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20th April 1926
20th April 1926
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COMMERCIAL MOTOR

Recognized in Business Circles as the Leading Journal. The Authority on all forms of Mechanical Road Transport. Largest...

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ONE HEARS

Plenty of Churchillisms. That Monday next is Budget day. Heavies' asking----" Will it be Bia:ck Monday? " That Jixis are to...

HERE'S ONE

The much advertised coach trip—" To hear the cuckoo in six counties "—had - been an unqualified success. The sun had shone...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

Big Dunlop Profits. The annual report and balance-sheet of the directors of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended...

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Local Proceedings.

Penzance Corporation is to obtain quotations for the supply of a motor lawn mower. Warwick Corporation has decided to purchase...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Wanted, a Cheap Non-splintering Glass. The Redemption of Tolls Over Roads and Bridges. By Our Special Parliamentary...

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FROM FARM TO BATTLEFIELD.

The Agricultural Tractor to Become the One-man Tank in War-time. Standard Components the Basis of a Varied Range of Machines....

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• NEW DESIGNS OF LOCK-NUT.

Two Interesting Types : One British and One French. T liE number of lock-nuts which has formed the subject of patent...

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INTERESTING PRODUCER-GAS DEVELOPMENT.

Notes on a Test Run with the Latest Model Tulloch-Reading Gas-producer. J UST OVER a year ago, in our issue dated April 7th,...

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Important Gathering of Those Engaged in the Road Transport Industry

at which Protests Against the Possible Raid on the Road Fund Entered into the Principal Speeches. T HE annual luncheon of the...

THE YEAR'S WORK OF THE C.M.U.A.

Important Activities on Behalf of the Hauling and Carrying Industry. T annual general meeting of the Commercial Motor 1 Users...

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MEAT DISTRIBUTION SE

Important Transport Activities at Traf Industrial Estates in the Country. FROM MANCHESTER. , one of the Most Intensely...

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V'Olfsu TRAPHAII PARK 61a , PUkTui-MANCHESTER ROAD SERV;CE

TRAFf'ORD PA RK ,/` I INS ULALD VAN . Port of Manchester Road Service, Ltd., use many trailers in connection with their...

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NOTES FROM NORTHERN IRELAND.

A Talk with a Pioneer in the Motor Industry. The Belfast Corporation's Restrictions. Bus Service Developments. By Cur Ulster...

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SIMPLIFYING CHASSIS CONSTRUCTION.

Some Details of a Revolutionary Method of Building which Halves the Weight and Substantially Reduces the Cost. ATUCH attention...

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FARMING APPRENTICES AND USE OF MOTOR TRACTORS.

A T the suggestion of the National Council of So c ial Service, the Kent Rural Community Council recently convened a conference...

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BUS BODY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

A Consideration of the Requirements of the Ideal Body and the Various Methods of Arranging the Seating Plans on Chassis of...

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The bus body is one of those rare examples where

symmetry of outline is not maintained ; that is to say, the design of each side of the body is not the same. This is because...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. MANCHESTER'S NEW COACH ENTERPRISE. A Number of Owners...

• ROAD TRAVEL IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

The Operations of a Company Who Have Achieved Much Success in Spite of a Very Limited Sphere of Activity. G EOGRAPHICAL...

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MANCHESTER'S NEW COACH BOOKING OFFICE.

The Latest Enterprise of a Proprietor Who Has Had Close on 20 Years of Motor Coaching Experience. A DECIDED fillip has bee n...

ANOTHER NEWCASTLE BUS INQUIRY.

Brief Details of the Proceedings at the Official Inquiry, Held Last Week, Into a Controversy Between the Municipality and I...

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FOR FIGHTING OIL FIRES.

Brief Details of a Machine Purchased by an Important Oil Company. METE PIGHTING of oil fires is a 1 problem beset with many...

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The Editor invites Correspondence on all subjects connected with the

use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side aJ the paper only and typewritten by Preference. The right of...

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INGENIOUS REPAIRS.

Experiences of Our Driver and Mechanic Readers Which May Be Helpful to Others. WHILE on the road with a 6-ton V V steam wagon,...

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A VAN TILT TO PERMIT MECHANICAL LOADING.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. T HE full advantage of loading by means of cranes or runways has always...