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21st April 1933
21st April 1933
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Shackling Goods Transport

A CLOSE study of the 38 clauses of the Road and Rail Traffic Bill is certain to cause some perturbation in the minds of many...

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Passing Comments

C ONSIDERABLE help would be given to the gas industry — and, incidentally, to coal mining — if more use of gas were made for...

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ONE HEARS

That " alphabet " frames are very popular now. That tax dodging will continue to be the main aim of designers. Of a...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

"The wheels of wealth will be stowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the •...

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News of Municipal Activities

Presentation to Wigan's Manager. On the occasion of celebrating their silver wedding, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brierley entertained to...

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Restriction on Chester Bridge Traffic ?

The improvements committee of Chester Corporation has considered the question of the traffic over the Old Dee Bridge and of...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

GLOUCESTER Corporation is buying six - Thornycroft 32-seater -bus chassis. ABERDEEN Corporation has ordered four Thornycroft...

Bosch Introduces New Feed Pump

Simple Cam-operated Device that Adjusts its Working to the Demand A S the fuel tank is freqtiently ,located lower than the...

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Two New M.A.N.

Oil Engines W ITH its long experience of oil engines the M.A.N. Co., of Nuremberg and Augsburg, strictly adheres to the...

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A Coach Operator's Views of

The Contract Question By Joseph Keeling Secretary, Yorkshire Coach Owners, Ltd. I N examining the question of contract...

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The Value of the Camera to the Manufacturer

mriE many uses to which the camera may be put in commerce and industry generally are so diverse that no concern of any...

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A NEW OILER FOR LEG

LOADS OF 7-8 TONS A NEW model, introducing to the trade a novel class of vehicle, has been placed upon the market by Pagefield...

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Air Starting for Oil Engines

J T will be interesting if the old controversy as to the relative merits of compressed air and electricity as a source of power...

An Interesting Oil-Fuel Carburetter

W ITH a view to reducing fuel cost, many operators are interested in devices that aim at burning oil in engines of normal...

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FACILITATING ACCESS TO THE LOAD

T HE pair of back doors of a van may 'be hung on a type of hinge that swings them clear of the rear corner pillars, so that...

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THE ROAD AND F \IL TRAFFIC BILL T HIS Bill is

to regulate the carriage of goods on roads by motor vehicles, and prevent the use of vehicles on certain roads ; to amend the...

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PROCESSE IN THE

PRODUCTION 0] THE BEDFORD T HE monthly output of chassis from the Luton works of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., is in the vicinity of...

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Commercial Section in the French Rally

MITE annual A.C.F. trial, known as the Rallye des Carburants Nationaux, is to be combined, this year, with the historic M.C.F....

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

Important Air-route Prospects in Wales. The Port Talbot municipality has selected alternative sites for the construction of an...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The New Daimler-Benz Aero Oil Engine.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4048] Sir,—The very up-to-date news in your issue of March 31 concerning the new Daimler...

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Artistic Advertising for Vans

T HE signwriter's skill invariably commands admiration ; his is a highly specialized craft. His scope, however, is necessarily...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT OPERATORS EXPERIENCE A SUCCESSFUL EASTER London Coach Stations Handle More Traffic 1 F] XCEPTIONALLY fine...

LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

MUNICIPAL PRIVATE POOLING PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONERS. A POOLING arrangement between the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co.,...

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APPEAL AGAINST HIGH COURT "GREY COACHES" DECISION?

THE restriction of picking-up points in London will be dealt with by prominent speakers at a mass meeting to be called by...

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"EASTERN COUNTIES" WINS FARES APPLICATIONS.

THE Eastern Traffic Commissioners have announced their decisions in connection with applications by the Eastern Counties...

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A New Fuel-supply Pump

of clever design An S.U. Electrical Device that Fulfils the Exacting Requirements Necessary for Use on Commercial Vehicles T...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent London's New Transport Statute. T HE London Passenger Transport Bill...

Pillin Equipment for Castrol Service Scheme

W E understand that among the various types of high-pressure greasing equipment to be used by Castrol appointed garages in...

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WHERE TO FIND HAULAGE BUSINESS

T RADE in general is improving steadily, if more rapidly in some trades than in others. The lighter sections are most active,...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER T HE other day I met a leading light in the haulage induStry, and he told me of an experience which, so far...

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A Trailer for Special Loads

"nATENT No. 389,166, by E. C. Marston, 19, Lightbody Street, Liverpool, describes an ingenious form of trailer for the...