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24th July 1928
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The Profits on London's Tramways.

mHE tramways departments of the municipal authorities are now issuing the statements of accounts of their undertakings for the...

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Loose Leaves.

T HE tests made by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in the laboratory and on the road on the rate of diffusion of air from a...

Page 43

ONE HEARS

Of a run on lemons. The call of the Broads. Will 1928 for heat see 1921 well beat?" "We are gasping in the House of•...

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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...

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Urban Councils and the Road Traffic Bill.

Circularizing local authorities, the Urban District Councils' Association states that the draft Road Traffic Bill was...

A New Lancashire Bus Advisory Committee.

The following are the duties of the new motorbus advisory committee formed of representatives of 50 local authorities in the...

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Canadian Production.

According to figures just issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa, Canada produced 179,054 motor vehicles in...

Middlesbrough Bus Profits.

During the year ended March 31st last, the buses run by the Middlesbrough Corporation made a working profit of £1,140, but this...

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Equipment and Engineering Co., Development.

The Equipment and Engineering Co. have, since their inception in 1908, traded as a private partnership with Mr. E. E. Daglish...

Sheffield Inspects Its Hackney Carriages.

At the recent annual inspection of public-service vehicles in Sheffield, 152 vehicles (89 motor coaches and 63 taxicabs) were...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Projected Bridges Legislation. Rural Districts and Road Administration. London's One-way Streets. By Our Special...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

CITY oF LoNomc Corporation has decided to purchase a motor tractor and mowing machines, at a cost not exceeding £250, for itsd...

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A CATTLE TRUCK APPROACHING THE IDEAL.

A Special Dennis Product Built to Meet an Agriculturist's Specific Requirements. those THE season of agricultural shows is one...

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• A RANGE OF BRITISH OIL AND FUEL PUMPS. Describing the Recently Introduced Smith Petrol Pump and Oil-servicing Unit.

jI 011.IPARATIVELY speaking, there IsJare not many petrol pumps and oil. servicing units of British manufacture on the market,...

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THE RAILWAY BILLS PASSED.

• The Third Reading of the Bills and the Amendments Introduced. The Bills sent to the House of Lords. A T a late hour on July...

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A Pneumatic-tyre

Balancing Machine. T HE high speeds now attained by commercial vehicles and buses equipped with pneumatic tyres has focused...

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FACTORS IN FUEL ECONOM! ,ND CORRECT CARBURATION.

Too Little Attention Paid to Petrol Was' Extraneous Reasons for Heavy Consum ture R The Carburetter Not Always to Blame. .....

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TRAMCARS LOSE GROUND AT WOLVERHAMPTON.

The Annual Report of the Transport Undertaking Points to the Growing and Successful Employment of Trolley-buses and...

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NEW TYPE ALL-METAL BUS BODIES.

A New Short Brothers' Method of Construction in Which Steel and Aluminium are Employed. T HOSE of our readers who have...

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The Franco-Belgian Rallye des Carburants.

F ROM the Place de la Concorde. Paris, last week 23 vehicles started on their three weeks' journey through northern France and...

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A ROBUST TRAILER FOR 30-TON LOADS.

Details of an Eagle Engineering Co. 's Product for Very Heavy Haulage, A LMOST every day one sees further development in road...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER

Studying Coach Fares as a Means for Checking Own Charges, Using the Cost Tables. A CASUAL examination of the schedules or...

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CHECKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT.

Details of a Simple and Effective Device for Testing Individual Wheels. MLLE servicing of brakes, and particularly those on...

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AN AMERICAN SIX-WHEEL-DRIVEN CHASSIS.

Brief Particulars of an Interesting Type of Rigid-frame SixWheeler Designed for Cross-country and Rough-road Service. A. NEW...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A NEW SERVICE TO THE SOUTH COAST. A Description of the...

THE BODY OF THE CROSSLEY EAGLE

To Seat 32 Passengers in Comfort, the New Bus is in Appearance and Well Finished. I N a recent issue of The Commercial Motor...

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BRADFORD'S NEW BUS POWERS.

Some Aspects of the Corporation's Bill which have Received the Attention of the West Riding County Council. R EPORTING upon...

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PASSENGER TRANSPORT IN THE ARGENTINE.

Features of Bus Working in Buenos Aires and Adjacent Districts. A T the 44th ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-Argentine...

BUSES TO REPLACE TROLLEY-BUSES.

Details of Proposals of the Tees-side Railless Traction Board. TMPORTAINT proposals relative to _Ube replacing of...

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COMMERCIAL MOTORS AT THE YORKSHIRE SHOW.

An Important Agricultural Event at which a Good Display of Representative Types of Vehicle and Appliance were to be Seen. T HE...