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22nd October 1954
22nd October 1954
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No Denial of the 1953 Act

N OTHING in the annual report of the British Transport Commission for 1953 denies the wisdom underlying the Transport Act,...

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Passing Comments

Getting Home Tubeless A N interesting hint on "getting home" on a tyre in which the tube has been damaged was given by Mr. P....

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One Hears

Of hopes of a return to the days when a good time was had by haul. That Blue Cars have no blue feeling regarding their many...

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Birmingham's Free Travel Scheme Invalid : Operators Review Case

A LOCAL authority cannot legally transfer money from the general rate fund to subsidize free travel facilities, according to...

Thateham Unit' to Run as Before

'THE Thatcham depot of _British Road I. Services, which, together with 85 vehicles and 20 trailers, was recently sold to...

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Were Empluers Responsible for Defective Brakes ?

F IVE judges of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court last week reserved judgment in an appeal by James and Sons, Ltd.,...

Tram Conversion Going Well

rONVERSION from trams to motor buses is going well in Edinburgh, and the promise that buses would be cheaper to operate can be...

3,800 New Signs for London

A N exhibition showing the first comprehensive signposting system to be employed in London was opened on Monday by the Minister...

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Men in the News

Ma. J. K. St/UDEN has been appointed publicity manager of Hepworth and Grandage, Ltd. MR. A. F. MOSELEY has been appointed...

Ford..to Spend £65m.

Q VER five years the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., are to spend £65m. on increasing their productive capacity but, as Sir Patrick...

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57% of Vehicles in List 7 Sold

WITH only three cases involving 35 VV vehicles still outstanding, the position on Tuesday evening was that about 73% of the...

Two Publicity Plans for R.H.A.

C ONTRARY to expectations, the National Council of the Road Haulage Association, at their meeting last Friday, did not consider...

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"Trespassing" If Bus is Full ?

NV HEN a bus conductor tells intending passengers that there is no more room, they become trespassers if they board the bus,...

Municipal Busmen . Claim Extra El A CLAIM for a wage increase

of £1 a week for bus workers employed by municipal undertakings has 4 been put forward by the Transport and General Workers'...

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B.T.C. Fail in Appeal Against Retail Delivery Service

A N appeal by the British Transport Commission against a Southend delivery service being allowed to carry goods to Basildon and...

In a Line or Two

All Nuffield vehicles leaving the Cowley factory this winter will contain aluecol anti-freeze. As from November 1, the address...

Girling Hydraulic Steering Unit

A CONSTANT-FLOW hydraulic1 -1, assistance system for use on the steering gear of cars and light commercial vehicles has been...

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New Furniture Transport Shortage

S TRONG complaints are being made by Liverpool furniture manufacturers about the inadequacy of transport for new furniture to...

Morris Oxford Utility Introduced

P R10ED at £580 Plus £242 15s. 10d. purchase tax, the Morris, Oxford . Travellcr, tiew vphielt, -has been produced by the...

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Trailing-axle Tippers with Alloy Bodies

F OR nearly two years the Winchcomb Transport Co., Ltd., Oxford Street, Ripley ; Derby, have been experimenting with...

Fined for Spilling Acid on Road

UYDROCHLORIC acid which had been spilled from a lorry and left on the road was the subject of a charge at Eckington...

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R.H.A. Conference Programme Full to Overflowing

Too Many Resolutions for Discussion : Lively Arguments on Varied Topics : Ex-hauliers Return to Association By A. E....

Controversy All the Way

A RGUMENT started early in the proceedings on what appeared on the surface to be non-controversial resolutions. Even the 20...

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-Disposal "Not Unsatisfactory"

DROGRESS with the sale of British Road Services' vehicles was described by Mr_ James Barrie, national chairman, at the...

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TRANSPORT at the TRAC1

By Alan Smith T HE crowd's attention at motor and motor-cycle race meetings naturally focuses on the men and Machines...

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Commission Maintain Revenue B.R.S. Earn £8.9m.

Traffic Receipts from Road Haulage Rise but No Disruption Through Disposals-: Keener Com petition Expected T HE British...

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N.A.F.W.R. Conference

Employers and Workers on Two Sides S OME pertinent comments were made by Mr. H. F. Marks, managing director of Alfred Bell...

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For Service at Race Meetings

O NE of the most completely equipped mobile workshops for giving on-the-spot service to racing cars and motorcycles, is being...

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Every Third Goods Vehicle in Turkey an Austin

HE number of commercial vehicles t in Turkey has risen from 7,000 in 1945 to 40;000 this year, and a third of the present total...

Garages Rebuilt in Service

L./ US undertakings faced with the problem of replacing existing garage buildings by new structures without affecting operating...

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-Political Commentary

The Time Has Come I T would have to happen that, just when the Labour Party seemed at last about to reach agreement on a...

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Private Enterprise for London?

MOW that we are having so many upheavals in con" nection with the bus services of London Transport, would it not be possible...

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Another Ex-haulier Returns

Banbury Company Return With 25 Vehicles: Woman Haulier Forms New • Conipany in Leicester A BANBURY haulage company, Andy's...

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Britain Could Build Motorways

T WOinteresting and complementary booklets, entitled "Roads—How Other Countries Finance Them" and "Roads—How Other Countries...

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Profits from Sugar-beet Haulage

Fair Rates Have Been Established in this Class of Work, but an Operator's Prospect of Earning a Reasonable Revenue Depends Upon...

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10-cwt. Loads Handled Quickly

rA A HYDRAULIC loader which can be mounted behind the cab of most, makes of commercial vehicle has been introduced by Stanhay...

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Resilient Drive for Injection Pumps

T 0 ieduce the transmission of shock and noise between injection-pump and engine, is the aim of a resilient coupling shown in...