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30th July 1954
30th July 1954
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Nothing Sinister

T O the uninitiated, the widespread practice of assigning transport units iihmediately after their purchase may appear to be...

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Perpetual Motion

T HE proposals for the complete prohibition of loading and unloading at certain key points in London are more limited, as...

Passing Comments

Tour in a Vintage Leyland nN Sunday, July 18, many people were interested to observe a party of people who were making a...

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One Hears

That Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd now has less enthusiasm for old tipping vehicles. Rumours that he has cancelled an order for an...

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Mr. Thom Disturbed by M. and D. Fares

M ORE than 30 local authorities in Kent and East Sussex opposed the application of Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd.,...

Hauliers and Driver Fined E271

QEVEN haulage concerns and a driver ■ ---) were fined a total of £271, with £36 . 15s. costs, at Leeds City Magistrates' Court,...

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76% of Vehicle Units in List 6 Sold : List 7 Mostly Small Lots

le" EEN bidding for vehicle-only units in list 6 has resulted in the sale of 76 per cent. of the units and 70 per cent. of the...

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B.M.M.O. Fare Grant Cut : More Applications Pending

I NCREASES in workmen's and miners' return fares on services operated throughout the Midlands by the Birmingham and Midland...

New Highway Code Anti-climax

THE much-publicized new Highway Code, a draft of which was laid before both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, is notable more...

Men in the News

MR. J. R. GREENWOOD, deputy chairman of Crossley Motors, Ltd., has been co-opted to the board of A.C.V., Ltd. He joined the...

YORKSHIRE WANTS MORE MONEY FOR ROADS

S TRONG support for a move by West Riding County Council urging the Minister of Transport to give the county a bigger...

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"Unit Lists Should Have Been Smaller"

LISTS of transport units should have LISTS smaller and issued more frequently. There were many willing buyers at proper...

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State Control for Calcutta Buses

A LL bus services in Calcutta will be nationalized by 1958-59 under a five-year plan approved by the West Bengal Cabinet....

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Tribunal Reverse Three Decisions

A WOULD-BE haulier whose application to run a 2f-ton lorry on an island off the coast of Scotland has been rejected by the...

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New Time and MoneySavers

I N the quantity -production of valve rockers for overhead-valve engines, a special machine is required to grind the face which...

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Towards the Ultimate in Bus Design

a design latitude which is impossible when the body is mounted on an existing chassis, and the gains are increased if light...

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"Reconditioned" Defined by Court

1 - 1 A JUDICIAL interpretation of the word " reconditioned was re cently made by Mr. Justice Devlin in the case of Minster...

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TWO YEARS OF CRUSI

around the bus to collect the fares. Nevertheless, they prefer single-deckers to double-deckers. Frivolous complaints have...

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Whither the N.R.T.F.?

G OOD work has been done by the National Road Transport Federation during the past 12 months. The latest annual report shows...

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Back in Haulage After 22 Years

W ITH vehicles purchased from British Road Services, Sharp and Griffiths, Ltd., Hollins Hill Garage, Baildon, near Bradford,...

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Too Little Incentive for High Posts

IXAAY I thoroughly endorse your leading article 1 v 1 "Increase the Differential" which appeared in your issue of June 25, and...

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Contract Hire: Are the B.T.C.

Acting Illegally? asks Detector I T is surprising that no one has challenged the legality of the British Transport Commission's...

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Reward for Good Work

Employees Should be Encouraged to Make Extra Efforts for the Benefit of their Companies by Sharing in the Additional Revenue...

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A Loading Gear for Lorries

R EAR MOUNTED self loading mechanisms are becoming very popular and a device of this nature is shown in patent No. 711,235 (E....