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23rd July 1948
23rd July 1948
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Unions Must Arrest Disunity

T HERE is much disquiet in Government and other circles concerning the loosening of the bonds between many trade unions and...

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• A Bus Station Over Liverpool Street ?

A SCHEME for the construction of a large bus station over the railway terminus at Liverpool Street is contained in a report...

Passing Comments

Aircraft Lubricants for A NEW grease for use in Use in Commercial cars and commercial Vehicles vehicles, based on a war-time...

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News of the Week

SLIDING ROOFS FOR RAILWAY LORRIES pi SLIDING roof for lorries and trailers loaded by crane has been developed by the London...

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Ford Coupon System for Service

A COUPON system of maintenance. I – Ito be operated by all Ford main dealers throughout the country, has been introduced by the...

Hostess Serves Refreshments in New Luxury Touring Coach

A CROSS-COUNTRY run from IA Durban to Johannesburg, a distance of nearly 500 miles, is reported to have been completed at an...

Comprehensive Service The fifth voucher covers all the foregoing, in

addition to the following:— Change of oil in the rear axle and gearbox, repacking of front hubs and realignment of front...

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* Personal Pars *

Mn. G. CRACKNELL has been appointed regional manager at Bristol of Pirelli, Ltd. He has been with the company for more than 25...

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Gruelling Task for Big Tippers

N Australia, as elsewhere, road motors are proving their superiority in handling much of the work that was formerly done by...

BLACKBURN BUS SERVICES RECAST

As a result of negotiations between Mr. W. E. Macve, North-Western Licensing Authority, and representatives of Blackburn...

In a Line or Two

In the week ended July 10, 2329 Austin vehicles were built—a record number. * Examination question papers of last May have been...

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LORRIES WORK DAY AND NIGHT ON CONCRETE POURING lIkAOTOR vehicles

have played an Mimportant part in the construction of the 50,000,000-dollar Blue Bonnet Plant of Corn Products Inc., at Corpus...

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Gives an ARAB its Head

High All-round Performance from Chassis Designed on Sound Engineering Principles and Character ized by Clean Layout 0 travel...

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Mobile Canteen Can Serve 3,000 Hot Meals a Day

Inbuilt Hot Cupboards and Refrigerator, and Complete Electrical Installation, are Features of an Outstanding Machine A VEHICLE...

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A Neat Valve Collet Unit

E NGINE mechanics and others who La have had occasion to fit valves employing the split-collet method of retaining the spring,...

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ew Equipment Silences

" Diesel Knock At Least One British Maker to Fit Swedish Device to Control Fuel Supply During Pump Injection Period H...

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Chislehurst's Cleansing

Says J. D McLintock Dennis, Karrier and Thornycroft Refuse Collectors Work on the Relay System to clear Chislehurst and...

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:onscientious

(Right). Salvage sacks on the back of a refuse collector. The council is highly conscious of the need for salvage, and the...

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A Lightweight Insulant

C LEAR descriptions of Isollex standard and flexible insulation pads are contained in a leaflet issued by BX Plastics, Ltd.,...

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ESTIMATES preferable to ACTUAL cost figures To Rely on Current

Costs in Estimating Rates May be Misleading, Because Important Items May be Overlooked. The Only Satisfactory Solution of the...

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• Great Scope for the

Fork-lift Truck S 0 appreciable are the savings made possible by the introduction of mechanical handling appliances,...

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Railways Grapple with Special Problems I N his paper entitled "Handling of

Railway Freight," Mr. David Blee, M.lnst.T., of the Railway Executive, referred to a number of novel items of equipment which...

Dealing with 203,000 Tons a Year

I N such a works as that of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Luton, with' a planned output of 80,000 vehicles a year, the rapid transport...

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Proof that Power Trucks Pay Qood Dividends T HE direct saving

which followed the use of power trucks and other mechanical handling appliances, in place of manhandling, had seldom been less...

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Improvements in Injection Pump Governors

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications A CCORDING to patent No. 598,718, .1 - 1 in the usual injection-pump...