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26th December 1952
26th December 1952
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The Wheel Turns

A MOMENTOUS year for road transport is ending as it began—in a blaze of political controversy. There is, however, this...

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Past Comments

" THE question of the future relations between rail and road transport was raised by Mr. H. L. Boyce on the motion for the...

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One Hears

Of nightingales singing. That a "bottle jack" on a whisky tanker is not an aspersion on the driver. That some South Wales...

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Camp Services : Bias Alleged : Effect of Illegal Running

nECISIONS have been given by the Minister of Transport on two 1-" appeals concerning express services from Royal Air Force...

Chancellor Silent on Purchase. Tax

R EPRESENTATIONS from members of the motor industry concerning the uncertainty of the future of purchase tax on vehicles have...

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Five-point Plan for Success : Sell Quickly and Give Financial Aid

/ X FIVE-POINT pro g ramme to ensure it the success of denationalization was outlined by Mr. R. Morton Mitchell, chief...

Ribble Fares Up • : U A.S., Applies

A T a sittin g of the North Western Licensin g Authority at Blackpool, last week, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., received...

Monopoly Inquiry Requires Facts

T HE Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, 3, Cornwall Terrace, London, N.W.1, has been asked to submit a report on...

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East Midland's Third Application

1 -- NESPITE all possible economies, a Li third application for increases in fares was being made by East Midland Motor...

Carnets for France Next Year

A PPL1CATION forms are now available from the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association for carnets de bord for British coaches...

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Lindley Tests with Harrington Coach Reveal No Weaknesses

S TRAIN-GAUGE tests carried out on a Commer-Harrington Contender chassisless coach at the Motor Industry Research Association's...

Rise in Value of Exports

W HILST exports for the first 10 months of the year showed a drop af 1,289 units, their total value, states the Society of...

Land-Rover Tax Statement

A STATEMENT was made in a 1 - 1 written answer by the Minister of Transport, last week, clarifying the taxation of Land-Rovers....

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B.R.S. Lorries Free from Speed Limit

B IGGLESWADE magistrates decided last week that a British Road Services lorry was not subject to speed limit when travelling...

Glasgow to Experiment with Freeline Crush-loader

E XPERIMENTS with a maximum-capacity single-deck trolleybus are now being extended to a motorbus of similar type by Glasgow...

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Kirkstall is Going Ahead in Australia

A BOUT till ee years ago, Mr. Rodney Butler, of Kirkstall Forge Engineering Ltd., Leeds. 5, went to Australia, to investigate...

" Heavies " Ignore Brussels Show

I 1' is understood that many British, German, Dutch and Swedish makes of heavy chassis will not be shown at the Brussels Salon...

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How Many is Too Much?

I N the course of his Henry Spurrier memorial lecture earlier this month, Mr. James Amos committed himself, although a little...

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What1952 Has Meant to Me

End of year Thoughts by Leaders of Makers, C-licensees, Hauliers and Company and Municipal Bus Operators By Henry Spurrier...

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Transport Bill in Committee Sixth and Seventh Days

Report Stage Lengthened By Our Parliamentary Correspondent T HE committee stage of the Transport Bill was concluded in the...

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Field Day for a 4 x 4

By Laurence J. Cotton, M.I.R.T.E. B ECAUSE of its high pei formance and sturdy build. operators will be tempted to carry on the...

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Light Trailers for Many Purposes

A DAIRYFARMER'S or greengrocer's sales unit is only one of the many trailers being manufactured by Jerry Wadesworth and Son,...

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Open Up Tanganyika

by road says C. S. Dunbar, M.Inst.T. —Who Surveys the Geophysical Problems to be Tackled in Such an Endeavour and Reviews the...

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Mobile Gas Service Instruction Unit

NAOUNTED on a Guy Otter chassis of 14-ft. 9-in. tY 1 wheelbase, powered by a Gardner 4LK oil engine, a special Jennings body of...

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ORGANIZED FOR MAXIMUM OUTPUT

By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. O PERATING over 600 delivery vehicles of 10-cwt. to 3i-tons capacity, and 13 trailer...

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Opinions and Queries

Improving the Identity Disc IV-11LE we are putting our house in order for the New vv Year, how about suggesting to the...

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Special Types Orders Now Consolidated and Amended

P AST regulations dealing with special types have been consolidated and amended in the Motor Vehicles (Authorization of Special...

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Buying a Business

I HAVE recently received a number of inquiries concerning the procedure to be followed when a person is negotiating for the...

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A New Differential Mechanism

A CCORD1NG to patent No. 681,604, 1 - 1 the conventional differential always directs greater power to the wheel more unable to...

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GUY MOTORS LIMITED

A SUCCESSFUL YEAR'S TRADING Widespread Field of Exports HIGH REPUTATION OF COMPANY'S PRODUCTS Mr. Sydney S. Guy on Taxation...