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27th December 1957
27th December 1957
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The End of a Tragedy

An Unhappy Year Draws to a Close: 1958 Calls for Resource by Operators F EW operators and manufacturers will mourn the passing...

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Passing Comments

Latest in Foundry Practice IT is claimed for the new Ford Thames Foundry that in A design, mechanization and the standard of...

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One Hears

That Stenor Spire fasteners are not intended for church towers. That a beam-setter might be useful to amateur portrait...

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Haulier's Application Challenged on Rates

T HE first application by a haulier to be disputed mainly on the question of rates was heard last week by Mr. W. P. James, West...

Buses Tracked by New Electronic System

A NEWLY developed system by means of which the positions of r - k individual buses can be made known to route controllers as...

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Tour Sliding Fare Scale Granted

THE grant of sliding-scale inclusive fares for excursions is extremely 1 dangerous to express-service operators. This was...

New 7-8-tonner from Cornwall

A PROTOTYPE 7-8-ton goods vehicle has been produced by Cornwall Motor Transport, Ltd., Helston, Cornwall, and is likely to be...

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/ Men in the News

MR. C. S. LOCK, the British Transport Commission's Press officer, is retiring after 36 years' service. MR. SIDNEY A. WALE has...

"Clear Departure from Normal User"

A N application by A. Sanderson (Great Broughton), Ltd., for the addition of a 7-ton vehicle to their A licence, to replace one...

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"Year's Balance Sheet Disastrous"

T HE disastrous" balance sheet of East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., was mentioned at Bridlington last week, when the company...

No Final Divide nd by E.Y.M.S.

F OR the first time in their history, East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., are unable to pay a final dividend. Mr. J. S. Wills,...

,Three Judges Reject Van Driver's Story

T Osay that falling asleep at the wheel of a vehicle was any defence to a charge of dangerous driving would be disastrous, the...

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B.R.S. Could Carry

COMPARING tonnages being carried at present with those for the corresponding period of 1956, it was estimated that British...

Atlas Btrrningham

S INCE establishing a depot in Birmingham in January, the turnover of the Atlas Express Co., Ltd., in the Birmingham area has...

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No Case for Extra A-licence Vehicles

A SUBMISSION that no case, had been made out was accepted by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, when Hull...

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Special Cradle for Carrying 15-16-ton Boat

W HEN' a 15-16-ton cruiser was carried from DagenVY ham to Olympia, London, last week, by Dallas (Kingston), Ltd., a specially...

Fined £170 in Hours and Records Cases

A LTHOUGH fines totalling £170 were r -1 imposed last week on Hanson's Haulage (Leeds), Ltd., the Leeds Stipendiary Magistrate,...

Anglesey Rail Goods Service Adequate

(-LAMING that British Railways pro vided inadequate storage facilities for the distribution of feeding stuffs and fertilizers...

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1,000 Lorries Stranded : R.H.A. Blame Council

NAORE than 1,000 commercial vehicles al which were stranded overni g ht at 13eattock Summit, Scotland, on Dezember 10, could...

B.T.C. Handle Biggest Ferry Consignment

T HE bi gg est sin g le commercial export consi g nment ever to be shipped by the Transport Ferry Service was handled last week...

Two Mirrors Needed : New Trailer Plates

A T least two rear-view mirrors must be fined as from January 1, 1958, to every g oods vehicle, dual-purpose vehicle and...

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Novel Approad o Air Suspension

A IR suspension is very much in the news and particular emphasis has in recent months been placed on the advances that are...

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Golden Opportunity for British Makers in Europe

" W ITH commercial vehicles the United Kingdom can under-price all its Continental competitors in the larger type of vehicle,"...

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The Newcomer's FIRST HURDLE

A Step-by-step Introduction to the Stages Through Which an Application for a Carrier's Licence is Taken, With Advice on...

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Pithead Gear on Road or Rail

A N interesting feature of trailers used by the National Coal Board for use as emergency pithead winding gear is the fitting of...

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THOU SHAL NOT STOP

By R. E. G. Brown, F.C.I.S., M.Inst.T, Secretary, London and Home Counties Division, Traders' Road Transport Association I T...

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Naughty, Naughty!

VEN the obvious seems to take on a sinister aspect when it is pointed out by authority. Major F. S. Eastwood, chairman of the...

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Surrealist Landscape

p ANTOMIMES were providing a form of surrealist entertainment long before that particular epithet was invented. The people, the...

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Assisted Starting for Oil Engines

nESIGNED specially for use with the Caltex 7 c.c. starting fluid capsules marketed by the Regent Oil Co., Ltd., an oil-engine...

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Another Man Who Hates Trains

T HE delightful and witty article by Janus must have been joyous reading to all of your readers, and he deserves our grateful...

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It Pays to Advertise PRUDENTLY

Any Form of Publicity Must Not Only Be Accurately Aimed But Also Show Knowledge of the Peculiarities of Individual Trades :...

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COSTS . AND "SALES PROMOTION" K NOWL . EDGE of the expenses involved

in running vehiclet is the foundation of any " sales-promotion" activity by n haulier, and for this purpose 'The Commercial...

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Swashplate Transmission Gear

rt A SWASH PLATE unit for inclusion in the transmission of a vehicle is shown in patent No. 785,846. (Socidte de Fabrication...