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17th March 1939
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Traders' Views on Road-rail Agreement

HERE are not wanting indications that traders; as a whole and in particular, are not• feeling too happy regarding the road-rail...

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Passing Comments

S OMETHING of a record must have been created by the 10-year-old Daimler bus in the service of Lancashire Corporation, which...

One Hears

Of plans to check the non-dimmer of head lamps. That the driver who leaves his vehicle at the roadside with head lamps blazing...

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1,500 KOELA GAS PLANTS FOR USE IN INDIA.

A 'agreement has been entered into by the Koala Producer-Gas Plant Co., Ltd.„eildwych House, London, W.C.2, for the supply of a...

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L.N.E.R.'s Disregard for Licensing Laws

QEVERE criticism was directed against the London and North-Eastern Railway Co. by Mr. J. H. Stick, East Midland Licensing...

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Road Transport Topics

In Parliament By Oar Special Parliamentaty Correspondent DIRECTION INDICATORS NOT COMPULSORY. T a suggestion byMr. Crowder...

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A New Down-draught Gas Producer of Belgian Design

riESIGNERS of producer-gas vehicles have long realized LP that carrying air to the centre of the furnace snakes for greater...

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The Labour-saving Launcip lan Needs Clever• Design

Good Interior Lighting and Ease of Access are Valuable Feature in the Design of the Laundr Van, whilst Headroom is Ofter Most...

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A PROMISING QUICK-C NGE OVERDRIVE GEAR

The de Normanville Epicyclic Device With Which Almost Undetectable Changes Can be Made at Full Throttle and Any Speed by a...

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STANDARDIZED UNITS FEATUR IN NEW CHEVROLET RANGE

I N our issue, dated November 11 last, we referred, more or less briefly, to the new Chevrolet 3-tonner, which re-entered the...

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Choosing Timbers for use in tropical climes

Concise Descriptions of the Merits and Marked Characteristics of a Few Empire Timbers for Vehicles to be Operated Under...

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What the Associations are Doing

MR. BIBBINGS 'SPEAKS OUT AGAINST RAILWAYS. A protest concerning the railway companies' 'square deal" campaign was voiced by...

Road-rail Agreement Not So Bright ?

S OME less optimistic views as to the peace pact " which has emerged from the road-rail negotiations were voiced by...

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"OLD YORKS PANEL," AFTER ALL

A meeting of Yorkshire road-transport employers, held in Leeds recently, decided on the establishment of an organization to be...

Pointers to Growth in A.R.O. Membership IF attendance at annual

functions be la criterion. then the steady increase in membership of A.R.O. is wide spread. At every annual dinner we have...

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ESTABLISHING RATIONAL RA 'ES FOR LIVESTOCK HAULAGE

A Schedule of Rates and Conditions Which Could be Agreed and Stabilized Now, a nd Which Would Give Undoubted Advantage to...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES ASK FOR STRIKE BALLOT D ELEGATES of bus employees of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd.,...

1930 ACT CONTRAVENED FOR YEARS

S TRONG protests against unfair and illegal competition, the effect of which, if allowed to continue, would be seriously to...

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Of Course, You Never Do IRONICAL "Hints to Pas1 sengers

" form one of the contributions appearing in the current issue of " Busman's News," an independent magazine published by a...

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Maker's Service Reduces An Operators Costs

An Efficient Haulage Business Has Been Built Up By Mr. E. Melia, of Bolton, and Its Organization is Practical and Complete Down...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES A CRY OF PROTEST FROM A SMALL HAULIER.

J SHOULD be very grateful if you will publish the following letter :— Having run my own business now for six years as a haulage...

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Special-duty Vehicle for Confectionery An Interchangeable Container System Which Helps

to Speed Up Loading Operations A N unusual method of carrying goods—in this case for distribution to retail shops—is adopted in...

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Electric Operation of Hydraulic Trailer Brakes

T o avoid the necessity of trouble1 some fluid connections between tractor and trailer is the object of the scheme shown in...