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13th March 1928
13th March 1928
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Our Impressions of the Leipzig Fair.

A VERY Careful watch upon the developinents . of the German commercial motor industry has always been maintained by The...

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ONE HEARS

Of blind bends and blind humps. Of no glad eye yet from the railways. That tipping lorries like being tipped. 'That the 24th...

HERE'S ONE

A University magazine, "Oxford and Cambridge," illustrates the arch or tunnel type of motorcoach in which the rubber-necks are...

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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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A Six-in-one Petrol Pump.

A UNIQUE; type of motor spirit pump has recently received the approval of the Standards Department of the Board of Trade. It is...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Tetra-ethyl Inquiry. Road Damage from Tractor Wheels. Putting Limits on Heavy Transport. The Railways Bills. The Road...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

BIRKENHEAD Corporation has decided .purchase two Dennis 21-ton tipping agons at a cost of £780 each. WAKEFIELD Watch Committee...

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A NEW TWO-LITRE AMBULANCE CHASSIS.

Details of the Latest Vulcan Product, Which Has a Six-cylindered Engine and Other Noteworthy Features. T RE exacting nature of...

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FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICE IN EGYPT.

An interesting Dennis Appliance Built for Use in Alexandria. M MOST of the important British commercial-motor manufacturers...

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LONG JOURNEYS BY RESTAURANT COACH.

Some Details of a Vehicle Being Used on the Latest Service Between Newcastle and London. T" H E recent inauguration of tla-G...

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New Models for Road Making and Maintenance Work.

I N view of the fact that Republic commercial vehicles have been before the motor industry of this country for a number of...

A Rotary-pump Washing Plant.

A NEW vehicle-washing appliance, known as the Eagan, has lately been placed on the British market by Equipments, Ltd., Morley...

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COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AT THE LEIPZIG FAIR.

A Review of the Developments of the Ger the Bus Section. New Ideas Heavy-yehicle Industry. Rapid Growth of Rear Bogies for...

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Tendencies in Chas sis of German Make.

FROM the technical point of view, the Leipzig Show of commercial vehicles and chassis is rather disappointing, although there...

Features of Engine Design.

IT is only natural that Germany—the birthplace of the Diesel engine—should see the further development of this type of engine...

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New Bogie Axles for Six-wheelers.

CONSIDERABLE progress is still being made in the development of the rigid-frame six-wheeler, of which several remarkable new...

Some Features of Chassis-frame Design.

THERE is little of a striking nature to be found in the actind frames of the chassis; With one or two exceptions they are...

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The Vogue of the Bus in Germany.

THE type of public-service vehicle which seems to hb required' in Saxony, Bavaria and the other neighbouring f: totes is the...

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Parcelcarriers a Feature of the Show.

GERMAN users appear to have a great partiality for the light-load carrier, of which large numbers are to be seen in the...

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Refuse Collectors o F Advanced Type.

THREE forms of refuse collector are shown at the Fair, two of them being displayed in the open grounds, where, by the way, a...

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Some Tippers and an Interesting Fire-fighting Outfit.

TIPPING bodies are shown by the firm of Bussing—one which our report must show to be an exceedingly active : and enterprising...

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WHY STEAM WAGONS COST LESS

TO RUN. The Improvements Which Have Made for Economy. in Running Cost. T HE wire-drawing or loss of steam pressure, one of I_...

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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. 577:—A Cause of...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A SPECIAL HOTEL FOR COACH TOURISTS. An Innovation Which is...

BUS-SEATING ARRANGEMENTS.

The Ministry of Transport Gives a Decision on an Interesting and Important Point. A RISING out of an interesting point with...

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EQUIPMENT FOR ALL-WEATHER BODIES.

How a Well-known London Concern Facilitates the Coachbuilder's Work in Constructing Modern All-weather Vehicles. E VOLVED from...

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SPEEDING-UP BACON DELIVERIES.

How the Use of Two Motorvans and a Mobile Stockroom Promotes the Business of a Well-known Wholesale Grocery Concern. W...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER,

The Two Things which are of Most Interest To-day are Heavy Loads and Long-distance Runs. T IIERE can be no doubt whatever that...

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SOME USEFUL TIPS.

Interesting Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. How to Make a Maudslay Valve-box Drawer. A LTHOUGH the valve...

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AN ENDEAVOUR TO SECURE SILENT GEARING.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. H AD the specification No. 284,955 not borne the wellknown name of...

A Hydraulically Operated. Change-speed Gear.

THE gear shown, in the specification of Heinrich Bolts hauser,' No. 234,926, is of the type' in which all gears are in constant...