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12th February 1924
12th February 1924
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At the End of 80 Years of Railway. Transport Domination.

HERE WAS a great deal of commonsense in the arguments of a speaker at a recent meeting of the Institute of Transport dealing...

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ONE HEARS

Of the new fabric's principal—Capital. That we seem to live in a road-block age. That paper battling is still stifling sabre...

HERE'S ONE

Crossing Piccadilly Circus when you've children in your charge Don't let them stop to "star-gaze " for a minute. (Unless you...

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,WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

A Show at Maidstone. The idea Of the holding of a displa,y or exhibition solely devoted to commercial motor vehicles by an...

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Economy of Motors for Municipal Haulage.

TN a report to the Chipping Wycombe .1Council, Mr. T. J. Rushbrooke; the Borough engineer, gives details as to the saving which...

Results of the Official Census on Class 1 Roads.

T BE report of the Census of Traffic taken on Class 1 Roads in Great • Britain by the Ministry of Transport in August, 1922,...

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ANSWERING S.O.S. CALLS FROM THE ROAD.

A =ROGGE the modern commercial motor vehicle has attained such a high degree of working efficiercy that it can, for all...

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MODERN METHODS OF RESTORING COMPONENTS.

Some of the Interesting Processes Employed by Barimar, Ltd. O ( - AWING TO the loss of time and the cost involved in obtaining...

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IMPROVING THE UNDERTYPE STEAM WAGON.

The Conclusion of a Critical Study of Present-day Types of Wagon Showing the Opportunities that Offer for Effecting...

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The Road Regains its Transport Value.

MHE WIDZ experience of Mr, Richard J. Howley, C.1.3.E., ie all matters relating to transport gives weight to the remarks...

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A SIX-WHEELER FOR BAD LAND.

Coupled Rear Axles With Four Driving Wheels, the Latter Shod With Twin Pneumatics, Assist in Conquering Sand and Snow. C...

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A SCHEME FOR ECOls ICAL MILK DELIVERY.

N T O ONE reviewing the extraordinary rapidity with which the motor vehicle has ousted other methods of transport in connection...

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THE HAULIERS' INQUIRE WITHIN.

A Story with a Moral —Tables of Cost to Conform with Increased Price of Fuel. I HAD a little business to do the other day, a...

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PROS AND CONS OF THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE.

Some Facts and 'Figures Relating to a Widely Used Method of Braking. I T IS A legal and practical requirement that two...

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ASSEMBLING A MOTOR COACH WIRELESS SET.

Instructions for Assembling the Set Considered Most Suitable for Motor Coach Work. I N the previous article of this series we...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. • AN ALL-METAL, ALL-WEATHER COACH BODY. An Interesting Method...

REPLACING TRAMCARS BY TROLLEY-BUSES.

An Enterprising Lancashire Municipal Authority, Realizing the Antiquity of the Tramcar, Seeks to Obtain Powers to Run Railless...

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• A DUAL-PURPOSE COACH BODY.

A New L.G.O.C. Design which Enables a Passenger Vehicle to be used in all Weathers Without Discomfort to Passengers. A N...

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A BUS STATION SCHEME FOR SWANSEA.

J N our last week's issue we gave preliminary details of a newious station which will probably be erected in Swansea in the...

Rear axle Design on London's N.S.-type Bus.

' O NE OF THE most striking deparle/tures from current practice in the of the latest type of L.G10. bus is the use of the...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

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Coil Ignition : the Advantages Claimed for it.

rpHE COAINTERCIAL motor user is -Iwell acquainted with magneto ignition, with which the great majority of vehicles are fitted...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 483.—Examining . the Tipping Gear on a Foden...

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SOME INGENIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS.

Useful Work Carried Out by Our Driver and Methanic Readers. I NTERESTING if somewhat lengthy letter from " IvYbridge, deals...

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A NEW FUEL FOR HIGHER COMPRESSIONS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. A N INVENTION which has aslits object the provision of a new fuel, one which willi...