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7th January 1949
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A narchists Take Charge

T AST week-end's strike of bus and tram opera' 4 tives of the London Transport Executive marks another step along the path of...

Passing Comments

Thernyeroft Cylinders IN the fitting of sleeves of the are Honed before 'dry type in cylinders, it is Fitting Sleeves . . ....

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One Hears —

Of Uncle Thom's Cabin in Cardiff. Of holes hastily drilled in thermostat valve heads during the cold spell. Speculation about...

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Red and White to Sell Out to B.T.C. ?

N EGOTIATIONS are likely to be opened in the near future for the acquisition by fir. British Transport Commission of all the...

403 Acquired : Notices for 500

-DIE Road Transport Executive J. has announced that as at January 1, between 450 and 500 notices of acquisition had been...

Agreed Sale to Help Shareholders

IN the ordinary way the company could have looked forward to many years of successful trading, but the Government has made it...

NEW ACTION TO PREVENT DAZZLE

O WNERS and drivers of all motor vehicles are reminded by the Ministry of Transport that the new regulation under which it is...

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Nationalization Ends 35 Years of Effort in Haulage

rIECEMBER 31 was the end of LI 35 years in transport for Mr. George Tucker, Heath, Cardiff. At midnight on that date, his 25...

STATION FOR HALIFAX

P LANS to provide a bus station for , Halifax have been approved by the passenger transport committee and the civic development...

London Busmen Warned : Strike Action Means Dismissal

URNING question of the hour at LP the time of going to press with this issue was whether London's busmen would heed the warning...

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Men in the News

• MR. J. G. LEGG has been elected a director of J. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd. Ma. P. P. LOVE, M.I.MECH.E., has been appointed...

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I. MECH. E. SECRETARY IS KNIGHTED

A MONG those who received awards in the New Year Honours List are the following: KNIGHT BACHELOR: Mr, H. L. Guy, C.B.E., D.Sc.,...

Id. FARES AGAIN ON EAST KENT SERVICES

T HE Id. and lid. fares on services operated by the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., are likely to be restored , within the next...

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BROCKHOUSE CHAIRMAN ON GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

Njoi only was management frequently 1 1 slandered by politicians bankrupt of other ideas, but it was also the scapegoat for the...

PASSENGER NEED NOT HAND TICKET TO INSPECTOR

I F a person be travelling on a bus and his ticket is lying on the floor, an inspector cannot demand that he picks it up and...

GOVERNMENT PROBES INTO DEALERS' BUSINESSES IldrOTOR dealers and garages will

be in required to submit details of their businesses under the National Census of Distribution and Other Services. which is to...

EASIER ACCESS TO SWANSEA • DOCKS

Tiwo new roads will reduce, by half, I the present 12-mile journey from Briton Ferry to Swansea. One is the new Jersey Marine...

HEPOLITE WORKERS STAY

H OW the pay roll had increased from 10 in January, 1911, when he first started at the Hepolite factory, up to 3,500 at the...

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L.T.E. MAKES 10 NEW APPOINTMENTS

T EN appointments involving changes in organization were announced on Tuesday by the London Transport Executive. Mr. F. H....

ITALIAN COMPANY TO MAKE TRACTORS IN BRAZIL

I T is reported that the Isotta Fraschini Co., of Italy, is to take over the works of the Fabrica Nacional de Motores. S.A., in...

SCOTTISH I.R.T.E. DINNER

S OME 200 members of the Scottish )Centre of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and guests attended the annual...

CARLESS LIABI,LITY LIMITED

F ORMERLY carried on as a partnership, the business of Carless, Capel and Leonard has now been converted into a limited company...

SIR ROY FEDDEN HEADS NEW LEYLAND RESEARCH PROJECT

A NEW establishment to deal solely with long-term research And development is' to be set up by Leyland Motors, Ltd., and will...

WAGE INCREASE FOR SAND AND BALLAST WORKERS

FIRIVERS of C-licence vehicles have benefited from wage increases of Ild, per hour recently approved by the National Joint...

NEW B.H.A. NORTH-WESTERN SECRETARY

T HE North-Western (Western) Area Committee of the Road Haulage Association has appointed Mr, Thomas S. Jacks as area secretary...

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PUNISHMENT for th,

TASKMASTER Essentially a Short-haul Tractor for Road and Works Use, the Taskmaster, Subjected to a Strenuous Road Test, Proved...

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Is PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

T HE Institute of Road Transport Engineers recently held a " Brains Trust" discussion on fleet maintenance and its...

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Big Scheme to Integrate Eire Transport Services

WADE extension of the activities of Yv the Cores lompair Eireann is recommended in the "Report on Transport in Ireland," which...

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THE RICHT OR THE RICHT MEN

At London Transport's Recruitment and Training Centre at Chiswick, Drivers and Conductors are enrolled at the rate of ISO to...

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Design of Dennis Paxit Changed

WHILST the Dennis Paxit refuse-collection vehicle is VT generally similar to the Oschner model, a number of modifications has...

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TRANSPORT IN THE GAS INDUSTRY

By H. M. LAWRENCE, M.A., M .1. M ech. E., F.R.S.A. T HE period since the war has been devoted to a struggle to keep services_...

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A Mobile Experimental Radio Station

Short-wave Radio Link Takes the Place of Land Lines in a New Multiple Telephony Service IT may not be generally known that a I....

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R.H.A. Backs "Master Group" Plan Names of Four New Groups

Submitted to Registrar of Companies, and Plans for Others being Developed WHEN the Birmingham Road HaulVV age Group, Ltd.. was...

New Maudslay Passenger Chassis

IT is probable that a new Maudslay Marathon Mark III 20-ft. wheelbase single-decker passenger chassis, an addition to the...

Fordson Major on Tracks

COLLOWING extensive tests under practical operating conditions, County Commercial Cars, Ltd., Fleet, Hants, will shortly be in...

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360 Cubic Ft. in a 30-cwt. Van

Braid Group Produces Forward-control Civilian Version of Bedford M.W. Military Chassis and Builds All-metal Body R ECENTLY...

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Heat Control of Cylinders in Steam -driven

D ESEARCH is still proceeding in the direction cf steam propulsion, and the latest proposals are embodied in patent No....