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13th June 1922
13th June 1922
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T HERE is described in this issue.a new trolley'bus designed by

the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd. We are glad to find that commercial vehicle manufacturers, with their great experience of...

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ONE HEARS

Of too many road accidents. Of conventionalism in design. Of coach owners seeking the travellers' advice. That running...

HERE'S ONE

Jones, steering his van carefully round a hair-pin bend, met a light car careering along on the wrong side of the road. Both...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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THE ROYAL SHOW: LIST OF ENTRANTS.

T HE annual Show organized by the Royal Agricultural Seciety of England will be held at Cambridge from Tuesday, July 4th, to...

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THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DESIGN.

A Comm - ent Upon Sir John E. Thornycroft's Paper. By Engineer-Designer. T HE paper read by Sir John E. Thornycroft, K.B.E.,...

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A TRAVELLER'S SHOWROOM ON WHEELS.

The Latest Type of Commercial Traveller's Vehicle, which Enables Business Between Salesman and Buyer to be Conducted in the...

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LONDON'S BUS BUILDERS MAKE TROLLEY-BUSES.

Another Prominent Concern Enters the Lists With a Well-designed Vehicle Drawing Current From Overhead Wires. I TWILL be...

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RUNNING COSTS FOR A GULLY EMPTIER.

M ANY MLTNICIPAL authorities have proved beyond a shadow of doubt that the motor-propelled gully or cesspool emptier possesses...

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DEVELOPMENTS IN

IERCIAL AVIATION. How Progress is Being Made in Encoi The Importance of Rapidity in Tra Inter-Continental Transport of Goods....

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ROAD AND MOTOR PROBLEMS.

Municipal Views Expressed at a Meeting of the County Councils Association. V ARIOUS matters affecting roads and motor vehicles...

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN DIFFERENT TRADES.

A Few Facts in Connection with Loads and Loading of Use to Agents. By " Vim." T 0 BE able to converse intelligently with his...

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PARKING PLANS FOR VISITING COACHES.

Official Information, Aided by Maps, Which Should Prove of Inestimable Value to Coach Proprietors. A 8 QUITE a number of motor...

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NOVELTY IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE DESIGN.

A Description of the Elite "Electric Horse," Light and Heavy Chassis and Tractor. Some Points in the Design of the Collecting...

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DOUBLING VAN ADVERTISING VALUE.

A Means by Which the Motorvan User Can Virtually Secure the Publicity Value of Two Vehicles in One. 1 N THE course of several...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. MOTOR COACHING IN THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. The Activities Of Two...

A COACH OWNER'S SUMMING-UP.

A Candid Critic Interviewed by a Representative of The Commercial Motor. T HREE months in the year 100 per 'cent. loads; •...

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HOLIDAY COACHES AT COLWYN BAY.

Ilow Conditions at This Resort Differ From Those at Llandudno. B Y REASON of the close proximity of Colwyn Bay to Llandudno,...

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NORTH WALES COACH SEASON BEGINS.

Lower Fares ; More Coaches ; Big Motor Bus Traffic. W IIEN ONE takes a bird's-eye view of the Llandudno and Colwyn Bay motor...

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COACH SEASON OPENS IN DURHAM COUNTY.

W HEN the motor coaching season proper, so far as the Newcastle .neighbourhood is concerned, was ushered in during the...

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THE 2-TON ALBION REDIVIVUS.

A Model with Monobloc Cylinders, Plate Clutch, Four Speeds, and Worm Drive. B EFORE the war the two-ton Albion vehicle was one...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

The Problem of Securing Loads or a Constant Use of the Vehicle ; the Freight Exchange and the Clearing-house. W E HAD a lot of...

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A NEW ELECTRIC LORRY CRANE.

T HE TYPE of motor vehicle on which a crane is fitted possesses many outstanding uses, primarily on account of the fact that it...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford' ). O UT OF A large correspondence recently dealt with by me I have picked...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

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

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

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

219. — Prolonging the Life of the Daimler.

The eccentric shaft on all Daimler vehicles is driven by a silent'ehain. In the Y type this chain is lubricated by a small...

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CARBURETTERS AND BRAKES.

A Resume of Recently Published Patents. An interesting carburetter, embodying many ingenious features, is described by H. C....