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21st February 1928
21st February 1928
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The Battle over the Railway Appli• cations for Road Powers.

rr nB parties interested in the applicitionS of the seven railway companies for extra road transport powers are, first, the...

Page 40

Loose Leaves.

Fr HE difficulty about all official schemes for regis tration and licensing is that mechanical progress overruns their bounds...

Page 41

HERE'S ONE

Certainly the engine was cold after Waiting in the yard for an hour for a load of goods, but he was raw and " muffed " starting...

Page 42

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...

Page 46

Its Second Life—Still Assisting Transport.

MHOSE of our readers who regularly Me their copies of this journal will find, by referring back to our issue dated November...

Page 47

ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Private Members' Bills. The Difficulty of the Inadequate Bridge. Railway Road Powers Bills. Questions about Roads and Toll...

Page 48

Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

CAERPHILLY Urban District Council is seeking powers to establish motorbus services. The tramways committee of the Glum=...

Page 49

L.G.O.C. S RECORD YEAR.

Over 3,909,000 Passengers Every Day With 4,887 Buses in Operation. The Ratio of Bus Earnings to the Capital Employed. I N...

A French Electric Brake.

A N electro-magnetic brake of exceptionally simple design is at present being developed in France for industrial vehicles. This...

Page 50

GETTING DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL.

A Remarkable Scammell Eight-wheeler in which the Rear Wheels are Removed to Permit Loading, O NE of the most • enterprising...

Page 52

RAILWAY-SOUGHT GENERAL ROAD POWERS.

The Manifesto of the Commercial Motor Users Association. The Arguments against the Claims of the Railway Companies. T H E...

Page 54

PROGRESS IN COMMERCIP -VEHICLE ENGINE DESIGN.

Factors Which Have Had to be Considerec The Importance of Silent and Sm( Obtaining More Power from Smaller Units. It Running....

Page 58

MOTOR COACHING IN ALL SEASONS.

What is Done by an Important Manchester Concern to Secure All-the-yearround Use for its Fleet of Vehicles. eliND of the most...

Page 59

Reducing the Cost of Cylinder Grinding.

I T will be appreciated that a machine which facilitates the operation of cylinder grinding, by reducing its cost and the loss...

Page 60

PASSENGER-VEHICLE OPERATION OVER 11,000 MILES OF ROUTE.

The Romantic and Rapid Rise of a Company Which Now Runs Luxurious Coaches to the Four Corners of the United States. T RV1...

Page 63

PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Two Difficulties are Presented. in the One Query Considered in this Contribution—the Need to Estimate for Different Weekly...

Page 65

STEAM ENGINES-SIMPLE AND COMPOUND.

How Steam Economy is Affected by Compounding, and the Reason for the Compound Engine being Less Powerful than the Simple...

Page 66

AMENDING OF ULSTER BUS LAWS DEMANDED.

T HE magistrates at Antrim have passed a resolution protesting against the conditions imposed on owners and drivers of...

Page 67

PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. SIX-WHEELERS FOR LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE. Brief Details of Two...

SPEC IALIZED BODY CONSTRUCTION.

Some Details of the Activities of a Company which is Giving Increasing Attention to the Building of Passenger-carrying...

Page 68

A TRAMWAYS COMPANY'S TROLLEY-BUS BILL.

Protecting the Interests of Local Authorities be Affected by its Provisions. which may T "parliamentary committee of the Notts...

Page 69

ROADSIDE AND GARAGE.

Interesting Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. A Silent Coupling. T HE shaft which drives the pump of the...

Page 70

A BRAKE WITH CONCENTRIC EXPANSION.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. MHE brake construction eonurionly employed on the heavier classes of...