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14th June 1935
14th June 1935
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Restrictions on Trade Licences 0 NE of the most important

functions of the general trade licence is to permit vehicle manufacturers and agents to give demonstrations of the capabilities...

Petrol-engine Design Not Stagnating

A CCORDING to a well-known authority on internal-combustion engines, Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, M.P., so great have been the recent...

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The Minister Retains His Post

W HATEVER we may think of the Ministerial reshufflings that have resulted from the change of Government, that was effected last...

Passing Comments

T N a recent bankruptcy case it was mentioned that 'the taxicab owner-driver concerned had 'bought his cab in 1922 at a cost of...

Special Features of this Issue

Good progress is being made with the German roads for fast motor traffic, as is indicated by a recent article from our...

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One Hears

That a determined fight is to be put up for reduced taxation on commercial vehicles. Of someone who thought that A, B and C...

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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 roughness of the roads over which it...

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AMERICAN EXPORTS LOWER.

There has so far this year been a slight falling off in the overseas demand for American commercial vehicles, this, however,...

PERSONAL PARS.

Hull Transport Committee has appointed Mr. G. A. Cherry, of Rotherham, as bus mainteiaance engineer. Major J. B. Elliott,...

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RAILWAY COUNSEL'S ALLEGATIONS OF HALF TRUTH.

• There were some sharp passages during the hearing by Sir William Hart, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, of an...

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NEWPORT WINS WELSH AMBULANCE COMPETITIONS.

Great public interest was shown in the ambulance-teams competitions for passenger-carrying concerns of Cardiff and District and...

OBJECTIONS TO B-LICENCE 'VARIATIONS :ILLEGAL

I N the North-Western Traffic Area, a bombshell has been dropped on railway opposition to B-licence variations, the contention...

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APPLICATION FOR LICENCE NO DEFENCE.

At Dundee Sheriff Court, Mr. Alan Miller, Carnous tie, was fined £1 for having, on March 16, used a lorry without a licence. He...

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Road Transport Topics

In Parliament By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent ROAD AND RAIL MOTOR-DRIVER WAGE RATES. THE question of wages paid...

CONCILIATION AGREEMENT REACHED IN SCOTLAND

A S briefly reported last week, the Scottish Conciliation Board has decided to continue until January, 1936, the present...

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Remarkable Progress with The German Motor Roads

After Less than a Year of Work, the First Section Has Now Been Opened. Exceptional Speeds by Commercial Vehicles W ORK on the...

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Scammell Announces New Trivan 3-tonner

A Goods-carrying Threewheeler Weighing Under 2 Tons and Possessing Great Manceuvrability. Suitable for Use as a Refuse...

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92 YEARS n the HAULAGE BUSINESS

With a Fleet of 27 Motor Vehicles, Cattermoles (Transport), Ltd., Concentrates on Carrying Awkward Loads, such as Large...

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PINIONS and QUERIES

Trade Weight Formula Disregarded by Court. Customs Fee Hampering Business with I. F. S. Braking Efficiency with a 30-cwt. Lorry...

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A New Appliance to Reduce Loading Costs

IT is an axiom of commercial-vehicle .1. use that the lower the proportion of standing time the more economical is its...

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50 Miles with The New Royal Enfield Parcelcar

A Simple and Practical Machine to Fulfil a Variety of Purposes. Ease of Control and Manceuvrability are Features of this Useful...

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Welding Raised from Suspicion to Approbation

I N recent years welding has come much to the fore, and it is curious to observe how this process has • risen from a despised...

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Little-known Facts About British Columbian Pine

By a Timberman IN an interesting article on the pro' duction of lift vans with wood frames, which appeared in the issue of The...

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THE STEAMER SECURE ir the BLEACHING INDUSTRY

Flexibility Association. and Fillitq Vital Factor in the Transport Organization of the Bleachers' fondling the Collection and...

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An Ingenious Top for Lorry Bodies

itfiANY operators use hoops, covered 1Y.Lby a tarpaulin, to protect loads on open-type lorries. A disadvantage of this method...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

BID TO ENCOURAGE AIRMINDEDNESS. A NEW line of propaganda for air tittravel is being started by the Commercial Aviation...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport All the latest news of important developments affecting p ubli cservic e vehicle owners ROAD-RAIL TRIPS...

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Municipal Bus Results

I EICESTER BUSES CARRY TRAMS. A S in many other towns, Leicester Corporation's revenue from " its buses continues to rise,...

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ANOTHER IRISH RAILWAY TO CLOSE

THE Great Southern Railways Co., Ireland, has decided to close to passenger traffic the Cork-Macroom branch line and to convey...

BETTER FACILITIES AFTER TRAMS ARE ABANDONED.

A T a meeting of Fife County Road .Board it was reported that W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., which has recently acquired the...

GREYHOUND ASSOCIATION SUBSIDIZES BUSES.

rpE value of bus services to the 1 promoters of sports or other meetings was exemplified at Cardiff, when Mr. William Forbes,...

EXTENDING BARTON SYSTEM.

I F the sanction of the East Midland Traffic Commissioners be obtained, Barton Transport, Ltd., Beeston, is to take over a...

CARDIFF TO BUY PRIVATE SERVICE?

C ARDIFF City Council is to apply to the South Wales Commissioners for sanction to run the stage service at present operated by...

ANOTHER LINCS MERGER IMPENDING.

A IVIONGST the applications for the transfer of licences recently received by the Traffic Commissioners are three to the East...

Bias in Council Contracts Alleged A LLEGATIONS of preferential treatment, spread

o'ver a number of years, on the part of Cornwall County Council, were made at the annual meetting of the Devon and Cornwall...

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Conflicting Views on

Bus Lighting, Heating and Ventilation papers on " Lighting as an Aid to Passenger Trans port " and" Heating and Ventilation of...

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Solving the Problems of the Carrier

How the Value of the Assets of a Haulage Business may be Considerably Depreciated if Goodwill be Lacking I T has been...

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An Unusual Injection System

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that 'have Recently been Published rROM F. Ritz, 1263, Eaton Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin,...

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Young Accumulator Company (1929)

Company's Sales Increasing. Further Expansion Anticipated. The sixth annual general meeting of The Young Accumulator Company...