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5th January 1951
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Some Oil Engine Considerations M ANY operators and desi g ners have been

somewhat surprised at the tendency shown by the British War Department to neglect what are considered to be the obvious...

Passing Comments

A New Road Safety P ERTURBED by steadily Competition in I • rising accident figures— Israel they have gone up by nearly 100...

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One Hears

That " waltzing" is not being confined to the baIlroonts. Drivers expressing relief because a school gate on a steep hill -...

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L.T.E. and Tillings Leave P.T.A.

London Transport Executive and I the Tillin g Group have, without any previous warning, notified the Public Transp o rt...

s.m:r. SERVICES TAKEN OVER S TAGE and express services, and exeursions

and tours previously operated by the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd.. have been taken over by Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., and...

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Integration

A RRANGEMENTS have b ee n riapproved by the British Transport Commission for the establishment of a combined commercial...

DIFFICULT YEAR FOR EAST KENT

R NINO costs and falling traffic made the past year difficult for the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., said Nit - . R. P. Beddow,...

32 VEHICLES CARRY FACTORY THIRTY-TWO vehicles are being I used

to carry a mobile factory for the manufacture of metal drums and cases. The works will be on view at the Packaging Exhibition...

IN the New Year Honours List a I knighthood has

been conferred on Mr. R. H. Wilson, comptroller of th.e British Transport Commission. A director of Balfour. Beatty and Co.....

State Haulage a White Elephant

T HE campaign on behalf of free hauliers in the West Midland Area of the Road Haulage Association was opened last Saturday by...

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Manchester Report Attacks Workers

Four Sub-committees Recommend That Transport Department be Reorganized A ETER nine months' close study of the working of...

Men in the News

MR. V. W. DURTNAL has been appointed advertising manager of TricoPo:berth, Ltd. SIR GEOFFREY BURTON, chairman of Dennis Bros.,...

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INI.o.T. Recognizes B.W.A.N.S.

T HE Ministry of Transport has informed the Bus Workers' Antinationalization Society that, in the event of a public inquiry...

MORE PENSION SCHEMES?

A N extension of superannuation schemes, particularly within nationalized industries, was advocated at the annual conference...

ABERDEEN SERVICES CUT

A N application by Aberdeen Corporation for the curtailment of bus services was recently granted by the Scottish Deputy...

BRIGGS TAKE MORE SPACE DART of the former B.O.A.C. factory

1 at Croydon airport has been taken over by Briggs Motor Bodies, Ltd. It is expected that 400 people will eventually be...

EASIER ORDERING

H EPOLITE piston rings may now be obtained by forwarding a single requisition for a complete set, thus simplifying ordering and...

Part 2 of London Tram Conversion

T OMORROW night the second stage I of the scheme for converting South London's tram routes to bus operation comes into effect....

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R.H.A. to Launch Publicity Campaign

rl A PUBLICITY campaign to draw attention to the Transport (Amendment) Bill is to be conducted by the Road Haulage Association....

K.U.E. DENIES POLICY OF NON-CO-OPERATION

TIM Road Haulage Executive denies the statement made in "The Commercial Motor." on December IS, that instructions have been...

REARMAMENT: TROLLEYBUS SHORTAGE?

U TRUING' the edoptien of trolleybuses to replace trams on certain routes, at a recent meeting of Glasgow corporation, Mr. G....

111.111.M.O. REWARDS LONG SERVICE

IXTY-FIVE employees of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., were recently presented with awards for more than 40...

C.D. HEATERS FOR L.T.E.

O VER 4,000 Clayton Dewandre cab heaters are to be supplied to London Transport for installation in its fleet. Another 1,000...

MORE ROYAL TIGERS FOR URUGUAY

TWENTY-FIVE Royal Tiger export' type buses, almost identical to the 620 now being produced for Havana, Cuba, have just been...

STAYING AT THE BERKELEY CARAVANS)

A CLEVER solution of the accommodation shortage in London was found this week by Hudson and Knight. Ltd., the well-known...

FORD OUTPUT RECORD

O VER 185,000 vehicles and tractors were produced by the Ford Motor Co.. Ltd., in 1950—a record year.

Another Bus Restriction

rONTINUING the policy of restrict ing the use of 30-ft. long and 8-ft. wide single-deck vehicles in certain parts of the area,...

"CO-ORDINATE AND EASE CONGESTION"

("0-ORDINATION of all forms of '-'transport in and around Glasgow was suggested by Coun. P. Meldrum. at a meeting of the...

R.H.E. Delays Export Traffic

COMPLAINTS have reached " The VeCommercial Motor" of delay by the Road Haulage Executive in handling traffic over the Christmas...

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R.H.E. Conditions : A Warning

CA A WARNING to members of Nottingham Chamber of Trade that the new interim - conditions of carriage of the Road Haulage...

DRIVING LICENCE RULES

T HE Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations, 1950, have been amended with effect from January 1. For the purposes of...

R.H.A. LEVY YIELDS £570

A N appeal for a special levy has been made by the Yorkshire (Hull) Area of the Road Haulage Association to offset the loss of...

FORESTER MODIFIED FOR AFRICA

F OLLOWING the purchase last October, by the South Rhodesian High Commissioner, of the Unipower Forester tractor which appeared...

LT,A. MEETINGS

T HE following meetings of branches of the Industrial Transport Association will all take place on January 8:— Merseyside:...

DRIVERS' HOURS: 1100 FINE

WHEN United Fireclay Products, YV Ltd., was fined £100 at Linlithgow Sheriff Court recently on charges, relating to drivers'...

Tribunal Approves Contract Proviso

T HE Appeal Tribunal has overruled a decision of the South Wales Licensing Authority, who refused to grant a contract-A licence...

TRICO SHOW STAND LEAVES FOR CONTINENT .

S ETTING out for the fourth year running, a van containing a dismantled exhibition stand and exhibits left the Trico-Folberth...

NEW "DRESS" FOR "WHITE LADIES"

TWENTY Leyland Titan 8-ft.-wide I double-deck coaches (" White Ladies") have recently been delivered to Ribble Motor Services,...

PERKINS TARGET 44,000

"IN 1950, 25,200 engines, representing I a sales value of nearly £7m., were dispatched from the Peterborough factory of F....

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INTERWORKING

in full swing By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. South Wales Hauliers Describe their Activities and • Their Problems....

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A Five-minute Litt for Capsized Buses

MMED1ATE recovery of buses I involved in major accidents, besides bing a good advertisement for the operator, is essential in...

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)cl. for Performance nd Construction

By L. J. N, M.1 A PART from its payload rating and title, the Thornycroft Sturdy Star bears little relationship . to its...

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Mechanical Handling Cuts Production Costs

A FTER the visit to America, in 1949, of 12 men appointed by the AngloAmerican Council of Productivity to study and report on...

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NEW AMBULANCE viEET NEW NEEDS

A MBULANCE builders of to-day not only seek to improve their designs by providing such featdres as devices for easier loading,...

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

While the Services of Free Hauliers. Become More Difficuk to Obtain, Traders May Become Reconciled to B.R.S. as the Only...

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The Dossier of t he Dispossessed

Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E., Examines S OME years ago a grocer's driver, who thought he was hardly getting a square deal,...

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Pay Increases Mean All round Fare Changes

Arbitration Tribunal's Award Adds to Operating Costs. Many More Applications to Raise Fares pROVINCIAL bus workers numbering...

Production Census Questions

T HE scope of the census of production to be taken in 1952 in respect of 1951 and the information to be obtained have been...

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Two Seconds to Live !

By Major E. H. B. Palmer, O.B.E. T HE title of this article is the description given to a picture, recently published in a...

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Long Leads- Heavy Vehicles Further Compariso)is Betu eat Various Types of

Vehicle Are Made lyv Our contributor I N the previous article •I showed that the cost per hour and the running costs per mile...

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A Vehicle with a Three-way Stretch !

A VEHICLE with an extensible body has a number of practical applications, such as for workshops, cinemas, operating theatres,...

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P.T. on Goods

Chassis Causes inflation—Sir William Rootes T HE imposition of purchase tax on goods chassis was quoted last week by Sir...

Zinc Cut and the Motor industry

E FFECTS on the motor industry of La the restrictions in the supplies of zinc and brass may not be as severe as may have been...

In a Line or Two

Turnover of 'the Meashant Motcir Sales Organization for 1950 exceeded Dm. Cardigan now has a committee of the Omnibus...