FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT R OAD users will have to find another £25m. plus as a result...

Company Bus Pay Dispute to Arbitration

A S forecast in The Commercial Motor, last week, the National Council for the Omnibus Industry decided to refer the dispute...

R.H.A., T.R.T.A. Attack Proposals

The Road Haulage Association " strongly protested" against the increase in licence duties for commercial vehicles. which, it...

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McKelvie's Win Battle Of The Level Crossing

L ORD CAMERON, at a vacation sitting of the Court of Session last week, granted an order of interim interdict to a Renfrewshirc...

"Customs Lethargy Causes Dock Delays," Says Hauliers' Chief

L ORRIES could be away from the docks in the time it took to get the ;oods loaded if Customs lethargy could 3e overcome, said...

Minister Quizzed About Blow-outs

T Y"performance was primarily a matter for the manufacturers, said the Minister of Transport last week, when he was asked in...

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Men in the News

MR. FRANK LIMB and MR. IAN APPLEYARD have been appointed joint managing directors of the Appleyard Group of Companies, Ltd.,...

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"Rid Roads of the Lorry Thief"

k N appeal to drivers to do all in their "k power to combat the lorry thief, is Lade this week by Mr. G. K. Newman, :cretary...

Three More for Inter-City

A ' Glasgow on Monday the Cumbernauld firm of Inter-City Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., was granted permission for three...

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Pickfords Admit Illegal

Running of Tractor WHEN B.R.S. (Pickfords), Ltd., TV Stockton, on Tuesday disclosed to the • Northern Deputy Licensing...

Dundee Firm Loses Appeal

71.1-1E Transport Tribunal, in Edinburgh I on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by the Dundee firm of Allison's Transport...

Government Aid for Exporters

From our Industrial Correspondent B RITAIN'S comm ercial vehicle industry should benefit from new Government aid measures,...

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Look Alive !

A STRONG drive to step up training I - 1 schemes for every class of road user in this country began on Monday with the...

The 500,000th DPA Pump:

C.A.V. Success Story . A TRIBUTE to a modern engineering triumph was paid in the ancient Medway town of Rochester on Monday at...

New Bus Ord ers Held Up

DLANS for rolling-stock replacement are being held up by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., because of the Ministry of...

" Yield Soon," Ministry Urged

A HOLD-UP in the replacement pro1 - ' 1 gramme until a decision is reached about increasing the permissible overall dimensions...

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No Alteration to Penalties for Hours Offences

14R. ERNEST MARPLES, the Minister M of Transport, last week rejected the idea that minimum penalties should be laid down for...

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Ex-Bus Driver Loses Appeal Against Commissioners' Ban

OEWPORT (Monmouthshire) magistrates last Friday rejected an appeal ly a former bus driver against a decision the South Wales...

"Put Your House In Order," Haulier Told

A HAULIER was told by the North tn. Western Licensing Authority, Mr. F. Williamson, last Friday that if -he did not take steps...

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Decision Reserved in Yello way—

Premier Travel Joint Applications D ECISION was reserved by the chairman of the North Western Traffic Commissioners, Mr, F....

Newport Decides not to Sell its Buses

nESPITE a debt of about £40,000 an LI the loss of. thousands of passenger on its bus services, Newport council ha decided not...

Extra 100,000 Miles a Year

EICESTER'S Corporation buses will travel an extra 100,000 miles each year if and when the proposed gyratory system of traffic...

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south Wales Fares Appeal . Ends

rHE hearing of a three-day appeal by South Wales local authorities into icreased bus fares ended at Cardiff last riday. The...

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Schweppes Again at Weymouth

D ESPITE maximum penalty points on the final test of the day, Leonard A. Stacey, driving a 1961 Cormier 8-cwt. van, won the...

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STAYING IN FRONT ON SEI?VICE

Ford's Impressive New School at Langley TT is tacitly admitted by the Ford organization that, although traditionally they...

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Improved Facilities at Ribble Liverpool Depot

The Construction of a Servicing Bay and Maintenance Workshop Adjacent to the Bus Station Opened Last Year by Ribble Motor...

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Can Cardiff's Confidenc

Trolleybuses Continue? The General Trend is Away from Trolleybuses, But in the Welsh Capital a Well-run, Financially Sound...

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CROSS QUESTION

Fi OW much progress is being made by the advocates of a Channel Tunnel is difficult to estimate. Their chief advantage is that...

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Radio Raises Tipper Fleet Efficiency

by Kenneth Bowden NE imagines that the installation by a road-haulage concern of something as. up to the minute and as...

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"Passenger Transport in Disfavour"

General Manager Relates Current Outlook to Training and Opportunity . i.ERE is no doubt that passenger 1 transport as a career...

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Equipment and Publications

Hardening and Melting Furnace A PROPANE-BURNING furnace, the rA. Sievert 3800. is now available in the United Kingdom from Wm....

Cooling System Tester A DUAL-PURPOSE unit for the test

ing of all types of radiator pressure cap. and also complete cooling systems for leaks, has been introduced by A.C.Delco, Ltd.,...

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Reducing Turn-round Times

When Traffic Conditions Beyond Operators' Control are Increasing Journey Times and Costs, it is More Than Ever Necessary to...

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Multi-cylindered Two-stroke Engine

A HORIZONTAL two-stroke engine rI forms the subject of patent No. 861,769. It is of the type in which two side-by-side...