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11th December 1923
11th December 1923
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The Prevention of Running Away . Backwards.

O NE HEARS periodically of instances of lorries and trailers running away in a backward direction. It may be said that,...

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ONE HEARS

There's plenty of room for a boom. That interest in the future is universal. Final farewells to the petrol-tax schemes. That...

HERE'S ONE

The farmer's boy had been brought from the plough to learn to drive his master's reconditioned onetonner to market. After an...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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AN ORIGINAL DESIGN OF SEMI-SOLID TYRE.

A NEW semi-solid tyre of original design is now being marketed in this country by Industrial Rubber Products, Ltd., 191-192,...

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THE LORRY'S PART IN PIONEER TELEPHONE WORK.

A Phase of Activity in which the Modern Motor Vehicle Excels. E MPIRE communications mean something more than the construction...

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Rail and Motor Competition in Jamaica.

L IEUT.-COL. F. D. HAMMOND, C,B.E., D.S.O., Royal Engineers, who went, to Jamaica early in the year on behalf of the Colonial...

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AN AXLE ITH NO UNSPRUNG WEIGHT.

Details of a Novel Method of Springing the Stub Axles Independently. A N UNUSUAL type of axle, in which unsprung weight has...

L.C.C. ADMITS FAILURE OF TRAILER TRAMCARS.

What Has been Proved by Tests with Vehicles of this Type. T O MEET traffic needs during the wJ. the London County Council,...

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VARIETY IN -TRACTOR-VEHICLE DESIGN.

Some Thoughts Arising Out of a Study and a Comparison of the Different Types of Six-wheeled Articulated Vehicles on the...

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IN FAVOUR OF THE MOTOR GULLY EMPTIER.

A Type of Vehicle which Has Proved Its Efficiency and Economy in Municipal Service. What St. Pancras Hopes to Save by the Use...

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• LONDON'S LA

IUS CHASSIS. . Exclusive Particulars of the NS-type Cl Low ( led to Give a One-step Entrance and a avity. W HEN THE first...

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THE ACTION OF A MODERN CARBURETTER.

How the Main and Compensating Jets Operate in the Zenith Device. (IN MANY occasions the Zenith CarkJ burettes Co., Ltd.,...

SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN PLAIN BEARINGS.

1 'J ANY EFFORTS have been devoted .1.V to the perfecting of various kinds of bearing-material with a view to reducing wear...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A NEW ALL-SEASON MOTOR COACH. Coach Owners and Potential Users...

THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM IN GREATER LONDON.

An Expert's Views of the Peculiarities and Difficulties of Passenger Transport in the Metropolis. TR. FRANK PICK, assistant...

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ASSEMBLING A MOTOR COACH WIRELESS SET.

The Requirements of a Good Receiver for Motor Coach Reception were Outlined Last Week. We go on now to a Consideration of the...

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NEW TOOLS FOR THE FLEET ENGINEER.

A Number of Productions Intended to Assist in Repair and Maintenance Work. IQ INCE ITS introduction a few years ago, the K.B....

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THE RECORD FOR LOW FUEL CONSUMPTION,

Further Details of the Wonderful Results Obtained with a 6-ton Thornycroft, the First Announcement of which Appeared in , Our...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver, and Repairer. I N THIS series of...

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THE HAULIERS' INQUIRE WITHIN.

How to Start a Bus Service in a Provincial Industrial Area Commencing with Four Buses Covering One Route. M ANY inquiries—both...

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THE LATEST FRENCH GAS PRODUCER.

Details of the E.T.I.A. Suction-gas Apparatus, which is Being Tried on Commercial Vehicles. T HE RISE in the price of petrol...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. CONTRIBUTIONS are invited for this page from...

• 458.—The Care of Fusible Plugs.

The fusible plug is one of the most important fittings on the boiler of a steam wagon, and yet this valuable means of safety...

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IDEAS ABOUT IGNITION.

Some Instructive Advice from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. MHE FAILURES which occur in con nection with the modern magneto...

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SOME UNCONVENTIONAL ENGINES.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. - The ERHAPS the most interesting part of specification No. 205,842, by L. A. Noel,...