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T HERE can be no doubt that Britain should have a national trarisport policy. In this respect, no fault can be found with the...
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M R. FRANK COUSINS is knocking his head against a wall in pleasurable anticipation of the relief that will come when he stops....
A Blinking Nuisance T HE driver of a vehicle which had been delivered two or three days before was puzzled by frequent...
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That the " passengers " of the Ferodo test bus never complain. That the Albion Chieftain must surely be one of a very few...
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BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A COMPREHENSIVE report on general transport policy affecting " hauliers working within the European...
A T a session of a group of experts of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations' Economic Commission for Europe,...
1 - 1 A LOSS of revenue to London Trans port of up to £2m. in the first 14 days of the bus strike is shown in figures issued...
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‘Vi TH negotiations in the London bus dispute again at deadlock, leaders of the Trades Union Congress had a further meeting...
A N early move by the Minister, of Transport is expected on a proposal for increasing the maximum gross laden weight of...
operators of, , camp services from Salisbury Plain is mentioned in an appeal decision released on Wednesday, by the Minister of...
P UTTING forward a large number of excursion and tour applications at Manchester, on Tuesday, Mr. J. Cooper, traffic manager of...
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CLI R. W. ALKER has been elected chairman of Bury Transport Committee, and CLLR. E. COCKAYNE vicechairman. MR, FRANK ALLEN,...
Page 49
THE steady decline in fruit traffic from Hull was described at Bridlington I on Tuesday, when Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire...
W AS the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority correct when he refused to vary an A licence covering a converted vehicle? Legal...
Page 50
.1 - 1 A NORMAL user of "general goods, Great. Britain," was sought by the Montrose branch of British Road Services when they...
Hiring: Extra Vehicle Granted A HAULIER who claimed that he had rA paid about £6,500 to sob-contractors over the past two years...
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WHEN no haulier objectors appeared TV before Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensin g Authority, on. Monday to oppose an...
A N application by Tees-side Railless 1—k Traction Board to run a new hourly bus service between Middlesbrou g h and E,ston,...
TO extend their ferry activities between Britain aid Ireland, British Road Services have ac q uired a controllin g interest in...
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A RAPID expansion in the slate business was mentioned at Preston, last week, when T. J. Roberts, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, sought...
A N ex t ensi on of the is' among Birmingham motorway. is among developments suggested by the British Road Federation in a...
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T HE hazards involved in the increasing use of road vehicles to carry dangerous substances are mentioned by Mr. C. Outhwaite,...
A MORE precise normal user was r-k MORE by British Railways when they objected at Preston, last week, to an application by J....
A N application by a Fettercairn farmer and agricultural contractor for a new vehicle on B licence and alterations to the...
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A LTHOUGH bus companies were expected to operate a number of unrernunerative services, a line had to be drawn somewhere, Mr. J....
rONSUMPTION of dery in the first c„,larter of _this year, at 488,173 tons • was 16 per cent, higher than in the corn-parable...
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MEWCOMERS using misleading titles 1 which were calculated to attract the public should not be entrusted with excursion...
G OOD manceuvrability is gained by the centre-point steering layout of the 'Mastiff, a new fork-lift truck of 8,000-16....
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By John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. OO VERALL simplicity is the key to the 'suceesSful design of the Bedford , Lacre w e e-p e r...
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WITH a drop of 5m. in the number of vv passen g ers carried, 1957 was probably the most disappointing year since the war for...
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By A. E. Sherlock-lViesher D ESPITE its .architectural and .historic . splendour, Bath is no sinecure for the public cleansing...
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C AN a shooting brake, built to carry passengers, be classed as a goods vehicle ? Bournemouth magistrates were asked to solve...
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of the comparatively new Historic Commercial Vehicle Club, which took place last Sunday. It had the inestimable advantage of...
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By P. A. C. Brockington A.M.I.Mech.E. D ESPITE a 13 per cent, increase in wages, the labour cost of emptying a dustbin in the...
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D ETECTION of lubricating oil dilution by fuel oil has previously involved chemical analysis of the mixture, a relatively slow...
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by P. A; C. Brockington, A NALYSING the advantages' obtained by employing •L'‘ , semi-trailer outfits for refuse collection,...
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"TWO large-capacity vans with body' work constructed from resin-bonded glass fibre are new additions to the fleet of Sketchley,...
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One Tribunal for All T ransport-sir Brian Robertson Schetne to Co-ordinate Transport Under Policy Directions from the...
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1933 and All That By JANUS ID you see tonight's paper? "asked Maggie. "They do write the most confusing things." It says . on...
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T HE usual wide range of specialized vehicles will again be on display fix two days during the 60th annual conference of the...
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A REMARKABLE fork-lift truck has been developed for the U.S. Army by the Clark Equipment Co., of Amorica. Known as the...
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Unchecked Growth of Private Transport Leads to Stagnation of Movement and Disruption of City Life I F the character of towns...
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• 1.1■■ Striking Question By The Hawk T HE news that Mr. Harold Clay is retirin g from British Road Services' hoard of mana...
were made last week to a proposal by Huddersfield Corporation to increase the charges for use of their coch and bus stations at...
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By a Special Correspondent I NCREASED efficiency has been attained without heavy extra cost by Lancashire County Council...
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IT was unlikely that agreement would be reached for the formation of a company to operate all public passenger transport in...
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Who are "Sold a Pup" E VERYONE knows that there are certain remedies open to the purchaser of a vehicle—or of anything else...
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UNICIPAL haulage provides something of a paradox. On a national level, the many local authorities of Varying size and status in...
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I NCORPORATION of a suspension system inside wheels is a subject that has appealed to inventors since the earliest days of...