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24th July 1964
24th July 1964
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Whose Responsibility ?

Q UITE regardless of party politics, goods vehicle operators will have to face up to stricter inspections of their vehicles....

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New B.R.S. Scottish District

I N the reorganization which is taking place in British Road Services, the Scottish division has been reconstituted as the new...

OPERATORS MEET MINISTER

A T the Minister's invitation, leaders of goods vehicle operator associations were due to meet Mr. Marples yesterday to discuss...

Liner Train Progress

From our Industrial Correspondent TH E somewhat more conciliatory attitude of leaders of the National Union of Railwaymen...

OVER 1,400 PROHIBITIONS IN TWO ROADSIDE CHECKS

r- I F 821 goods vehicles examined at roads:de cheeks in and around Leeds on July 8 I– , and 9, which marked the opening of the...

LORRY MEN ON THEFT CHARGES

E LEVEN men, including a transport manager, a number of lorry drivers and labourers, appeared at Thames Court on Monday on...

B.R.S. STATEM ENT ON RATES F OLLOWING the announcement by 1

the Road Haulage Association that a rates increase of 5 per cent had been recommended to come into effect from September 1...

Forth Bridge Opening

I T has now been confirmed that traffic will be able to flow over the Forth Road Bridge immediately after the opening ceremony...

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FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 'THE Roadrailer is to be exploited

by a I new separate transport company which will be set up jointly by the British Railways Board and the Transport Holding...

Road Plans for Grimsby

A LTERNATIVE transport plans, in take effect when British Railways brings in its greatly attenuated train services from the...

T.R.T.A. AND PLATING

A T a meeting in London last - week, the Traders Road Transport Association reiterated its support for an official Government...

Estate Car Survey

O NE in eight of new cars sold during the past two years was an estate car, according to a survey by S.R.S. Ltd., published in...

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NEW UNION CLAIMS

WITHIN the next two weeks new VI' claims are being lodged by the transport unions with the Road Haulage Wages Council: The...

R. H. A. Co-operation

THE study group set up by the Road I Haulage Association to investigate the implementation of last year's principal Conference...

Coventry Lorry ,Parks?

MALL parks specially reserved for the overnight parking of heavy lorries, transporters and coaches may be provided by Coventry...

Controlling Fumes

MARPLES does not at present • M intend to propose further regulations for controlling fumes from diesel engines. He said this...

Inspection Teams

MORMALLY there are at least 12 teams of engineers checking heavy lorries and more were being provided for the current series...

LICENCES T HE latest figures in Britain's haulage vehicles and the

licences under which they operate date back to December 31, 1962. So said Mr. Marples when he was asked for these details in...

'Alarming Figure for Bad Vehicles'

'THE number of neglected or not I properly looked after commercial vehicles—even if they were a minority— still amounted to an...

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Mr. J. H. Gilbert, at present general manager of East

Midland Motor Services Ltd., has been appointed general manager of the South Wales Transport Co. Ltd. in succession to Mr. H....

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Mr. Delargy Asks About Tanker Licences

. 1-1, A SERIES of questions about the number of A licences for carrying bulk liquids received short, and uninformative,...

Presentation to Tom Gray ik i f R. TOM GRAY, Edinburgh

al Corporation interim transport manager, who retires today, attended his last meeting of the M.P.T.A. last Friday in his...

Eastsacks Bid for Eight Refused

A N application to enable eight lorries belonging to Eastsacks (Transit) Ltd., of Gorleston, to carry fertilizer from the West...

Arthur Sanderso n Appeal Opens

T HE Transport Tribunal, sitting in London on Wednesday. heard appeals by Arthur Sanderson (Great Broughton) Ltd. against the...

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Scottish Appeal Against House of Fraser Grant is Rejected

RUSSELL APPEAL UPHELD BY COURT T HE First Division Court of Session in Edinburgh dismissed the appeal by British Railways Board...

YORKSHIRE CONTRACT SWITCH REFUSED T HE part-heard joint application of A

One Transport (Leeds) and C.N.C. Transport Ltd. for a 28-vehicle switch from Contract A to A licence was resumed at Leeds last...

Ham Wharfage—Enough but Not Too Many

I N a written judgment, the Transport Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Ham Wharfage Co. Ltd. against the refusal of the...

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Revocations for Midland Hauliers

. 1-1 A N old-established haulage partner ship, described by the West Midland Licensing Authority, Mr. J. Else, as virtually...

Day Out' Ticket for Hants and Dorset S ITTING at Southampton

last Friday the South Eastern Traffic Commissioners granted permission to Hants and Dorset Motor Services Ltd. to introduce a...

NORTHERN GRANTS AT CARLISLE A T a sitting of the Northern

Licensing Authority at Carlisle last week a B licence for a six-wheel tipper was granted to F. Brown (Thursby) Ltd. Because of...

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America's Trolleybuses Dwindling

IT has been the custom of the Omnibus Society for some years now to mark their Presidential Weekend by publishing a booklet of...

Provincial Busmen Want More Pay

From our Industrial Correspondent EADERS of l70,000 provincial bta.,1-4 men are to meet in London next Tuesday to formulate...

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Lack of London Bus/Rail Co-ordination Could Be Reason For Passenger Drop

• By F. K. MOSES . Q r I NE of the many facts listed in the NE London Traffic Survey. published on Monday (see pa g e 26 of...

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New Version of E.R.F. LV Cab

A MODEL of the E.R.F. LV cab to Pl. suit chassis with forward-set axles has now been introduced. Under the proposed new weights...

New Tyres Should Be Run In T THERE has been a

good deal of clic! Cussion recently on the subject of whether new tyres should be run-in. and Dunlop has now stated that they...

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Refrigeration Fair T HE second International Refr;geration Fair will be held

at the Empire Hail. Olympia, London. in the period . September 7-11. Many innovations in all sections of the refrigeration...

New Bristol-Exeter Road I HE preliminary survey to determine the most

suitable route for a new dual carriageway road between East Brent (20 miles south-east of Bristol) and the vicinity of Exeter...

LAYING AND LIFTING TRACK

QEEN in an accompanying photograph l•-• 7 is Saro recoverable trackway being laid on marshland near Llanddeiniolen....

AN INSTITUTE FOI 3CATIONAL TRAINING

A N interesting development in the international sphere is the European Institute for Vocational Training. The Institute has in...

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Conference on Transport for Industry

" R OAD transport has developed as the automatic choice for the movement of most freight, not only because it ts. by and...

NEWS IN BRIEF

isherwoods Adjust Petrol Prices: I sherwoods Petrol Co. Ltd., of Eccles, Lanes, have reduced the inner zone price -of Regular...

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ORDERS and DELIVERIES

MANDATORS WITH NEW CABS: Belgian and Luxembourg operators have placed orders for a total of 28 A.E.C. Mandator chassis, to be...

ROAD AND WORKSHOP by Handyman

Use of Chains in Transport THE remark that no one in the haulage business ever bought new chain for lashing, lifting or...

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NEW EQUIPMENT

and Publications Flexible Closure for Driclad Container A NEW interlocking flexible closure is being 'manufactured by C. and...

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Liquid Gas Refrigeration Equi pment

IT has been announced by W. P. I Butterfield (Engineers) Ltd., Shipley, Yorkshire, that the company is producing...

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City Sweeping in Hythe

THE old-world town of Hythe, which has cleansing problems arising as a result of narrow streets and intensive traffic, has...

Long Term Planning

LIKE Christmas card manufacturers, the makers of snow-clearance equipment . are in full activity just about the time other folk...

Off the Ground

UNLIKE certain public figures, municipal transport managers are not committed to wearing uniforms appropriate to the activity...

No Tall Talk

AT gatherings such as the Institute of Public Cleansing vehicle demonstration, both manufacturers and prospective purchasers...

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BRAKES

let's get down to it Better standards must be accepted for commercial vehicles By JOHN F. MOON, A.M.I.R.T.E. F EW subjects...

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The Fuel-saving Fla rie

By John F. Moon A.IVI .1.R.T.E. S INCE the current basic version of the Daimler Fleetline rear-engined double-decker bus...

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Have the checks really been of any use P

p ' RESUMABLY Mr. Ernest Marples must have anticipated the effect of his well-publicized programme of special checks on heavy...

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BIRD'S EYE

VIEW By The Hawk End of the Line One hears a lot today about new production methods in all branches of industry, and accepts...

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So Efficient at Leicester

AAUCH credit must be given to the iVI organizers of the Leicester L.D.O.Y. competition. This was a very efficiently run round...

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Fourth Successive Win for Portsmouth Overall Winner

F OR the fourth year in succession, Driver L. T. Phesse, driving his G.P.O. Telephones' Morris, has come first in his class,...

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NORTH AMERICAN DIARY-13 by ALAN HAVARD

And so to Canada I N THE previous article in this series I discussed the Americans' problems over the introduction of diesel...

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Benefits of Leasing

I N postwar years credit finance has been accepted as a respectable method of providing plant and equipment for trade and...

FROM THE POSTBAG

An aircraft man now in Rhodesia writes inquiring the possibility of setting up in road haulage on his return to this country....

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MONEY MATTERS

Another Divide crease for Lep D URING each of the past four years LEP GROUP has increased its dividends; for the year ending...

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IN YOUR OPINION

Rate-cutting ' WOULD like to refer to the letter "Forced Out by Rate Cutting" published in your July 3 issue. In company with...

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NEW COMPANIES

G. Alderson and SOB (Appleby) Lid. cap. £7.000 Objects: To carry on the business of general agents and carriers. etc. Dirs.: a...