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9th August 1957
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Is Radar a Trap?

offences HE introduction, o n August 1, of radar equipment to detect speeding in Lancashire—with virtual certainty that this...

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Balm for the Stricken

rr HE Industrial Disputes Tribunal's award of an extra us, a week to busmen has provided operators with potent material for...

Passing Comments

Touring With Pensioners r i LD-AGE pensioners have a particular penchant ‘-` for trips by coach and quite a number of coach...

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One Hears—

That obturation (exhaust braking) obviates much brake fade. _ Of those who are indignant when city fathers won't father a...

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Glasgow May Resume Bonus

T HE merit bonus paid to drivers anU conductors employed by Glasgow Corporation may be retained, despite the wage award. The...

UNIONS AGREE TO 98. 6d.

U NION officials in Birmingham have I- ) agreed to accept a rise of 9s. 6d. a week, instead of the national lls. award, for men...

SATURDAY BUS PAY CLAIM

T HE provincial busmen's claim for a time-and-a-quarter rate of pay for work done after 1 p.m. on Saturdays is still being...

NEW SHELL MULTIGRADE OIL

A SECOND multigrade engine oil, Shell X-100 20W/40, has been introduced by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. It is said to cover a still...

New Blown Engine Raises Power and Saves Fuel

RY turbochargieg a new Daimler 8.6-litre oil engine it has been possible to secure similar performance to that of a normally...

18,586 MORE C VEHICLES IN THREE MONTHS

THE number of C-licence vehicles on 1 the road rose by 18,586 between March and June this year, and by 76,073 between .June,...

Shop-to-Shop Census on Loading Ban

D URING the week commencing September 2, a shop-to-shop census will be taken to collect evidence about the effect of the...

FRUIT TRADE TO FIGHT WAITING BAN

B ECAUSE eight-wheeled vehicles cannot be unloaded within 15 minutes, the Glasgow fruit. trade is to appeal against proposals...

WINDSOR FOR REMOVERS

T HE autumnal conference of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers is to be held at Windsor on October...

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1,700 Lorries in Covent Garden Market?

U NDER a proposed new scheme to redevelop Covent Garden Market, up to 1,700 lorries can be accommodated simultaneously in the...

LAST OF THE TROLLEYBUSES THE last eight trolleybuses operated by

Darlin g ton Corporation have been taken off the road, to complete plans made 10 years a g o for the g radual replacement of...

1.23m. Carriers' Licences

RP-TO-DATE licensin g fi g ures issued ‘,..1 last week by the Minister of Transport showed that on June 30 this year there were...

M.M.B. RATES HOLD UP DEVELOPMENT?

T INCERTA1NTY about the allow ances to be paid in future by the Milk Marketin g Board was handicappin g the lon g -term...

New Plax ton Bus Bodies for Big Loads

T WO versions of a new Hi g hway sin g le-deck bus body have been introduced by Plaxtons (Scarborou g h). Ltd., Seamer Road,...

RAILWAYS INTO ROADS

R EPLYING to a su gg estion by Viscount Monsell, in the House of. Lords, that some railways should be turned into roads, Lord...

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U.S. Turbochargers for Britain

A NEW division has been formed by Rotol, Ltd., Cheltenham Road, Cheltenham, to develop, manufacture and sell turbochargers to...

NO NEW CONCESSION RILL

LA A BLANK refusal to consider introclueing legislation to amend the law on concessionary travel was given in the House of...

140m. FOR SCOTTISH ROADS QCOTLAND will receive £40m. of the

£240m. which the Exchequer is to provide in the next four years for road works. Mr. J..S. Maelay, Secretary of State for...

NEW ROAD OPENED THE new 24-mile section of the

London-Brighton A23 trunk road came into operation last week. About .1 mile longer than the old route, it has two straight...

Mr. Quin Warns Big Bus Companies

B IG bus operators had an obligation to provide services needed by the public, and any representations made to them should be...

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Calcutta Three Times a Year by Coach? _ A FTER one

of the most gruelling journeys ever undertaken by a passenger-laden coach, the nine-year-old A.E.C. Regal Ill, which left...

. GERMAN LIGHT BUS IN IRELAND

A NEW Mercedes-Benz light bus has recently been imported into Ireland. It provides comfortable accommodation for 17 passengers,...

PASSENGER SERVICES BY VILLAGE CARRIERS?

S HOULD village carriers be allowed to run passenger services, with the same vehicles as those they use under B licences, to...

A N increase in pay of I Is. a week for

• platform staff may mean that Glasgow Transport Department will suffer a deficit in the current financial year. This was...

TRIBUNAL SUPPORT B.T.C.

A N application by the British Trans:. port Commission for increased fares Was confirmed by the Transport Tribunal, on...

Half Motor Industry in Outside Hands?

IF the proposed • acquisition of a I majority interest in the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., by the Canadian Massey-Harris-Ferguson...

BUS OPERATOR GUILTY ON SIX COUNTS

T . AST week, Alfred Henry Bengry, J—■ prOprietor of 'Priinrose Motor'. Services; Leorffinster, wa"s" found guilty at the local...

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Wage Awards Set Fare Snowball Rolling Services Being Cut

W ITHIN a week of the provincial busmen's wage award being announced, many Operators have already put forward their plans for...

ULSTER TO RAISE FARES

F ARES on all the Ulster Transport Authority's road and rail services will be increased by 5 per cent. from August 19. This...

Objectors Worried by Contract 4 Transfers

T HE continual transfer of contract-A vehicles to A and B licences raised issues which sooner or later would have to be...

TAX FOR SEATS IN VANS

L 'ILITY for additional purchase tax may result from the fitting of non-folding rear seats in small vans, even if side windows...

U.T.A. H,Q. FOR SALE UAVING reduced the ramifications I I

of the railways, the Ulster Transport Authority no longer require a headquarters building of the size of that in Linenhall...

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Cheaper by Road, say Food Companies

T HE cost of carrying goods by road, compared with using British railways, was mentioned in two licensing cases last week. At...

Trunk Hauliers in Publicity Discussion

PA A WHOLE-DAY meeting of the longdistance hauliers' committee of the Road Haulage Association will,be held later this month...

Rail Too Dear for Carriage of Lambs

A CUSTOMER'S letter, which stated that British Railways' charges for the carriage of lambs were too high, . was read at...

NOW COALMEN CAN BATH AT WORK

1% /TEN employed on coal deliveries by IA 1 James Emmanuel, Ltd., Newport, can now go to work in their everyday clothes,'...

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Paid £250 But No Licence Granted

THE dangers in purchasing a haulage b usiness without ascertaining whether there is any real goodwill were illustrated at...

9s. EXTRA FOR IRISH HAULAGE WORKERS?

A N increase of 9s. a .week in the wages of all adult road haulage workers within a 15-mile radius of Belfast and Londonderry...

Duplication Dispute Settled

T HE dispute between Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., and Llandudiso and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway, Ltd., over alleged...

3-TONNERS TO BE MADE IN INDIA

U NDER an agreement with the General Motors Corporation, Hindustan Motors of India will begin manufacturing goods vehicles of...

Light-alloy Body for Bread Van

A N aluminium-alloy bread-van body combining strength with lightness and suitable for mounting on an Austin Electricar 10-cwt....

OLDHAM EXPORTS UP nVERSEAS sales of Oldham and Son, Ltd.,

continued to. rise in 1956-57, Mr. John Oldham, chairman, states in his annual report. The company's associates in South...

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Tribunal Faults Shown Up by Bus Strike

T "provincial bus strike is quoted by the British Employers' Federation as an example of why the existing arbitration machinery...

NEW AGREEMENT EXTENDS I.T.D. RANGE

A N agreement has been announced between Clark Equipment international C.A., the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., and Crompton...

Transport to Market Paid for "in Kind"

A FARMER who carried goods from neighbouring farms under a socalled F licence did not make cash charges for the service, but...

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Big-engine Performance: Small-engine Economy

Ivy using a B.S.A. 100-200 turboLi charger. the output of a Daimler 8.6-litre engine fitted in a Daimler CVD.6 double-decker...

Crush-loaders for 'One-man Operation

T WO A.E.C. Reliance crush-load buses which Reading Corporation placed in service last Sunday are designed for one-man...

MUTING ACT PASSED

T HE Road Transport Lieltitie Act 1957, which eonsolidates the law on the subject, received the Royal Assent last week. Other...

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Thames Bus for Stage Service

—And New Light-alloy Meat Van with ingenious Tailboard and Door Linkage A 33-SEATER bus based on a Thames 4-ton chassis will...

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Overloade( -But Still Game

New Vauxhall Victor Engine and Gearbox are Latest Improvements to the Well-tried Bedford CAV Van, Giving Good Results By John...

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TOMORROW ' S by P. A. C. Brockington,

.TIPPER? A Suggested Design with Air Suspension, Air-cooled Underfloor Engine and Hub Reduction Gear to Overcome Operators'...

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Political Commentary

Tribunal on Tribunals By JANUS Q UARRELS multiply as life becomes more complicated; and the machinery for settling them has...

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Shelved and Taped

THERE are frequently references to a shortage of manpower in the Metropolitan police force, and in view of the way in which the...

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New Equipment, Processes and Publications

Spot Welding From One Side A DEVELOPMENT in spot welding, the / - 1 Argon= process of British Oxygen Gases. Ltd., Spencer...

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Gone to the Dogs

S INCE its foundation at Holloway in 1860 as the temporary home for lost and starving dogs, the Dogs' Home, Battersea—to where...

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T HE conveyance of traffic in bulk continues to expand. It

should be made clear that in this context the word " bulk " is used to indicate the conveyance of a commodity in loose form in...

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Bird's Eye View

Nostalgia By The Hawk T HE rally of old commercial vehtcles at Beaulieu (The Commercial Motor, July 19), at which the star...

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Tool for Removing Large Tyres

ARGE tyres, fitted to rims having one detachable sidewalt, are often very difficult to dislodge after the detachable ring has...