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Page 1
Page 63
Trailer Working Cures Many ills, but the Dose Must Not be Exceeded T HE development of articulated vehicles is one of the...
Page 64
C RITICISM by Sir Sydney Littlewood, vice-president %..../of the Law Society, of the Government's failure to place tribunal...
Carrying the Torch Farther A NEW principle has been adopted in the Linde Plamsa Torch for arc welding. In this the arc column...
Page 65
The query, "What makes some bus services pay and thers lose?" That many operators would like to know the answer. That body...
Page 66
A PLAN for reducing road taxation without hitting the Exchequer too 1-1 hard has been submitted to the Chancellor by Lord...
T HE real object of the Socialist Party in proposing the renationalization of road haulage and in attacking C licensees is to...
cants, Ltd., will be asked at a meeting on March 31 to approve the company's purchase of the capital of Maxima Lubricants,...
Page 67
R EPRESENTATIVES of the British Transport Commission were accused of "a gross breach of faith at a Stockton public inquiry...
CURTHER evidence was given on Monday in an application by McKelvie and Co., Ltd., Barrhead, Scotland, who are seeking an A...
Page 68
W EARING a mauve-coloured turban, bearded Mr. Dalys Singh appeared before the East Midland Traffic Commissioners, last week, to...
P RELIMINARY and exploratory discussions are taking place between the Rover Co., Ltd., and the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., to...
id ERE can be only one golden rule rfo r railway management; treat the job as if it were your personal business and keep...
MR. ERIC DAVIES FOSTEX, a journalist, has been made a director of the British School of Motoring, Ltd. MR. R. E. HANCOCK,...
Page 69
' PLEA for a better bus service by Bury Corporation was made at ochdale, last week, by Unsworth and istrict Owners' and...
damages totalling £1,066 Is. 6d. were awarded against Sheffield Corporation to Joan Ann Beach, a former conductress, at...
rA A SPECIAL sub-committee investigating the affairs of Southport Transport Department has been depleted by the resignation of...
Page 70
WORKERS' concessionary fares will be YV abolished on municipal buses at Great Yarmouth if the Eastern Traffic Commissioners...
D EASONS put forward by Lord Glentoran, Northern Ireland's Minister of Commerce, for keeping road transport nationalized were...
at Kilmarnock last week—for letting a man use a lorry with inefficient brakes. The haulier, Cohn Irving, Catrine, was also...
TWIN sisters Frances and Winifred k Taylor explained to the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. Alex Robertson, last week,...
Page 75
AEMBERS of the North Western al livestock functional group of the Road Haulage Association are gravely concerned about rate...
Page 76
No Smoking Ban: Edinburgh Transport Committee have decided not to impose a ban on smokin g in city buses. 1.P.C. Sprin g...
T HE 50-word normal user sou g ht by J. Swain and Sons, Middletown. Welshpool, when they applied for a group of special-A...
Page 77
PROPOSAL by Manchester Transport Committee to replace trolleys on two routes by oil-en g ined buses approved last week by the...
"TWO Scottish car distributors said at I Fife, last week, that when they had vehicles delivered by British Railways there were...
A LTHOUGH the express services 1-1 applied for by Buckmaster Gara g es, Ltd., Lei g hton Buzzard, from Aylesbury to Glas g ow,...
Page 78
T HE strike of 32 maintenance electricians at the works or Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., at Adderley Park, Birmin g ham, was...
Socialists, Says Mr. Watkinson THE Government and the Road I Haula g e Association must work to g ether in the battle a g...
IN its first full year of operation, the Ceylon Transport Board 'incurred a loss of £396,825. There was a loss every ' month...
Page 83
DESCRIPTION of the "very great danger" caused by a bus stop used lury Corporation vehicles was given he North Western Traffic...
T HE driver of a mobile crane which was in collision with a Sheffield Corporation bus should have been accompanied by a mate at...
A SUGGESTION that art A-licence 11 haulier should not be allowed to have a pantechnicon because he had always carried furniture...
Page 84
yes 11.6 m.p.g. By John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. B ECAUSE of the lower stresses set up by air suspension, much chassis and body...
Page 88
B RITISH manufacturers offer a range of trailers and semi-trailers varying from the smallest two-wheeler up tc the largest...
Page 90
How to Derive the Greates from Drawbar Trailers a trailers: Merits of Three Pop' Pitfalls for the Uninit I N setting out the...
Page 97
7 ..CIALLY designed for use by ilitary units and other organizations iting in the field, the Eadington Mark dit mobile laundry...
Page 98
T RAFFIC characteristics peculiar to the operator, rather than costs alone, may well be the major factor in determining the...
Page 100
By F. G. Clark, A.M.Inst.T. Famous Engineers Find Trailers and Semi-trailers Valuable for Short Hauls T HE introduction of a...
Page 102
W ITH a capacity of 1,000 Cu. ft. each, two new 15-16-ton bulk grain transporter semi-trailers have been supplied by Carrimore...
Page 105
ird's Eye View THY should it take two months to obtain authority to V exchange a vehicle under a contract-A licence? A...
k LOW - BED 60-ton trailer 57 ft. long I has been supplied by Cranes lereham). Ltd., Dercham. Norfolk, to reaves, Cotton and...
Page 106
K " NOCK knees and a squint might seem dis advantageous in a barmaid," said Maggie's brother Cromwell, but Charmian here turns...
Page 111
REE new Mercedes-Benz goods iassis, which with production options up a total of 63 versions, have been duced by Daimler-Benz...
A PRE-WAR scheme to build a road rt diversion between Bebside and Sleekburn, Northumberland, is to be taken up again. The...
Page 112
F ULLY effective suspension systems for trailers and semi-trailers are difficult to design because of the high carrying...
Page 114
PA A NEW S-cam brake for trailers and prime movers has been introduced to the home market by Rubery Owen, Ltd., Darlaston,...
-1 - 1 A TRAILER coupling, with shockabsorbing characteristics and a fifthwheel mounting incorporating an air cushion to...
Page 119
By Steve Sini pson How Ingenious New Zealand Operators Beat State Restriction on Vehicles Weighing Over 21 Tons Gross...
Page 120
T HE articulated outfit lends itself particularly well to scheduled services between dispersed factories contributing towards...
Page 122
A NEW 1200,000 bus station at St. riMark Street, Lincoln, operated by the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., was formally opened...
Page 125
-AIMED to be completely non-irritant, C fibre has been evolved by Fibreglass, .td., Ravenhead, St. Helens, Lancs. Being easily...
Page 136
A TWO-SPEED gear shown in patent No. 808,543 is intended for heavy vehicles. The gearing is built into the differential gear,...