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10th November 1944
10th November 1944
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Improving the Breed

O NLY by supreme efforts will the commercialvehicle producers of this country be able to develop their Overseas markets to that...

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Away With the Out-of-date Tram !

DERIODICALLY we hear calls from various .11 quarters, not excluding well-known municipaltransport engineers, for the revival of...

Passing Comments

Who Can Represent the Road Transport Engineer . . . • A T the recent 25th anniver sary luncheon of the Institute of Transport,...

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One Hears

That Henry Ford is 81 and looks very fit. That Antwerp will save us millions of ton-miles and of gallons of fuel. That on the...

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News of the Week

SINGLE-DECKER TRIAL WITH LIQUID METHANE WITH its usual enterprise, Thomas VV Tilling, Ltd is operating experimentally e...

Rapid Progress by Haulage Groups

T-LE newly appointed secretary of the National Conference of Road Trans port Groups Mn jerrard, replaces Mr. P S Woodhouse....

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Personal Pars

FLIdflT-SERGT. P. R. Hmairar, has passed an examination of the Institute of the Motor Trade, froni Stalag Luft VI Camp, where...

Problem of Refuse Disposal Of New Housing Estates

THAT considerable transport econo mies could be 'effected • by the decentralization of refuse-disposal plants, to meet extended...

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Modern Metallurgy Aids Progressive Design

A PREDICTION that powdered metals, which, in use, are consolidated by pressure and heat, will play an important part in...

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Body Finish By Heat Treatment

Ltd„ Introduces New Material Which Dispenses With Laborious Polishing Methods A SYSTEM of body finishing, which removes the...

New 41--tormer at Swedish Exhibition

THE Swedish public has recently . been given an opportunity of seeing what its motor-vehicle industry is likely to be in a...

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Costs and Charges for Solving the Problems Furniture Removing of the Carrier

Furniture Removal is Not for the Ordinary Haulier : Some Preliminary Considerations Affecting Costs, with Particular Reference...

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ELECTRIC HEATER FOR ENGINE STARTING

N electric heater, designed as a permanent fitting in the air intake of an oil engine, has recently been introduced by Simms...

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Grouping and the Small Long-distance Haulier

A Section of the Haulage Industry SO far Overlooked in Grouping Schemes, is the Small Long-distance Operator. Our Contributor...

"Heavies" Arrange Their Representation Own

' Twill be interesting to follow developments in connection with the forma-. -tion of the British Transport Vehicle...

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PETROLENGINED VULCAN ES LIGHT OF HEAVY WORK

A VEHICLE which has given a good account of itself in the hands of many operators during the past few years is the Vulcan, both...

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A Review of Trailer and Trailer Body Design

How 30 years of Trailer Experience has Influenced the Design of Present-day Equipment. The Economy of the Trailer Should see...

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OPINIONS and Q UERIES TYRES ARE MORE SCARCE THAN FUEL T HE

fact that motorcars run on pneumatic tyres appears to have been overlooked amid the general enthusiasm aroused by the...

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New Method of Driving Sleeve Valves

1 NTERESTING developments i sleeve-valve engines are disclosed in patent No. 564,083, by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., J. Black...