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20th January 1931
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Fighting for Freedom

.4-3A T no time in the long history of mechanical transport by road has there been a greater need for unity in combating the...

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LOOSE LEAVES

'W E are indebted to The Motor for some very striking figures relating to the consumption of motor spirit in this country. In...

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ONE HEARS

That the wise salesman goes where funds are. That if salesmanship caves in works close down. That the wise designer has taken...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

" The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever paints arising, as a carriage Is by the...

THE VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION AND USE REGULATIONS

MHE Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1931, made by the Minister of Transport under the Road Traffic Act, also...

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Personal Pars.

As from March 1st next Lt.-Col. A. W. C. Richardson, D.S.O., will become operating manager of the London General Omnibus Co„...

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ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES .

The watch committee of Colchester Corporation is to consider sites for a central motor park. Liverpool Corporation's tramways...

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H.R.H. the Duke of York, as patron of the National

" Safety First" Association, is to address a conference of local authorities in the Council Chamber of the Guildhall, on...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

THUNDERSLEY (Essex) Parish Council is obtaining tenders for a fire-engine. Cianeevorto Urban District Council is to buy a...

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A Supercharged Two-stroke Engine

High Power at Low Speeds and an Even Torque make this New Design Interesting to our Branch of the Industry I N our issue dated...

Our Letter to the Press

A FEW days ago, in order to draw widespread attenon to certain recommendations in the Final Report of the Royal Commission on...

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The Report of

THE ROYAL COMMISSION O UR chief objection to the Final Report of the Royal Commission on Transport is in connection with the...

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IDENTICAL CHASSIS for MOTOR SINGLE and DOUBLE-DECK BUSES

T HE dimensions of the chassis that is designed as the basis of a coach or single-deck bus body, having a capacity ranging from...

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New Regulations Regarding

LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT N OT every country haulier who sometimes employs his vehicles for the conveyance of livestock realizes...

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NEW RIGHTS and OBLIGATIONS

Under the Road Traffic Act T kih Road Traffic Act provides that a driver shall not be convicted for failing to produce his...

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THE LATEST DENNIS C ACH CHASSIS

A VALUABLE addition has been made to the range of Dennis passenger chassis, and we have had the opportunity for inspecting an...

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A Double engined American Six wheeler

it REMARKABLE six wheeled goods chassis has been produced by the Relay Motors Corporation, Lima, Ohio, U.S.A., according to our...

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AN ALL-B ENGINE I ZITISH OIL SERVICE

F OR many years Blackstone and Co., Ltd., Stemford, has been known as one of the most experienced concerns in connection with...

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Important Commer Announcements

I N the past few months a vast reorganization scheme has been undertaken at the works of Commer Cars, Ltd., Luton. A very...

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HIRING-OUT HORSEBOXES

T TNDER the terms of the first ) schedule of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, heavy motorcars which are constructed or adapted for...

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Phases of

Passenger Travel A S compared with previous years, 1930 was a quiet period in the Irish motorbus and motor-coach industry. The...

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AN INTERESTING PLY-FOR-HIRE CASE SETTLED

Magistrates Decide that Return Tickets Issued Outside Swansea are Permissible A N interesting reserved judgment has now been...

AN INDEPENDENT OPERATORS' NATIONAL COUNCIL IN THE MAKING

Promising Outcome of a Meeting Called by the Motor Hirers' and Coach Services Association A MEETING of delegates from...

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A NEW ASSOCIATION IN THE NORTH-EAST

Another Important Group of Independent Motorbus Operators Comes Together A SSOCIATIONS of the smaller owners and operators of...

MERTHYR, CARDIFF AND THE RHONDDA TRAMWAYS COMPANY

The Dispute Still Unsettled : An Explanation of the Root of the Trouble D ESPITE the Ministry of Transport rebuke, reported in...

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Novel Suspension of a New Six-wheeler Attachment

A N interesting new conversion set for Ford 30-cwt. chassis has recently been placed upon the market by the Queen's Road...

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ORGANIZE THE GOODS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

T BE present lack of organization of the road goods-transport industry is most striking mid offers what I believe to be one of...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Final Report of the Royal Commission.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3306] Sir,—I have just been reading through the final report of the Royal Commission on...

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Problems of

THE HAULIER AND CARRIER S 11 I EXPECT that several readers will have found the need for explanation of some of the items in...

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New Free-wheel Devices

TIATEINTT No. 339,684, by C. ;E. Rackham and the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd.. relates to a device which forms a free wheel...