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18th February 1949
18th February 1949
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The Problem of Price

S OONER or later the industrialists of Britain will be called upon to face considerable and, possibly, grave and far-reaching...

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The Tribunal on Changes of Base

I N upholding the decision of the Yorkshire Licensing Authority to allow B. Booth, Ltd., to continue a parcels-transport...

Passing Comments

Preventive MaintenFFIC1ENT and reliable ance to Arrest Brake " braking is vital to safety. Troubles In this connection an...

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N.E. Scheme : Operators Giving In?

R ESISTANCE to the proposed area scheme for passenger transport in the north-east appears to be crumbling. By sonte means,...

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Pilot Injection in Six London Buses

INCE last May, experiments have been carried out on pilot injection "—'for oil engines fitted to London Transport A.E.C. buses....

Tourist Board Hands Out50 Priority Coach Chassis

r LEVEN operators sat down last T—dweek to share out 50 priority coach chassis. The meeting in question was organized by the...

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Men in the News

MR. W. RAY TURNER has been appointed chief vehicle designer of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd. He was collaborator-designer of the...

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Television Interference : Compulsory Suppression

S UPPRESSORS have already been fitted to a number of commercial vehicles With petrol engines, notably to 25,000 Post Office...

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Another 3 c wt. Saved in New Metal Body

TWO 8-ft.-wide prototy,pes of the I Leyland Farington double-deck body have been mounted on Leyland PD.2/3 125 b.b.p....

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Latest Contribution to Pilot Injection

The Future of the Oil Engine Depends Largely Upon the Progress Made in Fuel Injectors and Pumps T HE oil engine, as used on...

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Strong Justificatic Change of Base is Needed,

Says Appeal Tribunal U NDER the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, a "permanent base or centre," for the purpose of granting A...

THE FACTS OF THE CASE

'THE Yorkshire Licens.ng Authority granted B. Booth, Ltd:: a B licence I. to continue a parcels service from a base from East...

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Did They Miss the Bus?

I READ with incredulity the article "They Missed the 1 Bus . . ," by Mr. Firth Butterfield, in your issue dated January 28....

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T 13 convince a representative of the newly forr Bombay State

transport organization that the engined light passenger chassis could give a gi performance under the most adverse conditions...

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The Trolleybus is a Dollar-saver

A Leading Trolleybus Manufacturer Endorses the Views Expressed by our Correspondent in the Article Entitled "Be Fair to the...

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Subsidy for Road Transport

in Anglesey? I N an article published in "The Commercial Motor on September 10, 1948, it was suggested that in each county...

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Costing a Parcels Service

How the Figures in "The Commercial Motor " Tables of Operating Costs can be Applied to a Specific Case—that of a Large Operator...

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Semi-trailer Outfits on Shuttle Service

T HE well-known tailoring concern of Montague Burton and Co., Ltd., runs a day-and-night shuttle service between Leeds and...

Welding 1,000 Studs an Hour

T HE electric welding of studs on to such components as mudguards, bumpers and silencers, and to the ehAssts frame for securing...

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Electric Drive to Tractor Front Wheels

A SCHEME for driving the front wheels of a tractor by electric power forms the subject of patent No. 610,501. which comes from...