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19th February 1929
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.T.N, no other sphere of - 1 -Andastry has More re rearkable

progress taken place than in that concerned with the transport of passengers by road, and nothing else has conferred ,greater...

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Extending the Employment of Compressed Air.

U NTIL now the use of compressed air for auxiliary power requirements in the transport industry has been more common on trains...

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I NFORMATIONhas reached us that during

the intensely cold Weather experienced last week a number of London motorbus drivers was go badly chilled that they had to be...

ONE HEARS

Some very hot comments upon frozen roads. Of some new Ford trucks with bevel-gear axles. That Dundalk has 16,000 inhabitants...

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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...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

'WALSALL Corporation has accepted the tender of Mr. W. V. - Weston for the supPly of a Beau lorry. NEweonr (I.O.W.)...

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• The Year 1928

IN PARLIAMENT. How Road Transport Has Been Affected by the Bills and Orders Which Have Been Passed. D URING the past year, as...

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TWO NEW FORDSON TRACTORS.

More Powerful Engines with Magneto Ignition, Better Brakes and a" Sprung" Front Axle—The Most Prominent Features Both of the...

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LONDONDERRY ACCEPTS OFFER OF MR, H. M. S. CATHERWOOD.

:Londonderry_ .Corporation has .1. decided to lease ; th e municipal bus undertaki ng tee H. M. Catherwood, Lo.,. on e of t he...

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MINIMIZING FATIGUE.

1 - 11.11tING the past decade ever.1.linci - easing attention has been paid in all industries to the physical and mental...

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ACCOMMODATING PARCELS IN RURAL BUSES.

In Country Areas Many Passengers Have Bulky Packages to Carry—This Article Suggests Simple Methods of Dealing with this...

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RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKE LAYOUT.

How a Simplified Arrangement has Enabled Efficiency to be Improved. I T is particularly interesting to study the striking...

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How SILENCE is Being

Maintained. The Methods Adopted by Manufacturers to Enhance the General Refinement and Smoothness of Operation of their...

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LINCOLN'S Passenger TRANSPORT

ORGANIZATION. /7111.11 wisdom of establishing tbe headquarters of a transport organization the. centre of its sphere of...

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A Remarkable Demonstration Bus.

p NETTMATIO operation for the fourwheel brakes and the two doors is but one feature of a recent demonstration bus completed to...

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FREE WHEEL POSSIBILITIES

for Buses and Coaches. D URING the past few months great interest has been shown in free-wheel devices for use on private cars...

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MILESTONES

IN THE HISTO Y OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT PICTORIALLY PORT is: AYED. MHERE can be no better way of emphasizing the 1 many...

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THE INTERIOR

FINISH OF PASSENGER -VEHICLE BODIES. A Tthe present time a most important aspect of the passenger vehicle, from the general...

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SOME RECENT

IMPROVEMENTS IN CHASSIS DETAIL. Minor Features and Points in Design and Construction which Have Assisted in the Development of...

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a ITISH PASSENGE 1 11

EHICLE P 1 1 OGRESS D Ems 'PITE the immense improvements which have been made in the design of the modern types of passenger...

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Examples of PASSENGER SODY EQUIPMENT.

Safety and Comfort the Chief Considerations in the Use and Arrangement of Detail Furnishings. MHE keynotes of the equipment...

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eatures of PAS SENG ODY COMMIX ION.

A Brief Summary of the Constructional Details of the Modern Motor Coach and Motorbus. ENEATH the painted panels of the bus and...

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PROMINENT PASSENGER TRANSPORT OFFICIALS.

OPERATING COMPANIES. ' Mr. Sidney E. Garcke, M.I.M.E., M.Inst.T., is a member of the council of the British Electrical...

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THE ALL-WEATHER COACH and Its Opening Roof.

Some Features which have Popularized All-weather Equipment, and a Brief Review of the Different Interesting Forms which are...

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How Much Per Mile ?

OUR Tables of Operating Costs are • all calculated to show total costs and charges per mile or per week, as the case may be ;...

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Passenger Travel News Items.

The Jarrow and South Shields Trace tion Co. is seeking powers te . abandon the tramways and to run motorbuses. . * Mansfield...

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BRAKING THE HIGH-SPEED VEHICLE.

HOW Progress in Brake Design has Increased the Safety of all Types of Passenger-carrying Vehicle. C OMPAlelSONS are odious,...

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ROAD TRANSPORT AND THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

A Brief but Critical Examination Bearing Upon the Possibility of its Use by Road Motor Vehicles Under their Own Power. By...

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A LAYMAN'S CRITICISM of

BODY COMFORT. Some Suggestions for Attention to Details in Body Design, Ventilation and Heating, and Considerations on the...

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MAINTENANCE

of a TROLLEY-BUS FLEET. Trams Were Abolished. T HE bold step of dispensing with one form of transport in favour of another...

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THE ECONOMIC MAINTENANCE OF PASSENGER VEHICLES.

How This is Facilitated by Providing the Most Suitable Appliances in the Shape of Garage Equipment. Tr HE motor-coaching...

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TILLING AND BRITISH AUTOMOBILE TRACTION, LTD.

Satisfactory Progress Continues. The twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of Tilling and British Automobile Traction, Ltd.,...