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27th April 1945
27th April 1945
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Battery-electrics to the Fore

L AST Monday the Parlia mentary Secretary of the Ministry of War Trans.. Embodied in the New Prototypes port, Mr. P. J....

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Passing Comments

S OMETIMES, in reflecting upon the past of this industry, one is surprised at the ephemeral nature of various inventions which...

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One Hears—

That " Eros " is still the finest publicity for aluminium. Strong appeals for a bigger supply of petrol for London's taxis....

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News of the Week

DEPUTATION ON VEHICLE DIMENSIONS -rHE S.M.M.T. and operators made a 1 concerted effort on Monday last to obtain ' certain...

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A Petrol-electric Revival?

T HE use of petrol-electric road vehicles by the Army was referred to at the April meeting of the Yorkshire Transport Society,...

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Personal Pars

MR, A. PACKHAM has been released, at his own request, owing to pressure of business affairs, from his position as assistant...

Lift That Load tlectrically

Lifting-block Gears Covering Loads of From 5 ant. to 10 tons with Hand-switch Control F "occasional lifting work and where time...

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War-time Increases and The ct on To-day's

Many Operators, Now Turning from Minisi Customers to Commercial Buyers of Tram are Finding the Need to Justify Today's Here are...

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Northern Distributor's Fine War Job

Liverpool Firm Puts Through a Grand Total of 32,000 Service Vehicles in Five-Year Effort nAY by chly stories are being...

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Some Admissions of Vital Importance

Our Contributor Emphasizes Certain Points Contained in the Address Given by Sir Cyril Hui comb to Members of the Institute of...

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DAIMLER INTRODUCES 8.6-LITRE OIL ENGINE

First Details of a 100 b.h.p. Ur Specifically for Bus Service. Co; Notable Feature ; Auxiliaries in F Main Unit and All Drive...

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PNEUMATIC SEWERS FOR HOUSE REFUSE?

A PARTICULARLY interesting, if tit somewhat futuristic, scheme for the disPosal of house refuse was put forward recently by Mr....

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

WHY NOT REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF TROLLEYBUSES T HE letter from Mr. G. Matthews dealing with the suggestion that larger batteries...

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Chassisless Construction in a Prototype Electric

First Details of the New A.C.M., which Combines Low Weight with Many Unusual and Practical Features Making for High Efficiency...

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Improvements in Hydraulic Couplings

A &mind of Patent Specifications That Have Recently Been Published T oimprove the efficiency of a coupling of the hydraulic...