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Road freight

The rapid growth of roads and motor transport became increasingly effective in competing with the rail network, especially in freight haulage. Government regulation of this competition is an important theme in transport history.

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The Trunk Roads Act of 1936

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Road Haulage in the 1930s

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Labour legislation

Cabinet Conclusion 3. Transport Policy. 7 July 1966 (PDF, 1.506MB)

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Cabinet Conclusion 3. Transport Policy. 14 November 1967 (PDF, 1.781MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. The Transport of Freight: Draft White Paper. Memorandum by the Minister of Transport. 7 November 1967 (PDF, 8.516MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 4. Transport Policy: Road Haulage. 11 July 1967 (PDF, 2.788MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 2. Transport Policy: Road Haulage. 13 July 1967 (PDF, 2.769MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Road Haulage Policy: Proposals for the Revision of the Carriers' Licensing System. Memorandum by the Minister of Transport. 5 July 1967 (PDF, 3.201MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Road Haulage Policy. Memorandum by the President of the Board of Trade. 101 July 1967 (PDF, 0.524MB)

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Further reading

Aldcroft, D.H., British Transport since 1914 An Economic History (Newton Abbot & Vancouver: David & Charles, 1975)
Bagwell, P.S., The Transport Revolution, 1770-1985 (London: Routledge, 1988)
Barker T.C. & Savage C.I., An Economic History of Transport in Britain (London: Hutchinson, 1974)

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