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27th April 1926
27th April 1926
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Why Bolster Up the Trams ?

I T is difficult to get rid of the feeling that the independent owners of buses, who have been operating over the routes in...

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ONE HEARS

That rails on roads are riling. Of chicanery in run-over chickens. That standing committees often sit far too long. That an...

HERE'S ONE

As they neared the waiting motor coach the old lady clutched nervously at her escort's arm. "To reassure you, my love," he...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Two-seater Taxicab Questions. Employment of Displaced Buses. An Old Objection Renewed. Curiosity About Road Fund Grants. By...

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HOW TROLLEY-BUS SYSTEMS ARE FARING.

T HE returns in respect of street and road tramways, light railways and trackless trolley undertakings for the year ending (in...

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THE MINISTRY AND THE INDEPENDENT BUS.

The Local Authorities Take a Hand in Protesting Against Restriction of Bus Services. Prosecutions of Owners who Maintained...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Contingencies and Provisions Made to Counter Them. The Problems of the Spare Vehicle and the Reserve Driver. T UCK is that...

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An Extensive Welding Operation,

T BE Winter months actually only brought one spell of severe weather (although no one woUld be so bold as to say, within the...

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IMPROVING A WELL-KNOWN 4-TONNER.

Brief Details of the Latest Dennis, Which Embodies a New Design of Engine and Improvements in Connection with the Radiator,...

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MANY NOVEL FEATUR A NEW LOW-LOADER.

Exclusive Information Regardin Transverse Engine, Right-ang Platform Cc :on Low-deck, which Embodies mission by Worm Gear and...

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TURKEY AS A MARKET.

A Country where British Goods have an Excellent Name and which is Worth Consideration as a Purchaser of Commercial Motors. H...

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BUS BODY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

The Various Kinds of Entrance and Their Disposition Discussed. /TIRE bus which has a near-side back entrance is a 1...

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OFFICIAL TEST OF AN EMERGENCY SCOTCH.

A Newly Patented Scotching System, Definite in Action, which has Behaved Well Under Test T HE use of the scotch or skid pan as...

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A BATTERY FOR ARDUOUS SERVICE.

TheN.I.F.E. Alkaline Type Manufactured in all Sizes. B ATTERIES with which the majority of commercial vehicles are equipped...

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THE FUTURE OF THE STEAM VEHICLE.

An Interesting Comment by an Expert in Steam Vehicle Design Upon a Recent Article by " Hephmstus " in "The Commercial Motor."...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, which will appeal to the Owner, Driver, and Repairer. 402.—Testing...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. WORCESTER'S TRAMS TO O. The Authorities in Another Provincial...

ATTRACTIVE PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES.

Brief Details of a Distinctive Saloon Bus and an All-weather Coach Recently Supplied by Karrier Motors, Ltd. A MONGST the...

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MOTORBUS SYSTEMS IN BANFFSHIRE.

What Has Been Done to Provide the Inhabitants of a Number of Remote Coastal Villages with Road Travel Facilities. F IVI] or...

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UNAUTHORISED RUNNING : A BUS CASE AT WIDNES.

A Private Owner Summoned for Running His Vehicles 1 After an Unsuccessful Appeal to the Ministry of Transport. I F OLLOWING an...

THE VALUE OF COSTS TO THE SMALL USER.

The Experience of a Leicester User With a Dodge Brothers Van. F ROM what we know through personal contact with small tradesmen...

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A CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH ON MOTOR TRAINS.

To Allow Slip Under Great Resistance and Prevent Engine Stalling. T EE change-over from steam to motor traction on local lines...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on One side of...

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KEEPING ON THE ROAD.

Ideas Suggested by Our Driver and Mechanic Readers for Keeping Vehicles in Service. Ito KEN castings are fairly cora MOO....

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A DEWANDRE IMPROVEMENT.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. A LIIERT DEWANDRE, in his sped±1.fication No. 241,154, describes an...