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17th November 1931
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The Effects of Olympia

E VERYONE NERYONE who has visited the Commercial Motor Exhibition at Olympia is Convinced that it is certainly the finest that...

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Hauliers, Be Prepared.

F ROM time to time we make a point of reminding haulier readers of the importance of keeping themselves well informed of trade...

What of London's Passenger Traffic?

- A/[ANY are the opinions put forward as to the J-V-I-future of the London Passenger Transport Bill. The Prime Minister has...

ITIBE incidence of taxation on passenger vehicles is not realized

by the public. At Olympia last week, Mr. Arthur Spurrier, of Leyland Motors, Ltd., during the course of a speech, stated that a...

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A LUNCHEON TO THE C.M.U.A. AND L.D.R.H.A.

O N Tuesday last members of the Commercial Motor Users Association and the Long Distance Road Haulage Association were guests...

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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• ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES

Of the 4,069 million journeys made last year on London's buses, tramways and railways, the largest number (1,958 million) was...

Persanal Pars

Mr. L. H. Merryweather, who was formerly with the Vulcan concern as manager of its Manchester depot, has now joined the sales...

Transport and Regional Planning.

At a joint meeting of the Institute of Transport, the Town Planning Institute and the National Housing and Town Planning...

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New Vehicle Registrations.

A recently issued Ministry of Transport return shows that 13,577 motor vehicles were registered for the first time under the...

Hull Buys 30 Buses.

Hull Corporation has accepted tenders for the supply of 12 A.E.C. double-decker chassis costing £890 each, and eight...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

Hums city engineer is to obtain quotations for the supply of three 2i-3-ton end-tipping vehicles. The watch committee of LEEDS...

The Latest C.A.V.-Bosch Starter

A RECENT introduction. of C.A.V.-Bosch, Ltd., of Acton, London, W.3, consists of a new starter of the axial type. This...

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Vehicles and Appliances at

THE ROADS AND TRANSPORT EXHIBITION T HIS year the number of concerns exhibiting at the Public Works, Roads and Transport...

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Hydraulic Auxiliary Suspension

A System which Minimizes Frame Torsion and Provides for "No-load" Conditions O N July 29th, 1930, we described a suspension...

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Good Service

THE SOLUTION of RATE-CUTTING By W. R. JACKSON, The Warpool Transport Co. H AVING stated, in last week's issue of The...

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A NEW FRAMELESS TANKER B ESIDES the fact hat the tank

is constructed of aluminium alloy, there are several interesting features in the new Scammell articulated six-wheeled tanker....

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Advance News of

THE PARIS SHOW Numerous New Models will Figure Amongst a Collection of Interesting Exhibits. Oil Engines to the Fore....

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A T the Commercial Motor Show, which dosed only three days

ago, there was, by reason of the large number of bare chassis exhibited, a really good opportunity for the vehicle operator to...

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A New 1 0-cwt. Three-wheeler

The Fleet Parcelcar has an Unusual Chassis and a 51 h.p. Single-cylindered Engine. The Price of the Chassis is £75 A N...

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CONFERENCES

AT OLYMPIA A R6un-1 of the Papers and Discussions, During the Show Period, Under the Auspices of Various Important...

Oil Engines and Bodywork Under Review

O N Saturday, November 7th, two papers were read L./before a conference of the Omnibus Society, at Olympia, during the...

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Constructive Criticism by Bus Owners

U NDER the chairmanship of Mr. J. Howley, C.B.E., members of the Omnibus Owners' Association held a meeting at Olympia on...

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London Bus Proprietors Meet

THE HE chair at the meeting of the Association of London Omnibus Proprietors was taken by the President of the Association, Mr....

C.M.U.A. and L.D.R.H.A. Discuss the Act

T AST Tuesday there was a confer ence of the Commercial Motor Users Association, which was followed by a luncheon, at which...

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The S.D.H.A.'s Encouraging Meeting

O N November 10th a promising public meeting was held at Olympia under the auspices of the Short Distance Hauliers Alliance....

Co-ordinated Action by P.S.V. Associations

O N Wednesday last there was an attendance of about 100 people at the public meeting called under the auspices of the National...

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Appeal System Criticized by M.H C.S

T I - 111 first annual meeting of the Motor Hirers and Coach Services Association, Ltd., since its formation into an...

Municipal Operators Discuss Bus Design

O N the occasion of a Conference, held at Olympia on Thursday last, organized by the Municipal Tramways and Transport...

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New Ideas in

GOODS BODYWORK A MARKED tendency evidenced by the goods-carrying bodywork seen at Olympia was certainly that of utilizing...

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A New Rim for Giant Pneumatics

MHE Goodyear type K rim for giant pneumatic tyres is of interest alike to owners of new and old vehicles, as well as to...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Maladministration of the Road Traffic Act.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3571] Sir,—We have been running coach services to south-coast towns for a number of years...

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Leyland's Experimental Transmission

A Torque Converter Embodying a Two-way Clutch Controlling an Hydraulic System and a Direct Drive TAURING the period of the...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE COMMISSIONERS' FORTHCOMING PUBLIC SITTINGS Details Extracted from the Gazettes Published by Area...

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COACH OPERATORS ORGANIZING IN SOUTH WALES

Already 50 Members of New Coach Section of Motor Omnibus Proprietors Association MEM new Coach Section which has been...

ALL OPERATORS SHOULD ASSIST THE FARES TRIBUNAL

This Opportunity to Put Forward the Operators' Views Must Not Be Lost I N our issue dated November 3rd, on page 387, we...

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FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ROADWAYS FEDERATION

Some Signs of Public Sympathy Evidenced. Authoritative Speeches A T the public 'meeting held on November 9th by the Roadways...

BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

East Midland Sittings. WE are requested by the Commis sioners for the East Midland Area to advise operators that the...

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A Heavy-fuel Gasifier for Petrol Engines

A GASIFIER, to permit the use of heavy oils as fuel for petrol engines of normal compression, is being introduced into this...

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Renewing Valve Seats

A Msumg of Recently Published Patent Specifications I N patent No. 352,856, Harold Andrews, of the Harold Andrews Grinding...