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25th January 1935
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Drivers Demand Justice

S TRONG corroboration of the points set out last week in our leading article, " The Persecution of Drivers," has reached us...

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Defeatism in Passenger Transport

A A N attitude of defeatism appears to have been ..i.adopted by many coach and bus operators, who have become embittered by the...

Interest in Maintenance Growing

W E are receiving a large number of letters asking for suggestions concerning schemes of maintenance. It is quite clear that...

Passing Comments THE pollution of the atmosphere by exhaust fumes

1 is a matter of considerable importance in congested areas, but it can be diminished by attention to efficient carburation. In...

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One Hears

Of renewed interest in steamers. Of tremendous enthusiasm at the Albert Hall Fifth All-rounder Concert organized by our...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

" The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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SCOTTISH C.M.U.A. GAINING STRENGTH.

At the annual general meeting of the Northern Area of the Scottish Commercial Motor Users Association, at Aberdeen, the...

£6,000,000 Coal-oil Installations for South Wales?

The Industrial Development Council of South Wales and Mon. has considered in detail a scheme for the establishment of a...

R.H.A. North-western Dinner.

The fourth annual dinner of the North Western area of the Road Haulage Association will take place on February 2. Acceptances...

Grade 3 Wages for Blackpool and District.

The Blackpool and District branch of the Road Haulage Association has been informed by the Joint Conciliation Board that, for...

A New Adjustable Spanner With Vice-like Grip.

Designated the Master wrench, a well-made adjustable spanner, having certain unusual and advantageous features, has recently...

British Exports and the B.I.F.

Last Monday The Financial News published a special number entitled British Export Industries and the British Industries Fair."...

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EFFECT OF STATUTORY CONDITIONS ON RATES.

A well-attended meeting of hauliers from the southern half of the Cambs. and Ely Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association was...

Freeing West Riding from Weak Bridges.

In view of the weak-bridges provisions of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, a programme involving the reconstruction of 25 bridges...

M.A.A. Conference to be Held at Cardiff.

The annual national conference of the Motor Agents Association will be held at Cardiff, this year, at a date to be announced....

STANDARDIZING I.F.S. ROADTRANSPORT RATES.

The Railway Tribunal. Dublin, has received schedules of the proposed classification of road-transport merchandise from the...

IMPORTANT POSSIBILITIES IN NEW MAINTENANCE SCHEME

-THE announcement of a new scheme 1 of .maintenance for ArmstrongSaurer vehicles comes opportunely. Many readers are...

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NO AGREEMENT ON WAGES IN SCOTLAND.

After a private meeting of the Scottish National Conciliation Board, in Glasgow, on January 17, the following statement was...

I.F.S. Government Plan for Home Motor Industry

A T the annual dinner of the Irish Motor Traders' Society, in Dublin, on January 17, the Minister for Industry and Commerce...

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Varied Issues in Three Appeals

Linton Appeal Succeeds. Refusal of Dispensation Not a Ground for Appeal. L.N.E.R. Case Closed T HE appeal of the Linton Chalk...

Mr. Stirk's Advice to Hauliers

Over 300 Persons at R.H.A. East Midland Function O VER 300 members and guests of the Road Haulage Association attended the...

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The Persecution of Drivers

Trenchant Opinions on a Vital Subject from Leading Operators T HE thanks of all transport managers and commercial drivers are...

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Attractive Features of

MODERN VANS T HERE is no stagnation in the design ol the van body. New styles are continually being evolved which combine...

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Has the Appeal Tribunal Exceeded its Powers?

0 NE of the earliest decisions of the Appeal Tribunal, appointed under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, has been the subject of...

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A B.R.F. Memorandum on Laden and Unladen Weights

T HE British Road Federation, 50, Pall Mall, London, S.W.1, has submitted to the Transport Advisory Council an interesting...

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THREE IMPORTANT IN

EW FODEN PRODUCTS 0 NLY a cursory glance at the latest products of Fodens, Ltd., Sandbach, Cheshire, is required for one to...

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Licensing Problems Elucidated

The 3 Is! Article of the Series in which We Answer Typical Questions on Different Subjects Resulting from the Passing c i f the...

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A New Elevating Mechanism

for Tower Wagons A Wood Hydraulic Gear with Many Attractive Features, among which are its Range, Controllability, Rigidity and...

New Features in Garage Equipment

O NE of the most popular ranges of equipment is that supplied by Tecalemit, Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex....

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Meeting Unfair Railway Competition

A Contributor Suggests that the Limitations on Cheap Railway Excursion Tickets Should be Widely Advertised, and that Return...

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Haulage Opportunities

Trade Steadily Increasing, Heavy Demand for Coal. Bright Prospects for Glass Industry. Footwear Boom A STRIKING indication of...

TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS

MENDERS are invited by the following (latest dales given in parentheaes):—Ileptford B.C., jar tax and road•spraying materials,...

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A Striking and Wellequipped Demonstration Vehicle

An Interesting G.E.C. Mobile Showroom Comprising a Leyland Tiger Chassis and a Harrington Body O NE of the best examples of...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Coach Operators Financing Wasteful Competition by Railways. May a Plain clothes Policeman Stop a Van?

Engine timing Rules Specially Light Semitrailers Sometimes Justified. Percentage Allowances in Sub-hiring. Licensing Vehicles...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

BRIGHTON DEVELOPMENTS GOING AHEAD. C ONSTRUCTIONAL work on the joint municipal airport of Brighton, Hove and Worthing...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport All The latest news of important developments affecting public-service vehicle owners RAILWAYS INSIST ON...

Railways and Through Fares

?TI IAT the national interest demanded I serious consideration of the matter was the submission of Mr. J. Lustgarten, before...

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OVER 40 OBJECTIONS IN RIBBLE CASES

L-ORTY-ONE bodies have lodged ob jections to far-reaching applications by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., for the variation of...

SIR J. MAXWELL UPHOLDS ROAD TRANSPORT.

THAT road passenger services were 1 as reliable and efficient as rail services was the opinion expressed by Sir John Maxwell,...

"EASTERN NATIONAL" ANNIVERSARY.

A SOUVENIR folder has just been issued to mark the 25th anniversary of the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd. The company now...

OXFORD OFFERS BUS STATION. O XFORD City Council has agreed to

offer City of Oxford Motor Services, Ltd., the tenancy, for 27 years, of Gloucester Green as a bus station, at a rental of...

COMPANY AND CORPORATION REACH AGREEMENT.

A GREEllrIENT has been reached between the United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., and Northampton. Corporation for the latter to...

NATIONAL PLAN FOR MUNICIPAL WORKERS

WiE understand that the plan for a VY national agreement for municipaltransport workers is going forward. One meeting of a...

SPEED CONDITION ON TOURS.

T HE Northern Scotland Traffic Cornmissioners have granted permission to Messrs. John Lee and Son, Rothbury, Northumberland, to...

PROTEST AGAINST RAILWAY ROAD SERVICES.

S EVERAL complaints having been received by the Balbriggan Town Commissioners, during the past few weeks, the following...

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HOURS ARRANGEMENT CAUSES PROSECUTION

A N arrangement made in the interests of the drivers themselves, according to the explanation by the concern, resulted in...

CORNWALL ASSOCIATION GAINING STRENGTH.

IT is a well-known fact that the . coach driver is one of the most careful drivers to be found anywhere, and that a very small...

RAILWAY TECHNICAL OBJECTION OVERRULED.

A RAILWAY objection, based on the contention that several applications for licences for excursions and tours had not been made...

CARDIFF'S BIG OILER FLEET.

C ARD IF F Corporation is building up a large fleet of oil-engined buses. On Friday last, the transport committee approved the...

MORE LEEDS TRAMS PASS.

O N Wednesday, buses superseded the tramcars on Leeds Corporation's Leeds-Morley route, and the Corporation took over a bus...

NEW MEMBERSHIP POLICY FOR B.A.A.

WITH one dissentient, a special W meeting of the Booking Agents Association of Great Britain agreed, last week, that every...

NEW CONTRACT-CARRIAGE LAW CRITICIZED,

PA. A COMPLAINT that the latest conditions with regard to contract work, imposed by the Road Traffic Act, 1934, have the effect...

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British Enterprise in Foreign Coachtour Operation

Some Details of the Organization of Messrs. European Motorways and one of the Latest Vehicles Which the Firm has Purchased for...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER A Simple System of Keeping Costs, Based on the Elaborate Scheme Already Outlined in this Series I EXPECT...

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Giving "Feel" to Servo Brakes

A R6unze of Recently Published Patent Specifications I T is of great advantage to a driver if he be able to judge the...