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18th January 1935
18th January 1935
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The Persecution of Drivers

T HE activity of the police is increasing in many areas, not, as might be concluded by the average citizen, in the endeavour to...

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True Inaccessibility is Inexcusable

T HE accusation has been made against the designer that his achievements in weight saving sometimes impair accessibility. In...

The Search for New Patents

T HE weekly inspection of new patents conducted by this journal often brings to light some interesting facts, apart from the...

Passing Comments

A STRIKING tribute was paid to Mr. A. T. James, K.C., chairman of the South Wales Traffic Commissioners, at a recent meeting of...

Special Features of this Issue

A new type of Solex carburetter, known as the GovernorTherrnostarter, is described, First mention of it was made in our...

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T "January issue of the A.E.C. Gazette states that there i

an impression amongst many operators that the efficiency of the oil engine can be improvedb advancing the fuel-pump setting...

One Hears

That steam still has a big pull with some people. That the Leyland Octopus is spreading its tentacles. That the Principality...

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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...

APPEAL TRIBUNAL ACTIVITIES

Dispensation Appeal To - day. An appeal by E. K. Cole, Ltd., against the refusal of the Eastern Licensing Authority to grant...

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PERSONAL PARS.

The Minister of Transport has appointed Mr. D. E. O'Neill to be his private secretary in place of Mr. Aubrey Clark, who has...

IRAQ PIPE-LINE OPENED.

Last Monday, King Ghazi of Iraq performed the first opening ceremony for the 1,150-mile pipe-line carrying oil from the Kirkuk...

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S.A.R. CALL FOR CHASSIS.

The South African Railways and Harbours are calling for tenders, which have to be presented in South Africa by March 11, 1935,...

A NEW MOBILE SHOVEL.

E. Boyden and Co., Ltd., Old Trafford, Manchester, has recently introduced a new mechanical shovel, It is known as the...

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USING OIL FUEL FOR A PETROL • VEHICLE.

An important test case came before the stipendiary magistrate at Wolverhampton on January 11. The point was as to whether a...

RETAIL TRADERS AND RECORD-KEEPING.

At the bi-annual meeting of the Scottish Federation of Grocers' and Provision Merchants' Association, Mr. J. Thomson, of...

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COMPANY REGISTRATIONS IN THE PAST YEAR.

Company registration figures, prepared by Jordan and Sons, Ltd., Chancery Lane, London, W.C.2, show that, in 1934, 446 public...

NOTABLE PROGRESS IN TYRE • MANUFACTURE.

Figures illustrating how the pneumatic tyre is giving much longer service at greatly reduced first cost were quoted by Mr. F....

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

Glasgow Corporation's gas committee is boyfog an Albion tank wagon. Glasgow Water Committee has authorized the purchase of two...

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CHECKING TYRES ON TEST 'VEHICLES.

The maker of the Schrader tyre valve has produced a rotating air connection or joint by which a motor vehicle can be equipped...

Solex Governor Carburetter

A NEW carburetter, which embodies a governor, has just been placed on the market by Solex, Ltd., 223-231, Marylebone Road,...

Over 90,000 Motors in Ireland

A CCORDING to official returns / — Lissued by the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland Governments, the total number of motor...

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THE EFFECTS OF APPEALS

on the haulage industry Vital Principles That Underlie the Decisions of Licensing Authorities and the Appeal Tribunal. Points...

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A Powerfully Engined Light Oiler for South Africa

The Dieselet 3-tonner, Equipped with a Perkins Leopard Engine for Colonial Conditions, is Subjected to Cursory Test O VERSEAS...

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THE OPERATOR'S ANC E ON VITAL PROBLEMS

Readers Express Strong Convictions Regarding Some of the Major Problems Affecting . the Fourth Largest Industry in the Country...

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NATIONAL

BOARD OVERRIDING WESTERN AGREEMENT? In the coarse of a statement issued last Saturday, Mr. K. G. Foster, chairman of the...

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An Ingenious New Coupling

for articulated vehicles A System Invented by the Carrimore Company which Permits Squareended Semi-trailer Body to Extend to...

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November's Registration Returns Analysed

Tendencies that are Discernible from a Close Study of the Latest Figures Issued by the Ministry of Transport THE monthly...

MAY CHASSIS FRAMES BE EXCHANGED?

T O what extent may the components of a lorry be transferred to another, without altering, for taxation and registration...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

INTERNAL AIR MAILS IN FRANCE. A SCHEME is coming before the French Chambre des Deputes to give a company a monopoly to start...

Valuable Results from Air Transport Conference

T HE first national conference to be held by the air transport section of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors since it...

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Miners Appeal for Licences

A N important appeal by the Betteshanger Miners •Mutual Self-help Club against the refusal of the SouthEastern Traffic...

Fighting Policy Essential for the Industry

D ESPITE the fact that the motor L./industry contributes one-tenth of the national revenue, and is the fourth largest industry...

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M.H.C.S.A. PRESIDENT RESIGNS

A FTER a long period of office as ripresident of the Motor Hirers and Coach Services Association, Mr. H. T. Rickards resigned...

Appeal Order Ignores Advice

T HE Minister of Transport disagrees with the recommendation of Sir Henry Wynne, that an appeal by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.,...

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TROLLEYBUSES WIPING OUT TRAMS

A N N official Ministry of Transport return giving details of the operations of tramway undertakings in Great Britain for the...

NEW PACT FOR OVER 15,000 WORKERS?

A BOUT 50 delegates; representing over 15,000 bus and tramway workers in Scotland, attended a confer. ence in Edinburgh, under...

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£90,000 TROLLEYBUS ORDER PENDING?

IN his report on the reorganization of Ithe Johannesburg municipal-transport system, Mr. L. M. Barry, the manager, suggests...

FUTURE OF LIVERPOOL SYSTEM!

L IVERPOOL Corporation's passenger-transport committee considered, last Friday, the report of Mr. W. 0. Marks, the general...

The Effects of Motor Roads on Vehicle Design

T HE National Socialist seven-year plan for a great system of motor highways throughout Germany is being carried into effect...

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A British Fleet of Tankers and Pipe-carriers for Persia

OPINIONS and QUERIES Advantages of CopperAsbestos Gaskets. Trying Out a New Articulated Six-Wheeler Organizing the Maintenance...

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E.R.F. Eight-wheeled Tankers for edible oils

Two 14-ton Oil-engined Chassis Equipped with Butterfield 3,000 -gallon Tank Bodies TUST prior to the Scottish Show in November...

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Haulage Opportunities

Bright Prospects for .Heavy Industries. Bigger Coal Demand Likely. Distributive Trades in Better Position A Nimportant item of...

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Saving Space on Trolleybuses

A Resume of Patent Specifications that have Recently been Published A N improved layout for a trolIeybus chassis is shown in...