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2nd December 1938
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Are the Railways Off the Rails ?

By The Editor T last the rabbit is out of the hat! For weeks, many. sections of the lay Press have been bombarding the public...

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Passing Comments

Increase or Certain HE October figures for road Accidents Due to the 1 accidents spoil the down Crisis ward trend in...

One Hears—

Of more interest in tubular construction for chassis frames and body bearers. That not all producers of oil engines have...

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NEWS of the WEEK

SIR JOHN THORNYCROFT ON "ILLOGICAL REGULATIONS." In his speech at the annual general meeting of John I. Thomycroft and Co.,...

A Criticism of Ancillary Users O N Tuesday, the London Cartage

and Haulage Contractors' Provident Institution held its annual dinner at the Connaught Rooms, with Mr. J. H. Turner, 0.B.E.....

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GUY MOTORS CAPITAL INCREASE.

The proposal to raise additional capital to finance expansion, as a result of the increased output of vehicles, was confirmed...

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OFFICIAL ORDERS IN OCTOBER.

The following were among the orders tor motor vehicles and allied material, given out by Government Departments during October...

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REBUKE FOR APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND.

At a meeting of the Eastern Licensing Authority, at Colchester, a few days ago, the Authority .had some serious remarks to...

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TRAINING COLLEGES' FUNCTION.

Capt. Harold H Balfour, M.C., M.P., Parliamentary Under Secretary of State -for Air, will attend the annual dinner and dance of...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Northumberland County Council requires a library van based on a Fordson 2-ton normalcontrol chassis. Separate tenders for...

The Railway

E LSEWHERE in this issue we deal editorially with the memorandum presented to the Minister of Transport by a railway...

Memorandum to the Minister

(4) In 1933, Parliament authorized the creation of a Traffic Advisory Council, and in 1935, the committee of the Council...

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"No Desire

W HEN successive Governments, in the past, have contributed by their policies to the present paucity of commercial vehicles, it...

Whatsoever to Interfere"

gestion in the spirit in which it is made? There is no intransigence here, but an offer to work within the ramifications of a...

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USING COST FIGURES TC CALCULATE CHARGES

T HE next difficulty with which I must deal— carrying on this series of articles, in which I am demonstrating the need for...

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Austin's Bid in the Goods-transport Field

A T the invitation of Lord Austin, chairman, and Mr. L. P. Lord, general manager, of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., the Editor of...

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Rail to Command Northern Ireland Road Services ?

T HE McLintock Report, on the working of the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board, was placed before the Ulster. Parliament on...

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OIL-ENGINE

- GOVERNING ;P:1 UMA TIC AND MECHANICAL M UCH ingenuity has been expended in the devising of means for controlling oil...

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New Leyland Factory for Engine Production

A NEW large engine factory, covert - ling 3i acres and equipped with nearly £200,000 worth of new plant, has now taken over the...

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A New Heavy-duty Tipper

D ESCRIBED as the Dodge 10-ton L./tipper, the 8-cubic-yd. vehicle shown in the accompanying pictures is a combined effort of...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES LOAD-WIDTH RESTRICTION IN SCOTLAND , TO BE REMOVED. [55071 With reference to Mr. Bristow's letter which appeared...

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Hardy Spicer Announces A Resilient Universal Joint

trans mission line, particularly on oil-engined vehicles, meet a demand for a resilient member in the Hardy Spicer and Co.,...

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What the Associations

A.R.Q. Hits Back at Railways A COUNTERBLAST to the railways' " square deal " pamphlet comes from &WO. Point by point, the...

Are Doing

NORTH-EASTERNERS AND COSTLIER LICENCES. The view that the imposition of additional taxation and restrictions upon the...

HELPING THE PUBLIC SERVICE OPERATOR.

The Public Service Vehicle Committee of the Manchester C.M.U.A. has ceased to function and its duties have been taken over by...

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"A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL TRANSPORT."

The British Road Federation states that it has carefully considered the memorandum presented to the Minister of Transport by...

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Lords Deprecate Tardy Road Progress

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent COST CAN BE FACED. S PEAKING on behalf of the Roads .--)Group in the House of...

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"Cubist" Characteristics in a Laundry Van

thinly gone far in the direction of modernity and originality. So far as externals are concerned, the accompanying...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT £45,000 CHANGE-OVER SCHEME IN MERTHYR A sum of approximately £45,000 will he expended in connection with...

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Ingenious Half drop Window Mechanism

Explanatory drawing showing details of construction of the new Young window. T HE essential features of any particular...

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Commer Vans to Carry Gigantic Organ on Tour

I MMEDIATELX on relinquishing the position of B.B.C. organist, Reginald Foort took delivery, through Routes, Ltd., of four...

An Articulated Outfit for 20-ton Loads

D ESIGNED for the haulage of heavy and outsize loads, the articulated outfit shown in the accompanying illustration has just...

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Power-assisted Steering Gear

A S'riehicles tend to be made larger and heavier, their operation sometimes calls for more effort than can be supplied by human...