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16th February 1934
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Opposition to Bridge Restrictions

T HE British Road Federation has a powerful case against the bringing into force of restrictions on bridges without the closest...

The Transport Advisory Council

I T has taken the Minister of Transport a long time to make up his mind as to the exact constitution of the Transport Advisory...

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Passing Comments

rr HERE is no lack of evidence that industry in Great Britain is moving south. The development of factory estates close to...

Special Features of This Issue

South Africa's bus services are dealt with in a short article. Page 30. Details are given of an interesting agrimotor wheel...

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One Hears

That even the bridge of size may soon become the bridge of sighs. —0- The question, will compression ratios go up now that...

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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...

Ministry of Transport Circular on Safer Roads

THE Ministry of Transport has sent a circular letter on the subject of safer roads to highway authorities in Great Britain....

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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

The watch committee of PONTEFRACT Corporation is buying a Leyland fireengine. The English Electric Co., Ltd., has delivered...

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A VALUABLE EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.

An organization, entitled the British Executive Employment Society, with headquarters at 133, Oxford Street, London, W.1, was...

The Transport Advisory Council

Details of the Constitution of the Council and the Different Interests that are Represented by Its Members jAVING completed...

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Efficiency of Oil Engines Upheld ( - N IL engines formed the subject

of an interesting lecture recently given by Mr. P. E. Biggar, of Leyland Motors, Ltd., to the East Lancashire and Cheshire...

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New Leyland Steel-framed Goods Body

A LWAYS alive to modern needs, Leyland Motors, Ltd., Leyland, Lanes, has taken a further step to meet the new taxation...

Waste-oil

An Improved Reclaiming Apparatus OR economical maintenance of in ternal-combustion transport engines it is widely...

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Interesting Suspension System in

A New Six-wheeler Conversion A CCOMPANYING illustrations reveal an ingenious suspension arrangement which has been incorporated...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent British Hydrocarbon Oils THE BILL'S SECOND READING. T HE House of...

Debate on Road Accidents

THE MINISTER'S PROPOSALS. A DEBATE took place last week on a motion by Mr. Glossop that this House views with grave concern...

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CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS.

RR. STANLEY informed Mr. Dobbie 1V1that some progress had been made with the preparations to publish in consolidated form the...

The Minister's Appeal for Co-operation

T "EHon. Oliver Stanley, Minister of Transport, made his first appearance in Scotland in his official capacity when he was the...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

LONDON-GLASGOW AND LONDONBELFAST FARES. Further news is to hand from Midland and Scottish Air Ferries, Ltd. The company...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

FIRE RISKS—SHOULD METAL BUS BODIES HAVE FIREPROOF FLOORS? The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR, [4254] Sir,—We have read in...

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Oil-engine Lubrication Problems

An Informative Summary of Practical Investigations and Analyses of Used Lubricant. Condmions of Value to Oil-engine Users. •...

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A Continental Chassis

with Under-frame Engine R ATHER late the German commercial-motor industry has realized the advantages of a short wheelbase and...

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A.E.C. Introduces an Eight-wheeler

R EADERS of this paper are familiar with the well-known Mammoth Major vehicle produced by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd.,...

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Licensing Problems Elucidated

A STEADY flow of inquiries concerning the Road and Rail Traffic Act continues to reach us and we publish this week a further...

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A MODERN STEAMEI

of Li g ht Wei g ht for 11 -ton Pay-1 Lds A BIG step forward in steamwagon design was made when the Sentinel Waggon Works,...

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An Important Memorandum on

WEAK BRIDGES The British Road Federation Sends a Deputation to the Minister of Transport, Pointing Out the Gravity of the...

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TRAILERS

for all purposes F OR some time trailers of various kinds have been manufactured in small quantities by J. Brockhouse and Co.,...

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A Tractor Wheel with retractable spuds

A FTER two years of practical development a new type Nvheel for agricultural tractors has gone into production in Germany, the...

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Wh ere I H ro a n rd a w n a d re S p te e e m l a A n c d ti C vi o ty n:

to Find Haulage Business T HE home railway traffic receipts form an accurate guide to the state of trade and industry in these...

Tenders of Interest to Hauliers

MENDERS are invited by the following latest dates (given in parentheses) :—W eymouth and Meleombe Regis T.C. for tarmac,...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS FIRST YORKSHIRE BIDS FOR 1934 "CONTRACT" LICENCES. PROPOSED...

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South Africa's Bus Services Developing

Interesting Statistics Now to Hand Concerning the Systems in a Number of Towns in the Union A LTHOUGH road mechanical transport...

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Special Fords at a Manchester Exhibition

A Wide Range of Vehicles, Tractors and Appliances for General, Municipal and Other Uses S PECIAL prominence at the Ford...

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Injection-pump Adjustment

A Msurne of Patent Specifications that Have Recently Been Published A FUEL-INJECTION pump should have two distinct adjustments,...