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23rd March 1962
23rd March 1962
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Immobilize It!

A LTHOUGH, through the energy of the Road Haulage Association's vehicles security committee and its chairman, Mr. J. T. Brown,...

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Personality of the Week

Geon eader A FAR cry, if ever there was one, from the gentleman's haberdashery to road haulage in north-country dockland. For...

Where's Mr. M.

These Days? I — I A PERSON we don't see much of at lunches and dinners these days is our much-maligned Minister of Transport,...

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Drop in Public Transport's Effect on Price Index

P UBUC road and rail transport costs are playing a steadily diminishing role in the determination of the retail prices index, a...

Take-overApplicat ion Cut From 16 to 9

PA A 16 - VEHICLE take - over application was cut down by seven in London last week when Mr. C. J. Macdonald, the Metropolitan...

Haulage Pay Claim From Scotland ? "

WE are determined within the next month that an application will go from this organization to the Road Haulage Wages Council...

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Thin End of Wedge" Plea Does Not Appeal to Sir IIubert

A N attack against 'the incursion of the return-load merchant" was made by Mr. E. S. Fay, Q.C., representing 57 objecting...

M.P. Seeks Warning for Dangerous Loads

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT P OLICE and fire authorities should be warned in advance when dangerous loads are to be...

"Mental Barrier" to Quick Turnround

"S OME traders, but by no means all of them, put up a kind of mental barrier at the receiving end and the dispatch point ac....

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Men in the News

Mr. J. Eden, a technical representative of W. P. Butterfield (Engineers), Ltd., Shipley, Yorks, was flying to the West Indies...

72 Big Urban Road Schemes

QEVENTY TWO classified road schemes, each costing over £100.000, planned for London and the other English conurbations were...

Orders and Deliveries

TWO LEYLANDS: Another two Leyland Leopard, 36-ft.-long coach chassis have been ordered by East Midland Motor Services, Ltd.,...

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MEXT Monday the European Parhall mentary Assembly is to debate

a report on the unification of road traffic rules—a report which was last week adopted by the Assembly's transport committee....

T HE new North Western Licensing Authority and chairman of the

Traffic Commissioners, Maj,-Gen. A. F. J. Flmslie, presided over his first passenger sitting at Manchester last week. He was...

Extra Timings Granted for I.o.M. Passengers

A PPL1CATIONS by Ribble Motor Ser vices, Ltd., of Preston, to vary the conditions on two express licences under which they...

Pigeon Traffic from Rail to Road

A FTER considering evidence from several North Western pigeon fanciers at Liverpool last Tuesday, the North Western Deputy...

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L.A. Suspends Three Vehicles

Spectacular Departure from Declared Intention" T HE operation of three A-licensed vehicles by Tarbuns Transport, of...

Haulier Raises Rates and Gets Vehicle

A SOMERSET haulier who raised his rates to bring them in line with those charged by other operators was granted an additional...

Decision Reserved in Heaps Tours Case

A 'R producing a number of "dyed in the wool" witnesses, who did not wish to avail themselves of the facilities of existing...

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"Simplefor Selwyn"

TH . ERE was one simple step Mr. I Selwyn Lloyd could take to help the West Country and that was to make a substantial...

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Please, Mr. Porter, Don't Say "Dr. Beeching"

A RESOLUTION "deploring the I — I Government's lethargy in improving road and rail services in 20th century Britain," was...

Surveyors Press for More Motorways

B RITAIN'S motorway programme is not nearly big enough, according to the County Surveyors' Society, who recommend the addition...

American Makers in the News

U.S. FORD TO ENTER NEW MARKET IT was revealed in the U.S. recently 1 that the Ford Motor Company is to enter the...

GOODS TRAILERS FOR BUSES?

A MERICAN bus companies would like to haul small packages for express delivery in semi-trailers towed by the buses....

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Pilot Works Bought by B. and E.

T HE whole share capital of Pilot Works, Ltd., Bolton, has been acquired by Brornilow and Edwards, whose chairman, Lord...

Hungarian Ikarus Expansion

T HE Ikarus works near Budapest, which employs 4,000 people, is currently exporting Over 85 per cent, of its output of buses,...

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New Vehicles For Ribble

A MONG the new vehicles ordered for r - V delivery this year by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., are 20 Leyland AtIantean...

Minister Can't Stimulate Bus Traffic

A PLEA for some assistance to be given to local authorities so that they could run necessary bus services where private...

Barnsley-London Express Approved

A FTER a joint application five operators for an express service between Barnsley and London had been amended. British...

" Back-door Met hod" Allegation

A N applicant before the East Midlands Traffic Commissioners at Nottingham last week was alleged by the representative of an...

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Minister Sticks to Tolls

FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT " W E shall toll them wherever we can "—that, according to Mr. Marples, remains...

"No" to Bus-Rail Shares Plan

A MOVE to share equally between the Railways Board and the Holding Company the B.T.C.'s securities in the B.E.T., Tilling and...

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STUTTGART-CLITHEROE NGAPORE

Mercedes-Benz 5-tonner Equipped with Primrose Third-axle Conversion for Use in Malaya at 12 tons Gross Weight: 16.5 m.p.g....

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THE PACE Q ENS IN THE LSS MARKET

By JOHN F. MOON, A.M.I.R.T.E. Thirty-second Geneva Motor Show Contains Few New Designs: Imports of Conmiercial Vehicles into...

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Road Impressions of the

THAMES-THURGOOD 28-SEATER A well-equipped coach for under £3,000 T HERE is growing interest in the smaller types of p.s.v.,...

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FREE MARKET

A S far as one can make out, the Labour Party, or a large section of them, dislike the idea that Britain should become a member...

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Problems of Using

Dipped . Headlamps VEHICLE drivers in Birmingham are asked to Use v dipped headlights in the streets. This is 'a short-term...

Trends in C-licensed Vehicles

A LTHOUGH the number of C-licensed goods vehicles. in Britain continues to grow 'substantially year by year, the latest figures...

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Stacking Pallets

S TEEL mesh, sheet or timber sides can be built into new post and box type pallets from E. Stephens and Son, Ltd., 58-66 Bath...

Maintenance Books TWO books of value to vehicle main' tenance personnel have recently been published.

One is the first edition of " Questions and Answers for Motor Vehicle Mechanics," by R. Brooks. This is intended primarily for...

. Tools for Pumps A 'TOOL kit for servicing C.A.V.

DPA 1-1 . distributor-type fuel-injection pumps has been introduced by V. L.: Churchill and Co., Ltd., Great South West Road,...

Floor Maintenance A NEW version of their Universal r - VMark IV

floor maintenance machine has been introduced by Progress (Universal), Ltd., Aldershot, Hants: This new model, the Universal...

Polish from Ford I -1 A NEW silicone wax liquid polish is now available from Ford dealers in Great Britain.

Known as 109 Showroom Shine the polish contains a specially developed synthetic wax combined with silicone and solvents. It is...

Stainless Steels T HE various mechanical, physical and chemical properties of

chromiumnickel stainless steel are featured in a new publication—No. 2412—issued by The International Nickel Company (Mond),...

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L arge Specialized Application

from Met. Area A lull in "switch" bids ? ARGEST single application to be found among this week's "Applications and Decisions"...

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Balancing Service, Cost and Responsibility

In determining a suitable transport policy, traders and industrialists have now to include Common Market implications in their...

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Evolving a Schedule fin' Parcels Charges

THE PROBLEMS OF ARRIVING AT EXACT COSTING METHODS THE difficulties of charging for parcels traffic was the subject of a paper...