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6th August 1937
6th August 1937
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Speed and Weight Anomalies

T HE most outstanding of the many anomalies of the legislation by which road transport is regulated is undoubtedly that which...

Passenger Transport as a Science

M ANY operators, both large and small, of road passenger-transport fleets pride themselves upon their great knowledge of public...

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Passing Comments T ONDON is not unduly —4 influenced by mere

fashions in bus design. For a year or more London Transport has been trying out a double-decker with a full sweeping front, but...

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One Hears

Only fools use poor tools. That, once again, August Bank Holiday traffic broke all records. That well-planned dealers' shows...

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RAILWAYS TO LOSE AGRICULTURAL TRAFFIC?

If agricultural traffic be subjected to the 5 per cent, increase in freight rates on the four main-line railways, sanctioned by...

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'MILLER APPEAL SUCCEEDS.

. The parties to the recent appeal by Miller and Co: (Liverpeol and LondaiH,' Ltd., have been notified that it has been...

New Light on Railway Road Services A FURTHER day was

devoted, last week, to the hearing of eight applications by the L.M.S. Railway Co. for 27 extra vehicles and a like number of...

Call for Central

Insurance Fund IMPORTANT recommendations reI garding motor-vehicle insurance are contained in the report of the Committee on...

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MAGISTRATE CRITICIZES LICENSING.

The system of licensing hauliers was criticized by Mr. Angus Watson, chairman of the magistrates, at Nevicastle Police Court,...

Personal Pars

MR. A. j. BUTTERFIELD, Of the wellknown tank-manufacturing concern, has recently been elected president for 1037-38 of Shipley...

Road Administration Surveyed

T HE International Chamber • of Commerce has just published an interesting book, which surveys the different methods of highway...

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THREE MONTHS' SUSPENSION OF B LICENCE.

That warnings given by The Commercial Motor of the intention of the authorities to take drastic action against offenders, have...

CO.ORDINATIIVG PARIS TRANSPORT.

A committee comprising 15 members has been formed in Paris for the purpose of co-ordinating all forms of transport in the city....

Collier Daniels in the Limelight Again

O y a number of cotton-transport cases before the North-Western Licensing Authority, one of the most important, on account of...

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Refuse Disposal That Is Dustless from Start to Finish

Huddersfield C lea n sing Departincnt Makes U se of Karrier Cob Tractortrailer Outfits on Refuse Collection. Highly Organized...

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Gas Lorry in a Good State After 13,000 Miles W .E

were afforded an opportunity, recently, of ascertaining something of the condition of the H.S.G. producergas lorry that has...

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German Fast Road-train 7 ,

Developments A S a natural sequence to the construction in Germany of high-speed arterial roads comes the fast transport of...

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What the Associations

Are Doing GOVERNMENT GIVING ROAD TRANSPORT A CHANCE. We are prepared to allow the industry to put its own house in order and...

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Small Operators' Overheads Higher

O NE of the disadvantages under which I inevitably ' suffer when writing a series of articles such as this, is that I must...

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Road Transport Topics in Parliament

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent ROAD-TRANSPORT CHAMPIONING FEATURE OF PAST SESSION. P ARLIAMENT rose for the...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES ONE VERSUS MULTI-CYLINDERED TRACTORS. [5104] Raving read Mr. Burgess's letter on tractor engines in your issue...

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Providing for the Bulky Load

Baico Extensions, Forwardcontrol Conversions and Lightweight Big capacity Bodies W WHILST chassis makers standardize their...

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The Compulsory Insurance Fiasco

a reproach to administration A Slashing Indictment of the Inadequate Machinery for the Enforcement of the Law Concerning Motor...

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HULL WITH HE LID OFF

By H. Scott Ha A.E., M.I.T.A. T HE origin oi Hull as a seaport is, like that of most other English ports, lost in the mists...

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France Out to Encourage Gas

Attempt to Boost Gas-producer Movement on National Basis Assisted by Fall of Franc, says our Paris Correspondent D ETERMINED...

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Solving Refuse-collection Problems of Flats and Tenements

The New Dennis Container System in which a Bogie, Carried on the Vehicle, is used to Transport the Containers to and from...

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Scientific Methods in Spring Production

nNE of the biggest manufacturers of leaf, springs for O vehicles, Samuel Fox and Co., Ltd,, Stockbridge Works, near Sheffield,...

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Modern Research Improves the Breed

Developments in Nickel-bronze Alloys, Copper Materials, Bimetal Strip for Thermostats, Nickel-chromium Stainless Steel, Design...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport BRIGHTON PACT REACHED AT LAST A T last, after lengthy negotiations, agreement has been reached on...

MORE TROLLEY - BUSES FOR NEWCASTLE?

T ROLLEYBUSES are finding favour with the transport committee at Newcastle-on-Tyne, as a result of their experimental...

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GLASGOW TO ROME BY COACH

A COACH trip from Glasgow to Rome, covering approximately 2,500 miles, is being planned by a number of young Italian residents...

NEW STATION FOR 100 BUSES

rOVERING a total area of 67,000 ' 4 ...sq. ft. and having accommodation for 100 vehicles, a fine new station and garage has...

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A Dual-control Injection Pump

A Resume of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published A N injection pump with two helical 1 - 1-controlling...