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Municipal Reliance on Motors

T HE past year has been one of steadily extending activities in the motorization of the many branches of municipal work. The...

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LOOSE LEAVES

filHE Commercial -IMotor Show in November next will reveal a great many interesting things; the latest types of oil engine will...

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ONE HEARS

That the Road Traffic Act contains 123 sections. That the Orders and Regulations so far made thereunder contain 264...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY "The wheels of wealth will be slowed

by all difficulties of lranspori at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by thg roughness of the roads over which it...

A DELAY IN THE CHANGE - OVER OF LICENSING

(AN February 9th the Minister of L./Transport made the Public Service Vehicles (Transitory Provisions) Order, 1931, to enable...

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An Interesting Emergency Vehicle.

An unusual adaptation of a passenzer-type chassis to goods-carrying requirements has been carried out. in the case of an A.E.C....

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UPPER SALOON EMERGENCY EXIT

I NTEREST attaches to a device known as Bentley's patent emergency

exit for double-saloon vehicles, which is being han led in the area south of a line from Barmouth to Skegness by Messrs. le...

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MOTORBUSES or

TROLLEY-BUSES I F, 50 years ago, the roads of this country had been as good as they are to-day and if motorbuses had then...

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An Ingenious Auxiliary for Emergency Vehicles

Q REAT expense is incurred annually VI - by authorities operating fire pumps, ambulances, etc., in keeping petrol engines...

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Modern Equipment for

EFFICIENT REFUSE COLLECTION Q 'LUTE apart from the design . of dust-trapping covers for refuse . vehicles, which has received...

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The Institute of Transport Dinner

MHE 11th dinner of the Institute of Transport, which was held recently at the Connaught Rooms, as usual included a most...

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The Arrival of the

"NEW ERA" MNOR the past few weeks much in terest has been aroused in commercial-vehicle circles by the preliminary, anonymous...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Fire and Compression-ignition Oil Engines. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3354] .Sir,—Major Goddard has indeed given me a...

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Pro ressive !Municipal Motorization

T HERE may be few bright spots in the condition of affairs at the moment, but the progress of municipal motorization affords a...

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The Year's Progress in Municipal

PASSENGER TRANSPORT M UNICIPAL motorbus services of the present day are the growth of 30 years, although this is, from some...

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LONDON'S

Remarkably Efficient AMBULANCE SERVICE T HE London area has a remarkable ambulance service, one that is kept in readiness for...

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FIRE-FIGHTING

in all its aspects p RACTICALLY every town and city in the country makes use to-day of efficient fire-fighting appliances,...

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Britain's

Biggest Fleet of MUNICIPAL BUSES B IRMINGHAM is a city which has considerably extended its boundaries and developed rapidly...

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Road Transport Activities in Parliament

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Wholesale Prices Unavailable. M AJOR GLYN asked the Secretary of Mines to state...

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STEAM WAGONS AND APPLIANCES

for use by Municipal Undertakings L OCAL government authoritie s have not been slow to realize the many advantages of...

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Useful Advice

from the Traffic Commissioners T HE Traffic Commissioners for the South-eastern Traffic Area have recently issued a statement...

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Coach and Bus Services Share New Bournemouth Station

A S announced in our issue for last week, the new station built by the Hants and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd., close by The...

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EXPEDITING the

CHANGEMENT of PASSENGERS I MPORTANT features of any bus service are its regularity, punctuality and speed. In order that the...

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Specialists in Transporting Road Materials

M UNICIPAL authorities and concerns contracting for the making and repair of roads sometimes experience difficulty in arranging...

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Oil-engined Buses

for Municipal Service A MONGST those who have accorded a hearty welcome to the oil engine in its application to the passenger...

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A DOUBLE-DECKER

of DISTINCTION W 1THOUT doubt the introduction of the Fluid Flywheel and self-changing gearbox, as a combination, for duty in...

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A Pneumatic Cushion Tyre of Advanced Construction

W E are able exclusively to announce that the Standard Pneumatic Cushion Tyre Co., Ltd., of 110, Fenchurch Street, London,...

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Our Analysis of

MUNICIPAL BUS SERVICES Our Annual Compilation, Based Upon Official Returns, Provides Evidence of the Increasing Use of...

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FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON VEHICLE WAITING

A S the result of experience gained during the past year with the restriction of - waiting time in the case of commercial...

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The Cost of Sweeping Roads by Motor

Some Experiences of Municipalities in Connection with Motor-driven Road Sweepers also Combined Road Sweepers and Collectors C...

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Glasgow's Experience of Motor Sweepers

Q I.JASGOW'S opinion of motordriven street sweepers, as expressed by Mr. C. H. Macfarlane, the director of cleansing, is...

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Operating Aspects

of Passenger Transport M UNICIPAL bus services at Walsall are growing apace and, during the past financial year, the...

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LIVERPOOL CORPORATION'S TERMS WITH THE L.M.S.

Co-ordination. Agreement at Last Made in Connection with Bus Services in the Liverpool F OR some months negotiations have been...

THE NEW COMPETITION ON THE LONDON-BOURNEMOUTH ROUTE

TORE details are now available to 111.The Commercial Motor g regarding the important step reeently taken by Greyhound Motors,...

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CARLISLE CORPORATION'S ACQUISITION OF LOCAL SERVICES

Important Financial betails are Explained in the City Treasurer's Report I N connection with the decision of Carlisle...