T RANSPORT to and from the dormitory areas of the larger cities and towns has always been a problem of some difficulty where...

T T is generally recognized that although an 'endorsement of a conviction for a motoring offence upon the offender's licence is...

Inspiring Confidence in Used Vehicles D ESPITE the fact that the British motor industry as a whole is producing nearly a...

That the Clydesdale was always a fine, sturdy worker. From The Financial Times of "the rise of the synthetic sole." That this...

B ECAUSE such a small proportion of vehicles offered for sale by the Disposal Board had been purchased, there might well be...

T HE Chancellor of the Exchequer has told Mr. Erroll that he is not prepared to extend the fuel-tax rebate to petrol-engined...

D UR1NG a visit on July 2 to the Longbridge factory of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., a delegation from China said that their...

A N offer to buy the remaining shares of the Cleveland Petroleum Co., Ltd., has been announced by the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.,...

SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES? CONSIDERATION has been given l■-• by the workers' side of the National Joint Negotiating Committee for...

L AST Monday, the Minister of Transport, Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd, officially opened the coach station at King's Cross, instituted...

" A N honest passenger may not be aware that he is over-riding. There is an astonishing amount of ignorance, which I share,...

great l• majority of those of the corny's stage-carriage services which vide the only transport to what would otherwise be...

Ltd., for the first se months of the current financial sr compared with the same period t year. Deliveries of single-deckers...

rAN free transport be provided for shoppers from nearby villages'? South Shields Chamber of Trade are to investigate this...

IN the four weeks ended June 20, London Transport road services earned £4,047,000 showing an aggregate for the first 24 weeks...

defending solicitor that the Act under which they were summoned was as "dead as a door-nail," J. Dowker (Sheffield), Ltd., and...

("WIN IONS about the new Ley land 1, -1 Tiger Cub bus by drivers and conductors have been submitted to the Londonderry district...

rt A PRELIMINARY report on the Humber bridge scheme is to be prepared for presentation to the Minister of Transport. A meeting...

A N order for 30 A.E.C. Regent double-deck chassis with fluid transmission and epicyclic gearboxes has been placed with A.C.V....

A N indication of the expansion of industry in the Highlands was given before the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, last...

I — I A WELL-KNOWN engineering con cern in the north requires an assistant on the sales side. Suitable man may receive early...

A S from January 1, 1955, covered containers may be accepted for transport to and about the Continent tinder Customs seal...

A PPL1CATION was made by Barton Transport, Ltd., to the East 4idland Licensing Authority last week increase their winter...

built up by Sheffield led Tours, Ltd., to replace smaller :hes for day excursions and privatey work. The vehicles are being ed...

Omnibus Co., Ltd., to tse fares has been rejected by the m Licensing Authority, who said " prcmature " and not in the pubcrest...

W ORK will begin soon on enlarging the Shell-Mex and B.P. installation at Jarrow-on-Tyne. A new loading and operating compound...

B ECAUSE the population of Worksop was increasing and people had more money to spend on recreation, Sherwood Coaches, Eastgate,...

B ECAUSE of Darlington Transport Department's policy to replace trolleybuses by motorbuses, it has been decided not to apply...

F OLLOWING discussions with the Transport and General Workers' Union, the British Oxygen Co., Ltd., have agreed to increase the...

Committee to employ students on vacation as conductors during the summer. The committee recently met and agreed with private...

T HE tram depot at Wheat Sheaf, Sunderland, is to be converted into a central transport workshop at a cost of £38,000. All...

A N appeal was heard by Sir Oswald Allen, Ministry of Transport inspector, at Nottingham last week against the refusal of the...

V TARIM'S bus operators have been V contacted by Darlington Corporation regarding the construction of a bus station at Feetham....

• A MONGST the exhibits at the r - t Production Exhibition, which opened at Olympia on Wednesday last and which closes on July...

T HE German Federal Government's Bills for re-organizing road transport have had an easy passage through the Bundesrat, but...

the Government of Ceylon to implement the assembly of imported motor components in the country. The object is to provide...

Leslie Hobson, of Stocks Hill, Ecclesfield, permission to run excursions throughout the year to Derbyshire, Skegness,...

on July 14 for Steel Haulage A MOTION tabled by Mr. Attlee and Mr. Morrison and other Labour M.P.s, that denationalization be...

T HE 21st anniversary of London Transport was celebrated last week. During its existence the system has carried nearly...

1NLESS compensation for old-age ‘.../ pensioners' free passes is received from the general rate fund, Birmingham Transport...

T HE excursions from Cadishead at present operated by Messrs. R. Baguley and Sons, are to be taken over by Wheatley's Garage...

WHEN Mr. C. A. Whiteley, High Vi r Street, Maltby, applied to the Yorkshire Licensing Authority last week to run a number of...

3-ton van I intended for meat transport include a built-in plastic wash-basin and an insulated hot-water tank which keeps the...

transport depot is being sought by the Yorkshire Electricity Board in Grimsby. The buildings will be erecezd in the area...

Messrs. Cox's Motors have opened new showrooms in Conduit Street, Leicester. Federated Conveyors, Ltd., have opened art office...

young men to fill xecutive positions. There is a world htortage and the opportunities which wait men with the right training...

L EYLAND Royal Tiger buses are being used by V.P. Cars, Zonhoven, to carry miners on fast express services from Holland to...

D IFFICULTIES would be caused to tipper operators if a Bill being promoted by Birkenhead Corporation, which would make it an...

A LTHOUGH Canadian expenditure on highways has risen since the war, the number of vehicles per mile on the road has increased,...

rt A NEW automatic chassis lubricator for use with constant-flow hydraulic braking systems, has been developed for passenger...

Yorkshire Licensing Authority to Sheffield Transport Department to operate a number of tours of the city between Easter and...

By L. J. Cotton, M.I.R.T.E. T HE driving comfort, degree of visibility and general good . qualities available in the new...

I N the June 11 issue of The Commercial Motor, I drew the attention of readers to the principle of an employer claiming an...

By Andrew Seacombe F ACED with the problem of diminishing tipping sites within areas to which refuse can be easily carried...

A VANLOAD of Powers-Samas it't punched-card accounting machines is worth about £20,000. Each machine weighs up to 12 cwt. and...

R ATHER than having a fleet of specialized vehicles, each of which would have limited use. Kent County Police operate a fleet...

)ARTICULAR attention to users' needs has been given in the design several milk-delivery vehicle bodies ilt by Palmer...

for coaches ? Views of Nine Operators Upon a Highly Controversial Topic By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. J UDGING by...

irge-scale flow-production of n electrical and other corn, the normal soft-soldering has given place to resistance in which an...

Says Minister , 5,947 Vehicles Sold Out of 13,166 Offered : 26,500 Still to be Disposed Of " T HE results so far are...

1R court cases last week illuminate official attention that is being o the use of mechanically deicechicles, and the attitude...

Avoiding Complications By JANUS W HY the wage scales ot drivers should be negotiated separately with British Road Services...

N important feature about the control of the new Morrison-Electricar ED 25-cwt. battery-electric ride (The Commercial Motor,...

A DURALUM1N body and spring PI hangers, reducing weight by 7 cwt. and enabling high average speeds to be maintained on return...

F OR some considerable time past Mono-Cam, Ltd., 28 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, London, S.W,1, have had in course of...

36-SEAT Bedford coach with an unladen weight of 4 tons 17 cwt. s recently supplied to Messrs. Best 1 Sons, London, N.W.10, by...

IN patent No. 709,028, The Austin I Motor Co., Ltd., and E. Payne disclose a gas turbine suitable for "a selfpropelled vehicle"...