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27th July 1926
27th July 1926
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What the Budget Imposes on the Industry.

A FTER the report stage of a Finance Bill in the -Li-lengthy discussions that always follow upon the presentation of the...

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Rush Hours.

T HERE is something about the very phrase that captures and holds me. Rush hours! Times o' day when Londoners give themselves...

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ONE HEARS Only the horn of a trolley-bus.

Of some bad electric discharges. That complication is the thief of accessibility. That the tyre price bubble has been...

HERE'S ONE

Two lorry drivers pulled up by a wayside coffee stall at midnight, but to their disgust found it shut for the night. Being very...

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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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A Luxury Bus for London Suburbs.

A N extension of theLondon Underground Railway to the better-class residential neighbourhoods of South ‘Vitnbledon and Morden...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Work on the Glasgow-Inverness Road. Royal Commission on Thames Bridges. Front Guards for Buses Again. "Visible Smoke." By...

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GLASGOW'S PASSENGER TRAFFIC ,RESULTS.

An Analysis of the Corporation's Annual Report which Shows that Private Bus Competition Has Affected 'Tramway Takings. T HE...

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A NOVEL BEARING FOR CHASSIS PARTS.

An Ingenious System Suitable for Spring Shackles, etc. -FA VERY engineer knows that when a mechanism 1 ' produces squeaks and...

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A SIX-WHEELER FROM A FAMOUS WORKS.

Details of a Thornycroft Rigid-frame Model to Carry Net Loads of 50 cwt. Over Good Roads and 30 cwt. Over Rough Tracks or...

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Should Front Wheels be Splayed?

T' splaying of front wheels—so that they are wider apart at the top than at the bottom—may be looked upon as the outcome of a...

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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. 425.—Removing and...

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TRANSPORTING VALI_ ,E HORSES BY ROAD.

I T was not many years ago that the transport of horses and other valuable pedigree stock by road was considered as a somewhat...

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A MAINTENANCE HINT.

Opinions of an Expert on a Case of Excessive Oil Consumption. O NE of our readers recently purchased an R.9 Pierce-Arrow, and...

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A FIRE PUMP FOR SMALL BRIGADES.

A Fire-fighting Equipment for Villages or Small Townships. When Mounted on Six Wheels it is Suitable for Soft Ground. A...

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THE BUDGET IN ITS FINAL SHAPE.

The Completion of the Report Stage of the Finance Bill, 1926, and the Result of the Discussion upon the Amendments of the Scale...

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Charcoal-gas-driven Railcars.

T "gas-producer industry continues to make. steady .progress in France. An interesting recent development is the use of...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. A NEW ALL-WEATHER FIEAD. A Brief Description of a Patent...

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LONG-DISTANCE HIGH-GRADE TOURING.

Brief Details of a Well-appointed Coach Delivered to a Prominent Company for Scottish Tours. 0 W E have, on several occasions...

A BUS COMPANY'S ADMINISTRATION CHANGE.

An Important Development in the Activities of a Company who Maintain a Vast Network of Bus Services. A N important change is...

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POPULAR REGULAR-SERVICE ROAD RUNS.

Coach and Bus Trips to the Seaside in Great Demand. OACH and bus trips to the seaside 'L./have been more popular than ever...

THE VALUE OF CALLING THE ROLL.

An Interesting System Devised By An American Company. O NE of the methods resorted to by a leading American company of...

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OFFSET BEVELS FOR THE FINAL DRIVE.

A New Form of Gearing Emanating from America for which Important Claims are Made. TAURING the past few years the design of the...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Rural Parcels Delivery Service by Motorcycle Combinations and Small :Vans for the Assistance of Tradesmen. TN the course of my...

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A TRAILER VAN FOR SIDECAR OUTFITS.

A Large-capacity Outfit for Use with Motorcycle Combinations. ,TANY traders are proving the worth of the sidecar delivery...

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WORKSHOP TOOLS AND EXPEDIENTS.

Useful Suggestions from Some of Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. • A LARGE amount of drilling had to be done by " L.P.D.,"...

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A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED BRAKE,

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. 0 F. EDGE. assignee of Etablissements - de Dion Bouton, 0' a French...