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16th October 1928
16th October 1928
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Overloading, Once Persistent, but • now Habitual.

W E were greatly impressed by an observation mad 6 to us recently by a leading haulage contractor. He bad been criticising some...

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Loose Leaves.

VN E hear good reports on all hands of the World Motor Transport Congress at Rome, the attendance being satisfactory, the...

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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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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

PLYMOUTH Corporation is to obtain quotations for the supply of two light motor vehicles for the electricity department. LEEDS...

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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS.

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. This is a new feature which we hove to...

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A GOODS VEHICLE BUILT, ON BUS LINES.

Detail of a Striking Van Utilising a Passenger Chassis and an Exceptionally Interesting Body. I T is not always that users of...

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A New Servo-braking Mechanism.

W E propose later to deal with any outstanding featurps of the exhibits at Olympia, but would like now to draw attention to the...

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ACCOMMODATING A FLEET OF 200 BUSES.

Lord Derby Opens New L.U.T. Garages and Repair Shops. Some Details of the Company's Fleet and Services. B Y the end of March,...

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AN EIGHT-TON SIX-WHEELER FROM SCOTLAND.

Brief Details of a New Halley Rigid-frame Model with a Six-cylindered Engine and Worm Drive. S OMB time ago Halley Motors,...

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To Protect Standing Vehicles from Frost.

NOW winter is drawing near, many , users will be thinking of buying engine-heaters to protect their vehicles, while standing...

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THE TRANSPORT PROUD THE WHOLESALE BAKER.

The Road-motor Activities of a L Sidelights on the tie Bakery Concern. Interesting Working Adopted. I T has come to be...

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SIX-CYLINDERED ENGINES FOR LONDON BUSES.

A Further Step Towards Perfection in Bus Design. A NYONE who has kept in close touch with the aims and wishes of the directors...

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A Fire Pump with Portable Auxiliary.

A BRITISH motor-manufacturing concern which has 1 - 1 paid much attention to the cultivation of the market which exists in...

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SIX CYLINDERS FOR A HEAVY-DUTY CHASSIS.

Yet Another Example of the Growing Tendency to Use the Advanced Type of Engine. rr HE trend towards the use of six cylindered...

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• PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. THE LEEDS-BRADFORD-LONDON SERVICE. A Pioneer Venture which has...

PLYMOUTH'S MUNICIPAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT.

A Committee Report on a Proposal for Displacing the Entire Tramways System by Motorbuses. MEE Plymouth Corporation recently...

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ANGLO-WELSH LONG-DISTANCE SERVICES.

An Increase in the Number of South Wales Operators Running Services into England has Lately Become Apparent. F ROM centres in...

MORE SIX-WHEELERS FOR MUNICIPALITIES.

The Portsmouth and Sheffield Authorities Both Purchase Further Six-wheelers, Brief Details of which are Given Below. T EEE...

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• A LONDON OWNER'S SERVICE TO CARDIFF.

A Well-equipped Tilling-Stevens Coach, Incorporating a Dodson Body, is being Used on this Long Anglo-Welsh Route. LSEWHERE in...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

The New Tyne Bridge Aids Bus Transport.

A N important bus development, coincident with the opening of the new Tyne Bridge by the King on Wednesday fast, was the...

Institute of Transport Awards.

A T the first ordinary meeting of the -CI-Institute of Transport held in London on Monday of last week, the retiring president,...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Dealing with the Ever-recurring Question as to the Meaning of the Term Ton-mile. T HERE are some things which seem doomed to...

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The Importance of Efficiently Filtering Engine Oil.

'VIEW users of motor vehicles realize what a large amount of foreign matter collects in lubricating oil unless this be very...

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SOME DIESEL ENGINE CONSIDERATIONS.

Products from a British Works. The Influence of b.m.e.p. upon Exhaust Cleanliness. The Beardmore Fuel Pump. T HEgreat...

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL.

Interesting Contributions from Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics. Making Starling Easier. T HAT the interest in...

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TURBULENCE IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. A N effort in the direction of increasing the turbulence of the mixture...