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15th March 1932
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A Transport Conference Suggested

T IIE Minister of Transport has expressed the view that, whilst few questions are more apt to provoke controversy than those...

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Independent Passenger vehicle Operators Should Think Twice.

D URIls7G the past few weeks a considerable -I--"number of passenger-vehicle operators has come to terms for the taking over of...

Reducing Congestion at Docks and Wharves.

T HE imposition of tariffs on the majority of imports will, unless due precaution be taken, undoubtedly cause a state of...

Eastbourne's Displeasure at a Commissioner's Ruling.

T HE attitude adopted by some of the Traffic Commissioners is not always happy or conducive to good feeling amongst operators....

LOOSE LEAVES

T HE Goodyear Airwheel has recently been further developed to run at a pressure of 10 lb. per sq. in. when utilized on motor...

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ONE HEARS

From a leader in The Financial News that the capital of the railways is £11,000 millions. That a nought can make a surprising...

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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...

The C.M.U.A. Luncheon

W E always look upon the annual luncheon of the Commercial Motor Users Association as one of the most interesting functions of...

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Personal Pars.

Mr. II. Stafford, of Hyde, has been appointed maintenance . engineer in Barrow-in-Furness Corporation's transport department A...

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A Successful Farcelcar Demonstration.

The demonstration of Fleet parcelcars, to which we referred in our issue dated March 1st, came to an end on March 4th, when the...

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Clayton Dewandre Trading.

During the year 1931 the Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., made a profit of £22,231, from which the directors have provided £5,622...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

BLACKBURN Corporation's transport department is to buy a lorry. BURNLEY Corporation is buying two S.D. Freighters for refuse...

ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES

A new ambulance station is to be built at Blackpool, at a cost of £3,000. The Surrey authority is to reconsider the question...

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Motor Organizations REPLY TO THE RAILWAYS

A MEMORANDUM has been sent to the Minister of Transport by the Conference of Motor Olin reply to that recently submitted by Or...

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A CONVERSKY

SIX-WHEELER Performs Well The Successful Flexion Balancer-arm Conver. sion Principle Applied to the Popular Bedford Chassis....

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A Hopper-type An Interesting Dyson

Six-wheeled Product "Built Mainly for the Grain-carrying Trailer Bulk Transport of Maize T HE adaptability of the trailer for...

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WHERE To FIND HAULAGE

BUSINESS A Feature which Hauliers will Find Helpful in Estimating and Anticipating Chances for Obtaining Contracts 1f/ EPORTS...

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Sunbeam Introduces A MODIFIED TROLLEY-BUS Chassis

A Regenerative Motor is Now Available with . a New Control Gear, Whilst a Simplified Transmission has been Adopted I T is...

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Oil Engines for Traction Purposes

MHE first of a series of three papers on Oil-engine Trac tion, by Mr. Alan E. L. Chorlton, C.B.E., M.P., M.Inst.C.E.,...

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WONDERFUL FORESTRY WORK

Modified Winch Gear and Improved Trailer Facilitate Forestry Operations with the Well known Latil KTL-type Tractor. Work...

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Some Railway Statements Analysed A Close Examination of Various Claims

Put Forward by the Railway Companies Shows Them to be Far from Water - tight T "past year has been disastrous for the railways,...

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Kamer-Blackstone Oil-engine Conversions

The Model K7 Karrier Required Only Minor Alterations and Additions ninE increasing popularity of the k compression-ignition...

A Redesigned

Champion Sparking Plug A REDESIGNED Champion sparking plug for commercial vehicles has made its appearance, which, although...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Road Transport for the Motor Trade. The Compression,ignition Engine Not a "Diesel!' Railways' Illogicalness Earl Howe on...

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Are Commercial Vehicles Unfairly Taxed ?

The Classes of Motor and the Taxes That They Pay. Why Increased Taxation Would Not Help the Railways By a Transport...

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Operating Aspects of Passenger Transport

7/1HE opening of the new Victoria .1_ Coach Station of London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., in I3uckingliam Palace Road, London,...

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IMPORTANT ITEMS OF THE PAST WEEK

• Coach Services for Easter. THE Minister of Transport, after consulting the Traffic Commissioners, has issued the following...

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Surrey Councils and London Coach Services.

AT a meeting of the highways com mittee of Southall Urban District Council, the clerk read a letter from Dorking Council...

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS

Southern Scotland. NEXT Tuesday's Edinburgh sitting will be concerned, in the main, with applications for long-distance tours...

Batteries for Bus Lighting

yliTTE safety of road travel at night, I particularly in the case of vehicles operating on country roads, is largely hound up...

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Thorough Treatment of the Subject of Income-tax Returns, with Reference to Depreciation and Hire-purchase Instalments

Problems of the HAULIER and CARRIER • T HE fact that I receive a number of inquiries about the preparation of income-tax...

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A 1 2-cylindered Maybach Oil Engine

A LTEIOUGH it is primarily intended for service in ilpowerful railcars, the new compression-ignition engine emanating from the...

An Oil Engine with a Cuff Valve

A N interesting type of engine has been designed in Belgium, and although it is not yet on the market, there are many features...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Uncertain Position of London Transport Bill. ryTHE Cabinet had not...

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FRONT ENTRANCES

designing for appearance and utility Our Bodybuilding Expert Outlines the Types of Door Already in Use and Offers Some...

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Controlling Ignition Timing by Suction

A Rgsum of Recently Published Patent Specifications A Sliding Gear with Helical Teeth. T HE names of W. 0. Kennington and...