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24th March 1925
24th March 1925
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A. Year of Wonderful Development.

rIUR national industiies are recov - ering but slowly, so that. it is not to be eXpected that the demand for transport can...

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The Selection of Drivers and Conductors.

TN the selection of drivers of public hire _L vehicles, it is, of course, well understood that each candidate should be...

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ONE HEARS

Expensively and inexpensively. Of cells to buy and cells to sell. That there have been worse days. Thunder when it's...

HERE'S ONE — Regent Street was up and the No. 3

bus turned off into Hanover square. The messenger boy rose from his seat and, in an agitated tone, asked the conductor, "Ain't...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels o/ wealth will be slowed by all diffloates of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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A New Garage for Central London.

'O N the site of the workhouse which 011te stood. in Poland Street (a street running from Oxford Street to Broad Street,...

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THE TREND OF COACH BODYWORK DESIGN.

The Aim to Attain a General Similarity in Appearance to the Private Vehicle. Protection from Weather, Insulation from...

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THE PROBLEM OF LONDON'S STREET TRAFFIC.

The Difficulties Formerly Existing Would Appear Not to Have Been Lessened, but Increased by an Attempt to Introduce Control....

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THE OPERATION OF THE LONDON TRAFFIC ACT.

A Commentary upon the Formation of the Passenger Traffic Combine in London and the Usefulness thereto of the New Act. By F. A....

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A W.D. CHASSIS FOR VANS AND AMBULANCES.

A Precis of the Specification for a Pneumatic-tyred Model Suitable for, 15-cwt. Loads or the Carrying of Four Stretchers. T...

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'WHY RIGID SIX WHEEI :30NSERVE THE ROADS.

An Analysis of the Comparative Perform Shows the Remaikable Advantages Obtai ur-Wheeled and Six-wheeled Vehicles which Use 'of...

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DEVELOPING THE PASSENGER SIX-WHEELER.

"The Commercial Motor" has, from the Very First, Consistently Urged the Claims of the Multi-wheeled Vehicle, and Proof that...

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PROGRESS OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT.

A Set of Most Interesting and Informative Figures Showing the Growth in the Past Eight Years of the Number of Undertakings,...

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Success of Daily Service Coaches.

F OR the fifth successive year there are to be daily motor coach services from Liverpool to Blackpool, the Peak District and to...

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TEN YEARS' MUNICIPAL BUS EXPERIENCE.

The Experience of the Authorities at York where Passenger Carrying Road Motors were First Put Into Service a Decade Ago.. TN...

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THE TROJAN AS A TWO-SEATER TAXICAB.

A Further Sphere of Use for a Popular Light Car Chassis. I N the course of a recent visit to the Leyland works (and, as with...

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PNEUMATIC TYRES FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORT.

Why the Straight-sided Tyre is Preferred. How Manufacturers Give Guidance and Service to Users. D URING the past year or two,...

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RUNNING BUS SERVICES OVER 300 •ROUTE MILES.

A Brief Review of the Activities of a Prominent' Provincial Company Who Have Developed a Comprehensive Network of Services.'...

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COACH OWNERS' BOOKING SYSTEMS.

A Section of Organization which Calls for the Utmost Simplicity In Order to Facilitate Operations. I N the booking systems...

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A SIDECAR TAXI VENTURE IN YORKSHIRE.

The Experiences of an Owber who Introduced Vehicles of This Type into Keighley. A LTHOUGH it would appear that _Lithe field...

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PASSENGER SERVICES IN ARGENTINA.

An Opportunity . for British Manufacturers to "Get There First." By a Special Correspondent. A N important development in the...

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FIRE AND OTHER RISKS IN BUSES.

\ VT had had hopes that the catastrophe which V caused the loss of nine lives at Nuneaton last August, and the publicity which...

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COACH SERVICES 1N A MINING DISTRICT.

The Activities of a Small Fleet Run from West Hartlepool. fl tRING a recent visit made by a representative of The Commercial...

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BODY DETAILS AND ESSENTIAL FITTINGS.

Features of Construction which Contribute to the Comfort and Convenience of Passengers. Details of Equipment which make for...

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EQUIPPING THE COACH GARAGE.

A Few Notes on the Need for Time and Labour-saving Devices, and Details of Certain Examples from the Range Marketed by Harvey...

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POINTS IN OMNIBUS BODY CONSTRUCTION.

The Details that Call for Consideration in the Design and Construction of Single-deck and Double-deck Public Service Vehicles....

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THE SUCCESS OF THE BUS IN A RAILWAY CENTRE

How the Road Motor Has Developed the Areas Around Darlington. C ONSIDERING that Darlington lays claim to having cradled the...

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SILENCING THE PASSENGER VEHICLE CHASSIS.

The Importance of Reducing Mechanical Noise and How This Can Be Done. THERE can be no question that one of the prin cipal...

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• PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

How to Get at the Working Costs of Taxicabs. ...Le/ OUBTLESS many readers will say to them selves that I am always telling...

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OPENING-UP SCOTLAND BY BUS AND COACH.

Great Developments Have Already Taken Place Through the Introduction of the Motor Public Service Vehicle. A PART from, a...

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TWO, NEW A.E.C. PASSENGER CHASSIS.

Constructed to Meet the Anticipated Requirements of Coach and Bus Owners when the Projected Official Regulations are Issued....

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PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES CLASSIFIED.

A Key (Based on Seating Capacity) to the Tables of Specifications Which Follow. FT1HE TABLESappearing on subsequent pages...