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B.t.c. Climbs Down In Eastern Area
H AVING met with much opposition, the British Transport Commission has now suggested a revision of the eastern area passenger transport scheme proposed a year ago. Local......
Rile. Officials Fined
H EARING was concluded in Leeds recently in the case in which four drivers were summoned for damaging gates at the premises of Messrs. Thomas W. Nightingale, Leeds hauliers,......
G.p.o. Christmas-hire Rates
T HE Metropolitan and South-eastern Area of the Road Haulage Association recommends the following hourly rates for hire by the G.P.O. for Christmas mail delivery: Up to 250......
R.h.e. To Open College The Road Haulage Executive Is
'establishing a staff college at Watford, planned to open early in 1951. Staff appointed to or promoted within the managerial and supervisory grades at groups and depots will......
25-mile Limit Exceeded A Scottish Haulage Company Which...
25-mile arnit on 61 occasions without a permit was fined E5 recently for these offences and for contravention of the drivers' hours regulations.......
200 Bristol Eightwheelers For B.t.c.
IT is understood that the British Transport Commission is to order 200 Bristol eight-wheelers. It is likely that the complete chassis will follow conventional eight-wheeler......
B.e.t. Buys Welsh Company 'the Share Capital Of J. James
and I. Sons, Ltd., Ammanford, which runs bus services in Carmarthen, Glamorgan and Cardigan, has been acquired by the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd. The former directors......
Council Service "illegal"?
A CONTENTION that a bus service ratified under a private Act of Parliament in 1913 had been running without authority for 20 years, because the Road Traffic Act, 1930, overrode......
U.k. Again Leads At Brussels Pa A Record Number Of...
manufacturers will be exhibiting chassis at the Brussels Show from January 13-24. Britain leads the list with 19 entries and is followed by America with 14. France and Germany......