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2nd March 1926
2nd March 1926
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The Way in Which to Apply Our Figures for Operating Costs.

A BUNDANT evidence of the appreciation which -Z 3 -is felt for The Commercial Motor's Tables of Operating Costs is constantly...

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Our Fleet.

(As Surveyed by the Cartage Manager.) N O, this is not "a naval occasion." These are a • few remarks on what the "boss," in...

The Loss Arising from Unduly Heavy Bodywork.

T HERE is far more in securing good bodywork for any form of commercial vehicle that often comes to the mind of the man who is...

The Abolition of Level‘crossings.

F itOINI a table giving the number of accidents at railway level-crossings from 1915 to 1925, recently placed before...

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ONE HEARS

Of Winston made l e ss afraid of the raid. That a real craftsman is becoming a rarity. Of the large sump and the larger...

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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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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Chancellor's Reticence. The Condition of Public-service Vehicles. Omnibus Competition on Tramway Routes. Thames Bridges....

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COMFORT IN A COMMITTEE COACH.

Constructed for the Use of the Glasgow Corporation's Tramways Committee, a 13-seater A.E.C. Saloon Coach Embodies Elegance with...

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MODIFYING CHASSIS FOR A SPECIAL CONTRACT.

Interesting Alterations to a Standard F.W.D. Chassis in Railway Construction. for Special Work T HE construction ot a railway...

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AIR-CLEANING WITHOUT MOVING PARTS.

A Very Simple System of Cleansing the Air of Dust a Carburetter. Before It Enters I N the United States of America dust is...

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CREEPER TRACK PROGRESS.

Details of a Light Crossley Model of 14 h.p. Developed for Military Purposes. MILE horse has been displaced on the road to a...

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REPLACING SEVEN HORSE tTS BY A SINGLE MOTOR.

S "w' heavy horsed traffic is among the most important factors in road congestion, and one has only to pass through the City of...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Making a Start with a Four-tonner--Capital, Hire Purchase, and Charges to Customers. T HE majority of new recruits to the...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. COACHING PROSPECTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. Preparations Made by...

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AN IMPROVED INSULATED VAN.

Simplifying a Type of Body which is Used to a Considerable Extent for the Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs. Q TE a number of...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjecis connected with the use of commercial motors. Leiters shouTd be on one side of...

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The Development of the Motor Industry.

161T a meeting of tho Committee on Industry and Trade held on Wednesday last, with Sir Arthur Balbour in the chair, evidence...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 675.—tirnplifying the Removal of a Simms...

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IN_ THE WORKSHOP.

Fittings and Methods Used by Some of Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. A s is well known, sparking plugs and magnetos often...

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AN ENGINE WITH FLAT SLIDE VALVES.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. MkERCIE RILEY, in his specification No. 246,287, sh'ows a very...