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7th May 1937
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Earlier Action Should Prevent Bus Strikes

T HE strike of drivers and conductors of the Central London buses is a regrettable occurrence, which we cannot but think should...

An Independent Inquiry into the 1933 Act ?

S TRONG corroboration of our leading article of last week, in which we called for an impartial inquiry into the effects of the...

Passing Comments

011-engined Vehicle A NOIIIER triumph for a Gal ns New World's . 1-1, commercial-type oil engine Record w-as won at Mont1h6ry...

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OVER 5 MILLION VEHICLES PER DAY ON CLASS 2 ROADS.

The Ministry of Transport has issued a. report on the census of traffic ou Class 2 roads, which was taken from August 10-16,...

Albion Chairman's Tilt at the Chancellor

" IN an industry so hemmed in by legislation and taxation of one kind and another, we have every right to demand fairness in...

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RAILWAY REMOVALS ILLEGAL?

The railways' system of furniture removals is illegal under the Road and Rail Traffic Act. This contention was again urged upon...

Personal Pars

MR. CECIL H. BROADHURST has been appointed advertising manager of C.A.V.-Bosch, Ltd. Loan BURGHLEY has recently joined the...

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FERRY BRINGS ABOUT ' REDUCED RAILWAY TOLLS.

The L.M.S. Railway announces that toll charges at Connel Bridge, which spans Loch Etive at Connel Ferry, Argyll, and which...

Carrier Warned of Serious Penalties

QEVEllE warning was given to an applicant by Mr. A. Henderson, Southern Scotland Licensing Authority, on Tuesday, when...

Rail Fish-transport Monopoly Bid Fails

A LLEGATIONS of, railway. -interference were .made at hearings, before the Northern Licensing Authority, last week, of a number...

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COMPLETING MODERNIZATION OF THE "NORTH CIRCULAR."

The last stage has now been reached in the scheme for modernizing the North Circular Road, Middlesex. When this road was...

Conspiracy in Licensing Denied

DLEADING not guilty, Joseph Keel ing, garage proprietor, of Viaduct Garage, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, and Thomas Whitehead,...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Lanark County Council is buying two Ley land F1t6 saloon-type fire-engines. West Riding Mental Hospitals Board requires; a...

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Why the 1934 Wages Scheme Failed

An Outline of the Events that Led to the Setting Up of the Government - Committee of inquiry, the Report of Which is Dealt With...

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A Special and General-purpose 13-ton Trailer

Dyson Eight-wheeler Designed for Transformer Transport, Machinery Carrying and General Utility B UILT for the specific purpose...

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TILE HAULAGE JUSTIFIES SPEC

I COME again andagain to the same difficulty in dealing with schedules of haulage rates which are submitted to me for...

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Oldsmobile Markets Five Models

from i Ton to 5 Tons Modern Appearance and Sturdy Construction Characterize the Latest Oldsmobiles T HE latest Oldsmobile range...

AEC. Collaborates in H.S.Q. Developments

Gifford Chassis, Employing Gas Generator, Starting Today on Run to Scotland. Suggestions for Rendering Vehicles Adaptable for...

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The London F.13.'s Latest Purchases

Two Well-equipped Merryweather Appliances Recently Added to the Large Fleet Used for the Protection of the Metropolis I N...

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Road Transport Must Have More Publicity

A Plea for Educating the Public, as Well as Traders, in the True Position of the Industry. An Urgent Task Which Faces the...

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Improvements to the Fordson Range

Modernized Appearance, More Efficient Engine and Better Brakes Among Important Modifications A NUMBER of improvements to its...

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WAGES COMMITTEE URGE FAR REACHING CHANGES

S WEEPING changes in the administration of the road-transport industry and its ancillary section, so far as it concerns the...

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What the Associations are Doing

TAXATION'S INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTION COSTS. Chambers of Commerce should urge the establishment of a Government committee to...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be...

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Novel Roof Design in Two-purpose Body

e r HE Gas Light and Coke Co. has I just placed in service the interesting vehicle illustrated on this page. Its basis is a...

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Goods-transport Stories in Brief

A Further Selection of Short Narratives Indicating the Many Virtues of Road Motors for 'a Wide Variety of Tasks FORDSONS HELP...

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Argentina Needs 140,000 Motors

T HE return of imports into Argentina for the opening two months of this year shows that, for the first time since 1930,...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT Upheaval Among INREST among busmen is spreading. The strikes by employees of Maidstone and District Motor...

Government Inquiry Into London Dispute F OLLOWING the failure of the

Ministry of Labour's intervention in the London bus dispute, London Transport's central bus workers withdrew labour at midnight...

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SCOTTISH RULING ON CONTRACT WORK

WHEN separate fares are collected VI' from passengers, whether payments are made to the owner of the vehicle or to any other...

Road Transport Topics By Our Special In Parliament Parliamentary Correspondent

VARIATION OF A, B AND C-LICENCE PERIODS. A FTER a long discussion, the Road Traffic Bill, promoted by Sir Assheton Pownall,...

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Progress with Swash-Oate Engines

A N interesting glimpse of experimental. work is given in patent No. 463,215, by C. B. Redrup, " Cramlord," Cransley Crescent,...