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4th May 1956
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Page 47

Too Many Mongrels

T HE low floor double decker is still regarded by many operators as an oddity, as a non-standard vehicle built for specialized...

Page 48

False Conclusions

A NEW publication of the Conservative Central Office, "Roads and Means," begins with a lucid description of road development in...

Passing Comments

Plea to Minister for 30 m.p.h. A LMOST everyone in road transport is hoping that the new Minister of Transport, who appears to...

Page 49

One Hears

That many roaa travellers envied the " B. and K." traffic facilities. That a lottery run on " lucky number" bus tickets might...

Page 50

LABOUR HAULAGE PLEDGE IN LORDS DEBATE

From Our Parliamentary Correspondent THE Disposals Bill had a quiet passage through the Lords for its Second Reading on...

Page 51

Conductor "Aids and Abets" Over-loading

1 r an excess number of standing passengers is carried on a bus, the conductor cannot be charged with a substantive offence,...

Use of C-hiring Margin "Illegal," Counsel Tells Tribunal

A RC.iUMENTS over the use of a C-hiring margin were made when the British Transport Commission and two Wisbech haulage...

Page 52

Men in the News

MR. WILLIAM W. WATT has resigned from the board of the British Oxygen Co., Ltd. MR. WILLIAM E. DUCK, chairman and managing...

R.H.A. Will Carey on Fight

THE Road Haulage Association will continue to Oppose the Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill, affirmed Mr. James...

Page 53

Trainer's B Licence Extended

A CARLISLE horse-trainer, Mr. 1-1 . Joseph Mulholland, was last week granted by the Northern Licensing Authority permission to...

e Still Time to Cut Taxes" A SUGGESTION that it

was still not r - k too late for him to reconsider the road passenger transport industry's case for a reduction in fuel tax and...

New S•S•P•C•A• Ambulance

THE Scottish Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals has purchased a new horse ambulance with bodywork by John...

I.o.W. to Hold Rally on May 19

THE Isle of Wight commercial' vehicle tally, forecast in The Commercial Motor on April 13, will be held on May 19. It will...

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Var i at i on Dependent

Upon Appeal THE Northern Licensing Authority last week granted a variation to the conditions of a B licence held by J. and W....

"Farmers Short of Transport"

A SHORTAGE of haulage facilities In. was complained of by farmers in the Pitney, Somerset, -area, stated Mr. W. J. Higgins,...

Page 55

Micrograms . . .

Albatross Weight: TheAlbatross scooter transporter described in the issue for Last week has an unladen weight of 4 tons 13...

Pallets Stacked by Machine

K NOWN as the Palletizer, a machine has been produced to build up unit loads on pallets. it is American and is being made in...

Page 56

Articulated Harbtlt for Tight Work

D ESIGNED for use in confined areas such as markets and town centres, a new Harbilt articulated refuse collector built by the...

Page 57

"Tell Staff What Public Think," Says Sir John Elliot

UBLIC relations was more than I putting one's point of view before the public. There was another side to the picture: this was...

G.P.O. " Test " Vehicle Built With Speed

DRIORITY was given by Commer Cars, Ltd., and Thomas Harrington, Ltd., to the construction of a new mobile telegraph vehicle for...

Big New E2m.

Runcorn Bridge A BRIDGE which will cost £2m. and incorporate the largest steel-arch span in Great Britain is to replace the...

Page 58

Johannesburg Order Rail Cattle Services for 50 B.U.T.s Attacked F IFTY

B.U.T. three-axled trolleybus chassis are to be supplied to Johannesburg Transport Department. They will be similar to 60 sent...

Page 59

New Czech Models Have

Air-cooled Engines A IR cooling is featured prominently in Czechoslovakia's latest lorries and buses. The four-wheel-drive...

Second French Gas-turbine Lorry

nETAlLS are now available of a Somua gas-turbine-engined goods chassis which is reported to have been running experimentally...

New Stop-tail-lamp Set

R OBUST constructipn and pleasing appearance are two of the features of a new stop-tail-lamp set made by Wingard (M.A.), Ltd.,...

Page 60

Independent Still

By C. S. Dunbar, m.inst.T. Leicestershire Still has a Few Independent Bus Operators : The Biggest are • Brown's Blue Coaches,...

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Small Improvement Caintain the Breed

Latest Morris 1-ton Van is a Direct Descendant of the 1939 P.V. Model : Changes are Mainly in Body Design, but New B.M.C....

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Two Vehicles for the • • 37-cwt. Aluminium Body Price of One for 14 Tons

trailer is a U.S.L.M. model with a well 17 ft. long. A TIPPING lorry which within five minutes can be converted into an...

Page 67

PORT AS A ING FORCE

Trade Rises After Bristol Metal Merchants Introduce Scheduled Delivery. Service : Need for Speed Delayed Oil Conversion,. but...

Page 69

Cranes Build New 32-wheeled Trailer

T O meet the special requirements of the Department of Irrigation of South Africa, Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., Dcreham, Norfolk,...

Full-vision Cab on Dodge Forward-control Chassis

O RIGINALLY designed as a chassis for coach operators overseas, the Dodge 87AP6 forward-control model was recently made...

Page 70

Keep the Rear Lights Burning!

Although Vehicles Must Have Two Rear. Lights By as from October 1, a Defence is Still Possible if Our Legal Adviser They Become...

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Opinions and Queries

Is Saturation Point Approaching? IS vehicle saturation point likely to be reached in Britain I in the near future? If so, how...

Page 74

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk

Just Around the Corner M Y spies tell me to look out for a new version of a popular small oil engine. It is, they say, likely...

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Present Discontent

EW leaders of the road haulage industry may is q reveal themselves next week, when the Road Haulage Association has a series...

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Special Vehicles for Animal Transport Abroad

TWO interesting vehicles, one a horsebox and the other a semitrailer for the recovery of carcasses, have been built for...

Page 82

Solving the Problems

of the Carrier Don't Work for No Pay Owner-drivers Are Cautioned Against Ignoring Wages in Their Rates Anessment, and...

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An Exhaust Braking System

P ATENT No. 742,323 (Thomas Ash and Co., Ltd., 19 Rea Street South, Birmingham and the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd.,...