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4th September 1953
4th September 1953
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Company Finance for Councils

E ARLIER this yea r, Birmingham Transport Department displayed in all its vehicles a statement headed "Where Your. Money Goes."...

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The Cautious Amorists

R EV1EWERS of the Interim Report on Public Ownership prepared by the general council of the Trades Union Congress, must have...

Passing Comments

Louis Coatalen 'New S.I.A. President _M ANY old friends of M. Louis Coatalen would like to have been present when M. Charles...

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One Hears

That the " free " haulier must not get caught up in a legal bramble patch. That the British way of life is dear (and still...

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O NE of the biggest amalgamations in recent years of independently

owned passenger transport companies is to take place between George Ewer and Co., Ltd. (Grey-Green Coaches), and Keith and...

£200,000 Turkish Order for Leylands

A N order for 86 oil-engined good vehicles valued at £200,000 ha been placed with Leyland Motors, Ltd by Cifkurt Ticaret ye...

DEADLOCK AT COVENTRY COVENTRY bus workers were strike for the

third successi Saturday last week. An appeal the transport committee to resin normal working so that possible var tions in the...

ABOLITION OF EXECUTIVES

T "Order abolishing the R Haulage, Railway, Docks Inland Waterways and Hotels Ext tives on October 1 has now been in by the...

MARCONI TV VAN FOR SWI!

F OLLOWING a decision by the 5 broadcasting service to telt international athletic events to be at Berne next autumn, Marconi's...

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■ Tew Licence for Private Parties ? Influenced by Pre

NEW type of licence has been - I proposed by Mr. D. E. Skelding, cretary of the Road Passenger and ransport Association. The...

War Operation " A CLAIM that the Eastern Licensing Authority, in granting

a licence to Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., to operate an express service between Cambridge and London, had been...

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Men in the News

MR. I. KUCHING has been appointed general manager of John Neasham, Ltd., Darlington. MR. K. R. HARRIS has been appointed north...

No New Coach Radio Sets

THERE is nothing new in coach-radi I equipment to be seen at the Radi Show, which opened at Earls Cow London, on Wednesday....

MORE LODGE PLANTS? A SSEMBLY plants similar to tho operating

in Eire and Italy may I opened in other countries by Lod Plugs, Ltd., says the company's annu report. A study of world...

Five Standing • • • • Public Protest

T HE National Union of Ratepayers' Associations are strongly objecting to the new permanent regulations controlling the number...

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'oleep . ing in Lay-bys Permissible BELIEF that it was illegal for

lorry drivers to sleep in lay-bys has n corrected by Mr. G. N. C. Swift, .k of the peace and of Cumberland riding Joint...

Minister . Overrules Inspector in Camp Service Appeal T WO more camp-service

appeals have been decided by the Minister of Transport. in the case of Jones Coachways, Ltd., he has overruled the...

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One-man 14-ton Grain Carrier

A ONE MAN OPERATED bulk1 -- X grain carrier has been supplied to Joseph Sumner and Co., Ltd., Chorley, Lanes, by Leyland...

NEW BATTERY AND CHARGER A NEW battery and a battery

rA charger have been produced by the Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd., 155 Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.2. The battery has...

564,417 ROAD OFFENCES IN 1952_ VINES totalling £687,514 9s. Id.

were imposed in 1952 for contraventions of road and motor-vehicle law. Altogether there were 564,417 proven and alleged...

COMPRESSOR FOR BIG USERS nESIGNED for large transport

depots, service stations and repair shops, a new compressor with a delivery rate of 151 cu. ft. per min. at 200 p.s.i. has been...

TRANSPORT EVENING CLASSES

D ETAILS of evening classes in transport for the session beginning on September 28 are contained in the 1953-54 prospectus of...

Spend ElOm. Moi on Roads Now" T HE Government should at

o. authorize the expenditure of additional £10m. for road improveme during the present financial year. N year, an extra £20m....

NEW BEDFORD TOWER WAGO

TWO types of tower wagon based I the new Middleweight Bedfc chassis will be on display during Association of Public Light....

ROADLESS PRICE CUT'

P RICFS of Roadless half-track equ ment for Fordson Major a Massey-Harris tractors have be reduced by £15 by Roadless Tractic...

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Atkinson Exports 50 Per Cent. Up

XPORTS of Atkinson vehicles last year were nearly 50 per cent. ater than in the previous year and up a record. Nevertheless,...

IPSWICH ACCEPTS HIGHER TENDER LTHOUGH Leyland Motors, Ltd., offered a

lower price, four A.E.C. es with Park Royal bodies are immended to be purchased by Nich Corporation. It was decided preserve...

I DOLLAR EXPORT INQUIRY

[AKERS of alternators and electric I fuel pumps suitable for road iicles are invited to communicate h -the Cleveland Ignition...

APPEAL AGAINST CLOSING

A N appeal against the closing of London's Judd Street coach station is to be made to the Ministry of Town and Country Planning...

SMALL SHOPS TO CUT COSTS

A S transport and repair costs are so high, Darlington Co-operative Society are to pursue a policy of establishing small...

I.o.T.A. FIXTURES

CORTHCOMING arrangements of 1 the Merseyside centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration include the following:— October...

ARLINGTON DISPLAY

A COMMERCIAL-VEHICLE disr't play and service show is to be held from September 14-19 by the East Anglian branch of the...

ELECTRICS FOR RAMSG ATE?

R AMSGATES borough engineer is to prepare a scheme for the introduction next April of battery-electric street-orderly trucks....

Big Saving with British Vehicles

VET another order, emphasizing the I economy of British oil-engined vehicles under gruelling conditions overseas, has been...

BONUS SCHEME FOR GLASGOW WORKERS

A WORKERS' bonus scheme is to be tried by Glasgow Transport Department in a section of the workshops. Negotiations are...

WORKERS SHUN CONSULTANTS

D RIVERS and conductors of Bolton Transport Department have decided that the best way they can help the department is by...

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Sunderland to Try One-man Buses

O NE-MAN buses are to be introduced next month on 01le of Sunderland Transport Department's services. Modifications, including...

MORE PARES TO BE RAISED?

T HE Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., and Nottingham Corporation have applied for permission to increase fares in certain...

START ON NEW BRIDGE SOON 'WORK is to begin soon

on the singleitlf carriageway suspension bridge linking Widnes and Runcorn across the Mersey. The bridge, which will take three...

NEW GIRLING SPARES DEPOT

O RGAMZED for the storage and dispatch of spare parts from the factories in Birmingham and South Wales, new prernises extending...

LEEDS TO REPLACE TRAMS

B USES are soon completely ha replace trams in Leeds, according to a Statement made last week lay Akl. J. Rafferty, chairman of...

STUD-WELDING SERVICE

A NEW stud-welding organization PA has been formed to operate as a separate entity within the Crompton Parkinson group of...

EYE-PROTECTION DRIVE DREPARATIONS for a drive against I industrial eye

injuries will 'reach their climax during National Industrial Eye Protection Week from September 21-26. Organized by the Royal...

Operators Seek Removal of Ba on Party Advertising

QIX operators applied to the South Wales Licensing Authority at Cardiff on Tuesday for the removal of restrictions on...

IN A LINE OR TWO

Capital of the West Riding Automobile Co., Ltd., is being incr e ased by 224,885 it ordinary shares. From today, Tudor...

New Battery Give Higher Power

A NEW type of battery has b produced by Crompton Parkins Ltd. They have also adopted the ria "Crompton" under which to mar...

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Power Steering Gives Finger-tip Control

Morris-Commercial 5-tonner, Fitted with the Ross Link System, Gives a Degree of Response Excelling Private-car Standards AST...

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150-ton Suspended Load Carried 286 Miles

CH of the heavy equipment which has to be carried by road as sible loads consists of electric ormers, generators and the...

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A SLOGAN LIVES ON TRANSPORT

"' INEST because they're fresh," the sales slogan of Wall's sausages and meat pies, is supported by the efficiency of the...

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Novel Departures in Austin 25-cwt. Van

N interesting Austin. 25-cwt. three-way van has been placed in service . by Motor Repairers and lares, Ltd., 76 High Street,...

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Attractive Appearance and Lively Performance

By Laurence J. Cotton, M.I.R.T.E. Morris 5-cwt. Van has Powerful and Efficient Overheadvalve Engine and Independent Front...

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Hard Times

'MOSE people with tidy calendars who like events to follow one another in chronological order must experience a feeling of...

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Opinions and Queries

Help the Private-hire Operator IT would appear from the utterances of the Licensing 'Authorities in various traffic areas of...

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More About Cost Recording

Continuing His Article in Last Week's Issue, "The Commercial Motor" Costs Expert Begins to Describe How to Use the Analysis...

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Interchangeable . Hulibk4k - 0 Asse ublies V EHICLES usually have different types of hub-and-brake

assemblies on front and rear, or on driven and non-driven axles. A scheme for utilizing a standard unit, suitable for any...