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Half Vehicle Units In List R2 Sold
A BOUT half the transport units without premises in List R2 have been sold. The British Transport Commission and the Road Haulage Disposal Board announced on Tuesday that the......
More Unit Sales In North Naore Purchases Of Transport Units
IV I announced in the Northern Area on Wednesday were by Robson's Border Transport, Ltd., 34 Lowther Street, Carlisle, of three vehicles (10 tons 18 cwt.) based at Caldew......
Icence Refused Because Of Conduct
HE East Midland Deputy Licensing Authority said last week that Mr. arry B. Cope (Cope and Sons), Home arm, Ock brook, had been convicted le times for the illegal use of......
I.r.s. Men Return To Free Enterprise
HREE ex-employees of British Road Services have taken up executive iointments with Silver Roadways, 21 Bermondsey Wall West, S.E.16, who, as reported on e 563, now have 28......
T.g.w.u. And Na.l.g.o. Drive On Bus Companies
FURTHER efforts are to be made by 1 the Transport and General Workers' Union and the National Association of Local Government Officers to establish national machinery for......
Case Against Restrictions
T HE metropolitan area liaison committee of the Road Haulage Association, Traders' Road Transport Association and Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association decided on Tuesday to......
Aberdeen Trams To Go?
A REPORT is to be made by the general manager of Aberdeen Transport Department on the cost of replacing the remaining trams by buses. A final decision on tram abandonment is not......
New Austin Appointment The Austin Motor Co., Ltd., Have...
Mr. R. W. Grice as chief experimental engineer for cars and commercial vehicles. He joined the company in 1926, and in 1950 became superintendent of production and development......
Old Trolleybus Comes Back
A N open-top trolleybus of 1928 vintage which was renovated for use during Coronation year will again be operated by Hastings Tramways Co. this summer. It will run along......
71d. Off Tax Would Save Fare Rise
TF the Chancellor of the Exchequer were to remove only 74d. per gallon from the fuel tax, the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., would be able tc withdraw their latest......
Wynn's Granted More Tonnage
A FTER a four-day hearing of an application by Robert Wynn and Sons, Ltd., Newport, to add a 12-ton and a I9-ton tractor to their fleet, to replace a 25-ton trailer by a......
Lex-egertons Merger
A S reported last week, Lex Garages. Ltd., and Egertons (Ipswich), Ltd., are amalgamating. Lex Garages are acquiring the whole of the ordinary shares of Egertons (Ipswich), Ltd.......