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3rd January 1936
3rd January 1936
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Road v. Rail—the Truth

T HE continual propaganda issued by the railways and the pressure which they exert on the Government and the Licensing...

Employers Can . Help to Prevent Injustice QINCE the commencement of

The Commercial Motor campaign to bring to the attention of our readers, and particularly those . who are in a position to re -...

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Passing Comments

THE Minister of Transport I recently stated that the experimental section of rubber road in New Bridge Street, London, has...

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One Hears— The following hopes expressed for 1936—

That the associations will do more and talk less. That special courts for road cases will become an actuality. 7 That the...

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NEWS of the WEEK

A SPECIALIZED ISSUE ON MOBILE PUBLICITY. In our issue dated January 10 we shall deal comprehensively with the subject of...

Bid to Simplify Carriers' Licences

I N the North-Western Area, Sir William Hart, Deputy Licensing Authority, has started a campaign to simplify carriers'...

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PERSONAL PARS.

MR. CHARLES WILLIS, of the Great Western Railway Co., has just retired after 52 years of driving horses and motors. He was the...

Difficulty of Proving Need

VARIOUS standards of evidence are V hieing required at different traffic courts to substantiate a claim for additional vehicles...

H.G.V. Drivers' Licences : Two Appeals

J UDfiMENTS in two appeals against findings of the Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, upholding the Authority's decision in...

Should Contract Licence be Granted ?

L EGAL arguments with regard to Contract A licences were reopened at a sitting of the North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority,...

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CALL FOR LOWER TAX ON FARM TRACTORS.

At the. annual meeting of the central executive of the National Farmers Union for Scotland it was agreed unanimously that a...

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M.P.S URGED TO PRESS FOR LOWER TAXATION.

Iti accordance with a recent decision, the transport section of Bradford Chamber of Trade is seeking interviews ith the...

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1935 A TEO gICAL SURVEY

Weight-reduction the Feature of the Year. Much Steady Progress Along Orthodox Lines With Several Enterprising Excursions Into...

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Useful New Westinghouse Equipment

Pneumatic and Vacuum Apparatus for Brake and Door Operation and Other Purposes, of Importance WE have recently received from...

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How to Calculate Maintenance Costs

Details of the Cost of Maintaining a 2-ton Van Covering About 250 Miles a Week I AM afraid that I shall have to go back on the...

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What is the Future of The Low -loading Tyre?

A Review of Practical Requirements Considered in Conjunction with L egislative Influences Points Towards its More General...

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What the Associations are Doing

A.R.O. Replies to Restriction Suggestion THE interpretation of the word co-ordination,' as used in the circular of the...

Yorkshire Merger Committee Formed

T "Eplan for merging the associations in Yorkshire, with the ultimate object of bringing about a national amalgamation, is now...

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State Interference with Spain's Road Transport

Despite Government Enactments and the Powerful Influence of the Railways, Goods and Passenger Transport by Road has Made...

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Profitable Outlets for Motor-trade Waste

A RE there really remunerative outlets for motor-trade waste materials? Actually, there are many fields in which motor-trade...

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Largest Lorry Moves Heaviest Load Ever

An Ingot Mould Weighing 165 Tons Constitutes a Record Load for the M.R.S. Concern's Scammell 14-wheeler. A Remarkable Transport...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES A SUGGESTION FOR A CENTENARY OF ROAD 'MECHANICAL TRANSPORT. t4713l In the radio broadcast of " The Story of the...

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A Safe and Ingenious Petrol Gauge

Mercury type Variable Resistance in Permanently Sealed Float T HE electric petrol gauge shown in the accompanying sketch was...

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Powerful Indictment by the S.M.M.T.

An Answer to the Note Circulated by the Assoctation of British Chambers of Commerce In Which the Society Puts Forward Powerful...

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ROAD TRANSPORT'S IMPORTA ROLE IN FILM PRODUCTION

The Transport Department of London Film Productions, Ltd., Deals with a Variety of Problems Each Day. The Carriage of Equipment...

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Road Transport Topics

In Parliament • By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent INCREASE IN TRACTOR DUTY? "UST before Parliament rose for the J...

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What the Associations Did in 1935

Active Opposition to Increased Taxation, a Strong Effort to Make Parliament Road-minded and Other Evidence of Aggressiaje...

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Air Transport News

NEW LONDON-LISBON SERVICE. P RESENT indications are that the new daily air service of Crilly Airways; Ltd., between London and...

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Duplication Order Hits Western S.M.T. Co.

R EPORTS from the London coaching stations and long-distance operators show a decided inerease in the number of passengers...

NEW POLICY IN EXTENDED TOURS

A REVUSAL to grant authority to a Lancashire coach operator for ass, extended tour, because it went direct to Torquay and...

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MINERS' SERVICES MUST BE LICENSED

WHAT was described as a unique VI' transport scheme organized by coal-miner S at Maltby, near Rotherham, was the subject of a...

Dangers of Restricting Booking Facilities

THE struggle between London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., and P.S.V. Operators, Ltd., the former acting as main agent for the combine...

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Additions 'to Red and White Interests

T HE proposed purchase of Gough's Welsh Motorways, Ltd., Monntain Ash, by the Rhondda Tramways Co„ Ltd.,.'ha'ving failed to...

Yorkshire Fares Dispute Brewing T HE railways intend to oppose all

the proposals for reductions in coach excursion fares in Yorkshire, put forward following a review of fares by operators in the...

ALTERATIONS IN P.S.V. REGULATIONS A S a result of the recent

decision of the Divisional Court in the case of London Transport v, Sumner, a new Provisional Regulation will come into force...

Three Areas to Fight Grade I Wages

TOINT action to oppose the introduc tion of Grade I wages in the Northern, North-Western and Yorkshire Traffic Areas, was...

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Has Bodywork Design

Reached Its Zenith? Until Conventional Practice in Chassis Construction has been Abandoned, Little Advance in Scientific Body...

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A New Combustion Head for Petrol Engines

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published T HE insistent demand for lighter and more powerful...