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9th April 1954
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The Last Resort

Amendment of Existing ContractCarriage Law to be Tried Before Intro . ducing Licensing L ICENSING for contractcarriage work...

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Summary Justice

E VER a :vigorous man of action, the Yorkshire Licensing. Authority, has taken i bold step to deal with farmers whose...

Passing Comments

Watch for Wrongly. Placed Signs I N these days matiy-summonses by die police depend upon "distances," as when parking too...

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One Hears—

That some , units seem worth only jumble-sale prices. That even legislation-amending can lead to complication unending. That...

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RENATIONALIZATION

Labour Party Statement of Policy Threatens All Operators D ETAILED proposals by the Labour Party to renationalize road haulage...

M.T.O.L. to Buy 576 B.R.S. Meat Vans?

NIEGOTIATIONS are proceeding for L the purchase by the Meat Transport Organization, Ltd., of the whole of the "charter" fleet...

B.RS. LEIGHTON BUZZARD GROUP SOLD

T HE Leighton Buzzard group of British Road Services has been purchased by Fredk. Ray, Ltd., Bedford. The unit comprises 22...

ONLY 32 UNITS WITH PREMISES SOLD

O F the 180 units (2.556 vehicles. including spares) with premises offered in List 3, tenders for only 32 (371 vehicles,...

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£335,000 Bus Orders from Councils

C ONTRACTS worth £335,000 have been placed with Leyland Motors, Ltd., by five municipal passenger transport undertakings....

SOUTH WALES THEATRE SERVICES REFUSED

T HE Minister of Transport has rejected the appeals of two operators against the South Wales licensing Authority's refusal to...

"UNREASONABLE" CONDITION WITHDRAWN

A FTER an appeal by Shergold and White, Ltd., against the imposition of a condition by the Western Licensing Authority...

£5m. Extra from Higher Fares in London ?

N application seeking sanction for fare increases which are expected to bring in an extra £5 in. a year for London Transport...

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Improved Methods of Pallet Loading

D RAWBACKS of fork-truck loading in conjunction with pallets are claimed to have been overcome in a Pallet-Jekta vehicle...

INADEQUACY—OR HIGHER FARES

A NSWERING questions about the alleged inadequacy of the service on one of the city's trolleybus routes at last week's meeting...

DECIDE POLICY, SAYS GLASGOW MANAGER

A CALL for a declaration of policy regarding the future of municipal transport in Glasgow was ,made by Mr. E. R. L....

Men in the News

Ma. D. W. M. DEAR has succeeded Ma. W. WILSON as a director of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. MR. G. D. GRAY has been elected...

Corporation Seek Tour Business

A N allegation that Sheffield Corporation were seeking to break into the excursion and tour business of Sheffield United Tours,...

• LICENSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS

A .LIST of members of the Licensing Authorities for Public Service Vehicles has been–published by the Ministry of Transport....

NEW FARES IN WALLASEY

N EW fare stages which are expected to bring in an extra £13,000 a year were introduced by Wallasey Transport Department on...

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Tonnage

Cut Following Breaches R.H.A. and Disposal of 25-mile Limit Board : Sharp Words B ECAUSE of convictions against him 1- 1 for...

T HE Road Haulage Association have told the Road Haulage Disposal Board "in no uncertain terms" that

they were wasting time and taking grave chances in refusing so many tenders by hauliers. The Board replied that they were not...

SWEDES STUDYING OUR PROBLEMS

A PARTY from Sweden arrived in London on Monday to study British traffic problems. Guests of the Royal Automobile Club, they...

DROVE Im. MILES: DISQUALIFIED

PA A LORRY driver who was - stated to have driven only 4,000 miles short of 1m. miles during the past 21 years. had his driving...

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Bolton Wants V2d. More: New Cuts?

A PPLICATION has been made to the North Western Licensing Authority by Bolton Transport Department for permission to abolish i...

ENGINEERS' BUREAU SUBMIT . 7,600 FOR POSTS

nVER 7,600 engineers were submitted last ' year for vacancies by the Professional Engineers' Appointments Bureau, 9 Victoria...

STRONG OPPOSITION TO DOVER SERVICE 'WHEN Mr. H. A, Harvey,

CottenVV ham, applied to the Eastern Licensing Authority last week for permission to run four excursions from Cambridge to...

Loan to National Highway Authority:

A LOAN of £50m. a year for 10 years for speeific road schemes is strongly advocated by the British Road Federation. Moreover,...

IMPROVED MAGNETIC FLAW DETECTOR COSTING £80 complete, an improved version

of the Minchom Setnpun magnetic flaw detector has been produced by R.P.R. Patents, Ltd., Alexandra Park Station, London, N.10,...

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Business Changed : Grant Refused

A A N application by Aycliffe Transport Services, Ltd., Darlington, to add two vehicles, each of 6 tons unladen, to their...

FURTHER TALKS ON PAY INTERVENTION by the Minister of I

Labour in the dispute concerning wages of vehicle builders has led to the arrangement of a meeting in London next Wednesday...

"WATCH FOR RESTRICTIONS"

M EMBERS of the Traders' 'Road Transport Association have again been reminded of the need to watch out for local proposals...

EAST KENT WANT TO KNOW IN an attempt to give

people the I service they want, the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd.. are to employ inspectors to collect suggestions from the...

SPENDING TO SAVE WHEN opening a new bus garage at

VV Dunscroft, near Doncaster, of T. Severn and Sons, Ltd., Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, said that he...

New B.M.M.O. Coach on Show

T HE public saw for the first time on Tuesday a 37-seat coach with allrubber suspension built by the Birmingham and Midland...

22 MICROBUSES SOLD

S ALES of the Volkswagen Microbus in Britain, including the Isle of Man and Jersey, have already reached 22. Two Volkswagen...

U.A.S. TO APPEAL

A N appeal against the Northern Licensing Authority's refusal to allow them to operate a service to a new housing estate at...

LIGHTING-UP TIMES

F ROM Sunday, lighting-up time will be from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, instead of from half an hour...

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No B Licence for Lime Carriers

A B LICENCE for the carriage of lime and agricultural requisites within a 150-mile radius of Gilcrux, West Cumberland, was...

Minister Has Second Thoughts on 1953 Act

" O N reflection. I think it would haye been a good thing if some latitude had been given in the Act, but I do not think the...

REAR LIGHTS ON ARMY VEHICLES

A FTER October 1, 1956, all Army vehicles would have two rear lights and reflectors, but to save money, reflectors and an extra...

Rs.40m. FACTORY FOR INDIA

A FACTORY is being built at Perambur, near Madras, India, at a cost of over Rs.40m., at which it Is intended to produce 350...

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Ford's Record Sales for 1953 •

F OR the first time in the company's history, the total value of group sales last year exceeded £100,000,000, Sir Rowland...

MINISTER TO OPEN HANDLING SHOW THE fourth Mechanical Handling Exhibition

and Convention will be opened by Mr. Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supply, on June 9. It is to be held at Olympia, London, and...

FARES TO RISE WITH WAGES?

THE recent wage increase to busmen is the reason given by the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., for an application to the...

BIG PROFIT Al HARTLEPOOL

QINCE Hartlepool Corporation began 1--) to run their own buses last year they have made sufficient, in addition to covering...

NEW LIGHTWEIGHT BODY

A N all - alloy lightweight 41-scat body priced at £2,150 will be announced by Strachans Successors, Ltd., Wales Farm Road,...

LONDON TRANSPORT INQUIRY

T HE committee inquiring into London Transport • are making good progress, but the Minister of Transport does not think he will...

Germany Restricting Road Haulage

A BILL to curtail the expansion of long-distance heavy goods traffic by road in Germany was approved by the Federal Cabinet...

MOBILE LABORATORY FOR ROAD MATERIALS

A MOBILE :trailer laboratory for rt testing the qualities of materials intended for roadmaking has been put into service by...

THE NEXT ISSUE

B ECAUSE of the incidence of Good Friday, the next issue of The Commercial Motor will be published on Saturday, April 17.

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New Rear-engined Heavy-duty Coach Chassis

A REAR-ENGINED coach chassis rl with hydraulic control for the clutch and accelerator, and thermostatically actuated electric...

Tourism Affects Coach Design in Austria

THE importance of the tourist trade to Austria's economy has led to the growth of its coach building industry, as many of the...

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A.E.C.-Strachans Coaches for Yugoslavia F OUR 33-ft. 6-in.-long alloy luxury coach

bodies built on A.E.C. Mark IV overseas chassis are due to leave this country for Yugoslavia, where they will be operated on...

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Is Negotiating Procedure Unfair?

Changes Needed in Methods of RoadRail committees. to Prevent Unnecessary Disclosure of Information by E. H. B. Palmer, O.B.E....

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Practical Features in C-licence Vehicles

A N A.E.C. Mammoth Major for long-distance haulage and a Commer oil-engined van, weighing under 3 tons, for deliveries of...

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£150,000 Scheme for Meat Haulage

M.T.O.L. Prepare Plan for New Company to Take Over When Meat Rationing Ends: Hauliers Invited to Subscribe £150,000 Capital at...

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American Method of Fare Collection in Dundee T HE elimination of

the need for tickets is one of the principal features of a new one-man-operated single-deck bus which was demonstrated by...

Tractor Can Make Its Own Road

A NNOUNCED recently by the International Harvester Co. of Great Britain. Ltd., Harvester House, London, E.C.1, the...

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A TAN( -LID SKEIN

Whilst Financial Arran, Between Passenger Tr Operators In and Around 1 1 ham are Straightforwar Geographical Pattern is C By...

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3assenger receiving half of its face value. Between the wo

municipalities, receipts are divided in proportion to he route mileage in each territory and the mileage of Vest Bridgford...

In a Line or Two

Vauxhall Motors. Ltd., Luton, have pubbed a brochure describing their range of dford municipal vehicles. • Mani - Hags...

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"Look Before You Leap" into Contract Units

Buyers May Not be Able to Take Full Advantage of Present B.R.S. Contracts : Refuse Delivery of Vehicles Not Properly...

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Cleansing Officer Criticizes Town Planners

NAODERN estate layouts with large nfl expanses of amenity space mean that long walks between houses and vehicles have to be...

Seat Conversions . in a Day ri A ONE-DAY 'seat-conversion service for

post-war Duple Vista 29-seat coach bodies is announced by Rowland Hartrick, Ltd., Birmingham. Duple bodywork with 33 or 35...

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• Take Care of the Pence

U1TE a nasty scene in ParWment a couple of weeks back," said Maggie's brother Cromwell, "all over a lot of figures it would...

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Sub-contracting from B.R.S.?

JTHINK that the leading article, "Clear the Air," in I your issue of March 26, is a most timely one. I trust it will have the...

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You Get What You Pay For Other Things Being Equal,

an Expensive Vehicle Should Not Only Outlast a .Cheaper Model But Return Lower Operating Costs: Ho wever, Many Factors Affect...

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A Trailer Braking System

T HE ratio of braking effort between a tractor and its trailer should be readily adjustable to suit prevailing road conditions...