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6th June 1952
6th June 1952
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This Political Age

▪ F they were not serious in their possible effect ▪ upon those who cannot think for themselves, the accusations made by...

Passing Comments

Mechanical Splicing of Wire Ropes T HE splicing of wire ropes in the normal way requires considerable skill and time, there...

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One Hears— That skip trucks are not necessarily meant for hop carrying.

The suggestion that employees who don't pull their weight should be paid undertime. That in modern times it is only in a power...

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R.H.A. Talks with Minister Begin

Deputation Urges Early Decision on Date of Repeal of 25-mile Limit BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MEGOTIATIONS on the future of...

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Labour, Hauliers and Users Criticize White Paper

P ROPOSALS contained in the White Paper are nothing but "a series of expedients to alleviate the worst of the inevitable...

Scottish Tourist Trade Development

T o develop the tourist business, the Scottish Omnibuses group is to set up a new organization in the United States to assist...

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Men in the News

MR. S. JUPP has been appointed advertising manager of the Wayne V. Myers Co., Ltd. MR, W. J. EN/Ea:kap has taken the place of...

Bigger Vehicle Allocation ?

T HE Government was considering the motor industry's proposals for increasing the home-market allocation of new vehicles in the...

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Leave Well Alone, says Mr. R. Birch

i N his speech at the 50th annual 1 meeting of the Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd., Mr. Raymond Birch, chairman,...

Constant Search to Cut Costs

B ECAUSE of fuel-tax increases, a 1—)constant search was being made for every possible means for improving efficiency and...

R.H.E. Records: "A Very Bad Case

THE Ministry regard this as a very bad case, at a time when many criticisms are being levelled at the way the public-owned...

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661 Per Cent. Rise in Fares Sought

H EARING the application of Messrs. Hunter and Nelson, Arbroath, for fares variations ranging from 163per cent. to 661 per...

Glasgow-Inverness Night Service

O N June 23, the night service of W. Alexander and Co., Ltd., between Glasgow and Inverness will commence operation. Initially,...

Bus Garage at Economic Cost

R EADING has recently put into service a new municipal bus garage which represents an economic method of obtaining new...

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First Freeline Coach Delivered

'THE first Daimler Freeline coach to I be delivered to an operator received a civic welcome from the mayor of Stourbridge, CUL...

Licence Terms Must be Observed

W E must insist upon the observance of the terms of the licence. It must be made perfectly clear to persons boarding the bus...

Glasgow's Experience with Big Standing Loads

P ASSENGER reaction was the controlling factor in picking-up times of single-deck 'trolleybuses with large standing capacity,...

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The LC4 Takes the Rough

By Laurence J. Cotton, LLC By Laurence J. Cotton, LLC M.I.R.T.E. w i t h Ornooti W HEN first planning a day's work for the...

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Forward Control in 12-cwt. Van

D ESIGNED to meet a current need for a large-capacity vehicle for local delivery which falls between the 10-cwt. and 30-cwt....

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This article does not present a case for the preservation

of State road transport. It tries to interpret the feelings towards denationalization of many employees of the Road Haulage...

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Opinions and Queries

Where Licensing Needs Revision P ARAGRAPH 18 of the Government White Paper on Transport Policy, which makes brief reference to...

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1,160 Miles in British Coaches

By Alfred Woolf A THREE-DAY journey of 800 miles in a Paden rear-engined coach powered by a Foden two-stroke engine, such as...

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PROBLEMS SOLVED IN MANY INDUSTRIES

I NDUSTRIAL trticks have shown the way to increased 'production and reduced costs in /nany industries. Manpower, prollems have...

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New and Improved Models at Olympia

_ T HREE new fork-lift trucks of i 0-cwt. capacity cane inspected at this year's Mechanical Handling Exhibition at Olympia,...

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Old-fashioned War

T HE Socialists have muffed their first chance of assailing the Government's transport policy. Following the criticism that had...

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Sudden Advance in Oil Engine Design Unlikely

C.A.V. Chief Design Engineer Describes Steps Taken to Improve the Performance and Longevity of Oil Engines: Maintenance Work on...

Electrical Dev ices for Safety

r URRENT trends in electrical equipment for commercial vehicles were briefly discussed by Mr. H. P.A,stbury, director of sales...

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What a Coach Costs to Run

I N dealing with the problems which are likely to be encountered by a newcomer to the coaching industry, Ihave so far described...

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Mobile Bar for Lancashire Brewer

S TRIKINGLY finished in black and orange, the racing colours of Lord Daresbury, head of the Greenall family, a mobile bar...

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A Magnetically Operated Gear

A MAGNETICALLY operated twospeed reduction unit is shown by Eaton Axles, Ltd., 25, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1, in patent...