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10th October 1947
10th October 1947
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Automatic Transmission Possibilities

F OR the past 15 years, the public has been enjoying Risk of Sabotage by Aggrieved the luxury of fluid transMaintenance...

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Promoting International Friendship

B RITAIN is all out to promote its trade overseas, both in the Empire and in foreign countries. To achieve targets which in...

Passing Comments

Rootes Group Makes A RECENT speech by Sir Progress with " William Rootes contains Rationalization . . some particularly...

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A T the meeting of the Road Haulage Wages Board, held in London last Tuesday, the main points discussed were:—

(a) Reclassification of vehicle steps in connection with wages, the object being to place the whole country on the same basis....

Matador Goods Chassis Modified T HE A.E.C. Matador four-wheeled chassis is

now being produced in .a series, incorporating the new A.E.C. 9,6-litre direct-injection oil engine. Designated the Matddor...

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Unlimited Radius for Fertilizer

Spreaders IN a novel case concerned with the I licensing of vehicles for spreading fertilizers, the Appeal Tribunal has found...

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Persona l Pars MR. H. W. HarroN has resigned his appointment as chief engineer to Northern Coachbuilders, Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne.

MR. W. S. HAMMOND, general manager of the Northern Pump and Equipment Co., Ltd„ has left for the Middle East on a business...

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DROP IN PRICES OF SURPLUS VEHICLES 'THE average price per

vehicle sold I at the fourth auction sale of Government surplus vehicles, which concluded at Byram Park, Brotherton, West...

Passenger .

Transport News NO EXTENSION OF WORKMEN'S FARES TO COVER STAGGERING EE XTENSION of the availability of workmen's tickets to...

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New Austin Van Has

I.F.S. and O.H.V. D ESIGNED to supersede eventually the present 8 h.p. and 10 h.p. types, a new Austin 10-cwt. van, the A.40,...

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TARGET

for To-morrow Institute of Transport Presidential Address Points to Dangers of Overcentralized Transport Under State Control...

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Helping a Newcomer

on to His Feet The Conclusion of a Series of Three Articles, in which the Elements of Costing are Explained to an...

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Luxury Cornmers for Saving Lives

C AREFUL attention to N.-• functional design is seen in a new ambulance, based on a Commer 25-cwt. forward-control chassis,...

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MONKEYS AND MARBLE

Are All in The Day's Work for an Enterprising London Haulage Company Which is a Member of " Artco." By J. D. McLintock S...

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IS THIS THE BUS WE NEED?

Kaiser Six-wheeled Articulated Vehicle with 275 b.h.p. Supercharged Oil Engine, Seats 40 Passengers as a Coach or 63 as a Bus....

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Despite its laden taleight of about 15 tans 31 cwt.,

the Kaiser coach has a remarkable performance. Power is supplied by a Cummins 275 b.h.p, engine, which makes easy work of...

New Air Hammer A NEW air-operated hammer, which can be worked

from any shop air line or compressor, has been introduced by the Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Redditch. It weighs 20 oz., and...

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Designed to Operate at High Speed Under Arduous Overseas Conditions, the Crossley Export Single-decker Chassis, Incorporating a...

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Safe Roads Pay Dividends

Research Saves Lives and Money. D.S.I.R. Plans for Promoting Safety on the Roads. Official Accident Statistics Criticized as...

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Road Transport Delivers the Houses Complete Houses in Sections are

Carried by Road by a Big American Concern Specializing in Prefabrication I N these days of housing shortages, not only in this...

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The Story Behind the

Modern Oil Engine— Told by Mr. S. Markland and Mr. N. Tattersall, of Leyland Motors, Ltd., in a Paper to the Institution of...

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Swedish Operators Welcomed by Britain

A T the invitation of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, a party of over 40 road operators from Sweden, members of that...

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Important -Recommendations by Safety Committee

M ANY matters which are likely, in the future, to affect the commercial vehicle industry are embodied in the Final Report of...