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14th February 1922
14th February 1922
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Wanted: A Fairer Taxation Period for Motor Coaches.

OTOR COACHES are beginning to blossom forth upon the ranks at the seaside resorts, with hoods, curtains and ample wandscre,ens,...

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MOTOR COACH COMMISSIONS.

How Owners are Exploited by Self-appointed Booking Agents. O NE OF the minor problems of the coach owners in the big...

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ONE HEARS

Of a 2 ton Ford. That the trailer is catching on. Of Barimar's bead on " botchers." Of American fondness for fenders. That...

HERE'S ONE

From New York, a correspondent asserts that :— "" If you hit a traffic tower A' 90 miles an hour, Its:' striking blocks' will...

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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 7 .4 the...

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TESTING HIGHWAY ENDURANCE.

Trying to Wear Out "a Roadway Quickly by Subjecting it to the Equivalent 01 15 Years' Normal Traffic. A SCIENTIFIC road test,...

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THE TREND OF COACH DESIGN.

Lighter Types Becoming Popular. More Comfort for the Passengers. Concealing and Supporting the Hood. Winter Tops. Carrying the...

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WHAT COACHBUILDERS ARE DOING IN 1922.

Types of Coaches which are Being Called For. Modern Tendencies in Design. The Use of Pneumatic Tyres. The Problem of the Spare...

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HELP FOR HAULIERS.

A Consideration of the Question as to Whether it is Advantageous to Enter into a Contract for Maintaining a Haulier's...

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A BUS STOP SCHEME FOR LONDON.

A T THE annual meeting of the Metro_ politan 'Boroughs Standing Joint Committee the executive reported having considered a...

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A TRIPLE SYSTEM 0 ;ENGER TRANSPORT.

Careful Organization and Selection of Route: Services Run by the Edinburgh Corp se of Suitable Vehicles Have Made the Bus Their...

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AMERICA AND THE CRUDE-OIL ENGINE.

Two Power Units Suitable for Commercial Vehicle Propulsion, and Claimed to be Superior to Engines of the semi-Diesel Type. By...

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TRANSPORT TIPS FOR TRADESMEN.

Particularly Addressed to those Who are Replacing Horsed Vehicles by ,Motors, or Contemplating So Doing. T HE purchase of a...

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MOTOR COACHING PREPARATIONS FOR 1922.

A feature popula,r and much appreciated amongst motor coach proprietors has been the section of "The Commercial Motor" which,...

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AN ALL-THE-YEAR-ROUND PASSENGER VEHICLE.

n NE OF the outstanding novelties at I•er last year's Olympia Show, in so far as passenger vehicles are concerned, was the...

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REPLACING THE BULLOCK IN BRITISH BURMA.

Motor Vehicles Have Proved More Economical and Expeditious on Work in Connection With the Oilfields of a British Colony. rr HE...

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BOOM THE BUS!

Confessing to Lack of Enthusiasm for the Trolley-bus, "The Inspector," Conceding it as a Temporary Expedient, Urges Support for...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). C rRIOUSLY, but perhaps naturally, I have lately had quite a number of...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on alZ subjects connected with the use of commercial 4110tOTS. Letters should be on one Side...

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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...

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ROADSIDE AND GARAGE.

A Page for Drivers, Mechanics Care of the Blower. • and Foremen. A Coach - bolt Suggestion, The sender of the following...

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PNEUMATIC TRANSMISSION.

A Resume,of Recently Published Patent: Mr. H. R. Ricardo is well known to all of us as an expert engine designer, and...