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29th June 1962
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Another Back Door

T HE Transport Tribunal's judgment in the appeal of Roy Bowles Transport, Ltd. (reported in last week's issue), must cause...

That Parrot Again

D R. RICHARD BEECHING'S first annual report and accounts for the British Transport Commission are the 14th in the series. Any...

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Personality

of the Week Job fewson IS immaculate shirt, elegant tie and sharp gaze irresistibly recalled pictures of Inman and Davis,...

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk

Doesn't Anybody Love Them ? MOT in my most optimistic moments would I count me a financial wizard. Mathematics beat rue after...

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Look Out for Increased Rail Competition

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A FIERCE drive to win back profitable freight from the roads can be expected from Dr....

1963 Show Dates

D ATES of three 1963 Continental shows at which commercial vehicles will be displayed have now become known. These are...

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German Bid for British Licence Poses Problems

BY NORMAN H. TILSLEY A DIFFICULT situation has arisen over an application by a German transport operator for a B licence to...

Mr. Muir Defers Decision on Take-over Bid

T HE Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, last week deferred his decision in an application by Tarbuns...

Security Express Appeal Postponed

A DECISION of the Transport Tribunal enabling Securicor, Ltd., and Securicor (Southern), Ltd., to operate 30 armoured vehicles...

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Men in the News

Mr. W. Leese, general manager of the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., Derby, since 1955, has been appointed general manager of...

P.T.A. CHAIRMAN RE-ELECTED 1% AR. R. J. E. Ellery has

been re-elected LYE chairman for 1962-63 of the Council of The Public Transport Association. The vice-chairmen are Mr. W. M....

LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR L.T.E.

A NEW solicitor's department has been formed by the London Transport Executive to undertake all their legal work. Mr. S. G....

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P EACE talks between representatives of bus companies and local authorities

may take the place of the marathon discussion before,the South Wales Traffic Commissioners each time a fares' increase is...

(INCE the Common Market's plans for published maximum and minimum

rates for road haulage come into effect, hauliers who are found guilty of charging rates outside the legal brackets will be...

Orders 81114 1 Deliveries MORE FLEETLINE ORDERS: Forty-eight Daimler Fleetline'

rear-engined double-decker bus chassis has recently been ordered by four municipalities. Walsall Corporation has ordered 15 and...

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Deputy L.A. Calls For Investigation

f HAVE never come across such an I unsatisfactory state of affairs," the Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. C. J....

SOUTHDOWN'S VARIED YEAR

T HE financial result of fares increases last autumn had fallen considerably below expectations, but traffic receipts and other...

Western L.A. Warns Woman Owner

PA A WOMAN who used two C-licensed vehicles for hire or reward was told by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson,...

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West Country Fares Granted

A LTHOUGH the county councils of L I Cornwall. Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire withdrew their objections to applications...

Micrograms

New Address: The Exeter branch office of the Mercantile Credit "Co., Ltd., has been moved to 188 Sidwell Street. The telephone...

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Pressure for Channel Link Decision

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT T HE Anglo-French group of experts studying the possibilities of a new Channel crossing will,...

BELFAST LOSES /700 DAILY

T HE average daily loss on Belfast Corporation's flat 2d. morning fare rose to £700 for the week ended June 16, as against £500...

Wide Range of Tipping Gear Demonstrated

QEVENTEEN tippers displayed their capabilities at a demonstration of Telehoist tipping gears at Farnham last Friday. The...

A.E.C. Assem bly in Jamaica I-1 A E.C. distributors in Jamaica, Reryson

Agencies, Ltd., are to embark on a new project on the arrival of four C.K.D. chassis which were shipped from the Victoria...

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A day of surprises

i T was indeed a day of surprises at the Lorry Driver of the Year competition at Southend-on-Sea last Sunday. The first of...

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Taking the Good

to Rome PART 2: A BORDER HOLD-U 9N THE FORD EXPRESS By A. J. P. WILDING A T 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, the Thames Trader...

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Routemaster Double-deck Coaches for Green Line Routes

O VER a period of five months, starting in the autumn, London Transport are to introduce a fleet of 68 Routemaster double-deck...

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Road Services Continue to Pay

B.T.C. ANNUAL REPORT by a Special Correspondent O NCE again, all the British Transport Commission's road transport undertakings...

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The Goods-carrying " Minibus " Appeal

LICENSING CASEBOOK by NORMAN'H.T1LSLEY Previous "Unorthodox" Traffic Can Support a Grant I AST week the Transport Tribunal...

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The Road Transport Needs oi Agriculture

SERVING THE COUNTRY' LARGEST SINGLE INDUSTRY By E. W. BEBBINGTON Assoc. Inst. T., A.M.I.T.A. Transport Officer, National...

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THE By S. BUCKLEY, Assoc. Inst. T.

ILIN THEY KNOW T HE demands by agriculture on hauliers are exacting, and particularly so where the movement of livestock is...

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Renault Estafette Now 15 cwt.

AA NNOUNCED today is a 15-cwt. version of the Renault Estafette forward-control, front-wheel-drive van which, with engine...

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ONE WAY I ONE-DAY MARKET

By P. A. C. Brockington, T HE complaint is often heard in industrial areas that few businessmen give due consideration to...

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GANGING UP

COMMENTARY by JANUS A SSUMING that the Government's Transport Bill becomes law and is implemented, Dr. Beeching is likely to...

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FRAGILE with care

Stonegate Farmers, Ltd., Tunbridge Wells, have taken advantage of rationalization trends in the egg-producing industry to...

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Tank Cleaning Made Easier

14IGH-PRE . SSURE cleaning equipment, known as the Atumat and developed by Metering Pumps, 21 The Mall, London, W.5, in...

Polyester-cord Tyres

A TYRE-CORD material made from polyester fibre is being introduced in America in three sizes of tyres made by the Goodyear...

System for Bodies

L IGHT-ALLOY plank sections that snap together edge-to-edge to form a continuous flat surface have been introduced by Alcan...

Drum Handling

DECALISE of a number of recent addi tions to their range of Drum Master handling equipment, Powell and Co., Burry Port, Carms....

Servicing Diesels

QERVICING information on 15 diesel engines introduced since the previous edition are given in the third edition of "Automobile...

Cleaning Off Grease

A NEW grease and oil solvent that is very effective in removing caked oil and sludge has been marketed by R. and J. Bow, Ltd.,...

Improved Gas Mixture

A HIGH purity mixture of 80 per cent. argon and 20 per cent, carbon dioxide, called Argomix, is now being marketed by The...

Building Board List

A REVISED issue of their list of 1-1 . building boards has been published by Nev ill Long and Co. (Boards), Ltd., Southall,...

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Rhyme and Reason in Sludge Disposal

By ASHLEY TAYLOR Associnst.T. WHEN somebody supplies a service v v that truly meets a long-felt need, rapid progress is the...

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Vehicles and Equipment at the Royal Show

A FTER being held for the past two years at Cambridge, the Royal Show this year moves to Newcastle. upon Tyne. The Royal has...

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Six Vehicles Sought in S.E.

YORKSHIRE MERCHANTS SEEK LICENCE FOR CARRIAGE BETWEEN PORTSMOUTH AND HULL A LARGE variation request appears in the South...

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Trends in Agricultural Haulage

Because farming and., allied occupations are so widely dispersed throughout the country, the traffic potential of the great...