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Pickfords Will Carry But . Lin's Elephant F Rom Hundreds...
hauliers throu g hout the country, British Road Services (Pickfords), Ltd., have been g iven the job of carryin g Butlin's 7i-ton elephant, Charlie, from Ayr to Filey. The......
Bus Crews On Strike
THERE was a complete stoppa g e of 1 Middlesbrou g h Transport Department's services last Friday when 340 bus drivers and conductors sta g ed an unofficial token strike over a "......
Portsmouth On August 24
P ORTSMOUTH round of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition will be held on Au g ust 24. The startin g control, where maintenance will be checked, will be at Hilsea g as......
Now Manchesterkarachi F Ollowing The G Rant Of A Licence...
coach service from Birmin g ham to Karachi by the West Midland Traffic Commissioners (The Commercial Motor, June 7), a similar application has now been submitted to the North......
Death Of Mr. Clare Cambage
W E re g ret to announce' the death of MR. CLARE CAMBAGE, mana g in g director of the S.M.T. Sales and Service'Co., Ltd. He entered automobile en g ineerin g in 1923, and was g......
Haulier Dies At The Wheel Decause Of An Unexpected Staff
shorta g e, Mr. R. V. Brooks, mana g in g director of Bedford Transport, Ltd., Walsall, drove o ne of the company's lorries, althou g h he voluntarily g ave up drivin g ei g ht......
New 1.14elco Box Spanners
L ATEST addition to the ran g e of Lai tools produced by Thomas Meldrum, Ltd., John Street, Sheffield, 2, is a set of four spanners and a tommy bar coverin g ei g ht S.A.E.......
Out For Road Traffic
A S part of a plan to improve service to customers and capture traffic from road transport, the London Midland Region of British Railways is to undertake a lar g e-scale......
" 20 " Discs Abolished: Longer . Double-deckers O N June 23,
"20" discs will be abolished. As from that date it will also be unnecessary for th e speed limit to be painted on the near 'sides of heavy g oods vehicles and tractors,......
Hull Museum Re-opened
THE transport museum at Hull, which was open from 1932 until the war, was re-opened last week. It houses En g land's oldest tram, sta g e and mail coaches, and a hansom cab......