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7th September 1956
7th September 1956
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Lower and Bigger

F OR t h e operator o f double-deck buses, this year's Commercial Motor Show, which will open at Earls Court a fortnight today,...

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Call to Heel

A LTHOUGH the conditions under which the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition for 1956 is being conducted are a substantial...

Passing Comments

New Heating System for Workshop A TTENTION has been drawn by the Midlands r - l• Electricity Board to an interesting heating...

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One Hears

Of some people who might wish to be like motor vehicles and be able to have their bodies re-styled. That increasing legal and...

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MARKET OPERATORS HIT BY VEHICLE BAN

nPERATORS working into the Smithfield vegetable market, Manchester, may have to revise their vehicle-replacement policies,...

Rolls-Royce Buy Sentinel

A N offer by Rolls-Royce, Ltd., to buy . about 96 per cent, of the preference and 90 per cent. of the ordinary capital of...

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Economist Urges Freedom for Hauliers : Rates Secondary

M1TH competition now controlling VV the price of transport, there should be complete freedom for road transport. This...

Early Tenders for Christmas Mail

TENDERS for carrying Christmas mail have been invited by the London Post Office a month earlier than usual. Operators in...

Inquiry into Trolleybus Replacement?

LP EFORE the replacement of trolleybuses by motorbuses is agreed upon there should be a public inquiry and a referendum of...

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Men in the• News

MR. E. RODGERS has been appointed traffic manager of Pleasley and Pleasley Hill Co-operative Society. Ma. D. P. F. GRAHAM has...

"No Garage on Fast Road"—M.o.T.

D EFERENCE to a view expressed by L\ the Ministry of Transport that a haulage company's garage would be unsuitably placed on an...

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Clearing House Refused New A Licence : 10 Objectors

A N applicant, in business as a clearing house, was alleged on Tuesday to have diverted traffic from existing hauliers in Hull...

Caravan Case to be Re-examined

A FTER hearing evidence from the objectors tha t caravan-towing vehicles were idle during June, July and August, Maj. F. S....

Another Dispute on Back Pay

T HE Industrial Disputes Tribunal are to hear another dispute on back pay for haulage workers, in London, on September 19. The...

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Return Loads for C-licensee ' A LT1401.1011 strong objections were r -1 .

made by the British Transport Commission and three private hauliers, the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority last week...

Traders Support Hauliers in Irish Transport Inquiry

rONFLICTING . proposals from various representative bodies have been submitted to the governinent committee of inquiry into...

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Change in Loading Calls for Bigger Lorry

WHEN T. Rowley (Transport), Sale, VV applied to the North Western Licensing AUthority last week to replace a rigid vehicle of...

Plymouth Fares U p:' Blackpool to Seek More Revenue ?

FA RE increases on certain routes in Plymouth were, last week, authorized by the Western Licensing Authority. They are...

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No Official Support for Camp Service

T HE South Wales Licensing Authority, last week, refused an application by South -Wales Transport Co., Ltd., for permission to...

Mobile Radio Report Approved by P.M.G.

'THE Postmaster General has I approved the recommendations in the second report at' the Mobile Radio Committee (Stationery...

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New 7-ton Tippers from B.M.C.

mEW Austin and Morris 7-ton tippers will be seen in public for the first time at Earls Court. The mechanical specification of...

Critical Observers

A MONG those who braved a bitter north-east wind last Saturday to watch the Portsmouth round of the Lorry Driver of the...

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IMPROVEMENTS

All Along the Line New Dodge Range of Forward-control Oiland Petrol-engined Chassis Announced Today : Improved Appearance and...

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Bray Produce Track-layer

f e -NOWN as the Brayloader 25, a new type of fully • tracked shovel designed for heavy work under adverse conditions has been...

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New Tractor Steers on all Wheels

• D ESIGNED to give a good overall performance as a _road tractor, but with exceptional manceuvrability for working in...

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New Meadows Engines in Rowe Chassis

Meadows 6DC 500 Oil Engine Powers New Rowe 9-tonner and Passenger ' Chassis : 8-ton Tipper and Underfloorengined 7-tonner F OUR...

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Rolls-Royce Oil Engine in E.R.F. Twin-steerer

First Use of Rolls-Royce 133 b.h.p. Unit in Vehicle • in Britain: Many Design Changes in E.R.F. Range A NEW version of their...

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New Rutland Overseas Six-wheeler

A NEW Rutland, designed for export. will be -shown at Earls Court by Motor Traction, Ltd., Rutland Works, Vulcan Way, New...

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30-ft. Double-decker • from Daimler

A NEW 30-ft.-long double-decker chassis has been introduced by Transport Vehicles (Daimler), Ltd., Coventry. It is offered with...

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New Heavy-duty Leyland Range

rt A NEW 'series of Leyland heavy-duty goods vehicles is announced today under the range name of Buffalo. A representative...

Coach in "Bad ConditiOn " Fines of £37

C AERLEON magistrates were told by a Ministry of Transport official, last week, that a 33-seat coach stopped by police on the...

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:ear Engine in New Double-decker

Leyland Semi-integral 78seat Bus has Low Floor Height, Independent Front Suspension and Front Entrance, and Weighs 71 Tons O NE...

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A Giant Constructor

Scammell Developments are New 30-tonner, Scarab with Oil Engine and Frameless Tanker for Powders HREE new vehicles will be...

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Three More from Thornyeroft

Swift 4-tonner, Trusty. Maximum-load Fourwheeler and Big Ben 6 x 6: Final Version of • Eight-wheeler: New Engine T HREE new...

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"Artic " Driver Wins Again

F OR the second year in succession. the driver of an articulated vehicle scored , highest marks in the Portsmouth round of...

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Atkinson Developments

-QEVER AL modifications have been n - lade to the Atkinson range and will be seen at the Commercial Motor Show. A new...

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Political Commentary

Little Victim By JANUS Alas, regardless of their doom, The little victims play!. No sense have they of Ws to come, Nor care...

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Should Storage be Free?

I T is common practice for hauliers in agricultural areas to store grain, feeding stuffs and similar products for customers who...

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Carburetter of Novel Design

A CARBURETTER which has no fl throttle-valve is ,shown in patent No. 752,702 (E. Clerk,Bourgainville, Old Stony Hill Road....