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3rd April 1928
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Page 43

Hope of Stronger Bridges and Fewer Level Crossings,

HE amount of money which the Minister of - 31 Transport proposes to set . aside . in his next budget for the specific purpose...

Page 44

Loose Leaves.

el0L. R. E. CROMPTON, C.B., the Grand Old Man k_lof the motor movement, completed on Friday last 50 years of his association...

Page 45

ONE HEARS

Of the railways cottoning on to Lancashire transport Just now of many sheep travelling by road, but not on it. That chassis...

Page 46

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...

Page 50

Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

RIPON Corporation is considering the purchase of a motor lorry for the sanitary department. BURRY PORT (CRIER.) Urban District...

Page 51

ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Weak Bridges and Efforts at New Legislation. Transport of Football Crowds. The Retention of Roundabout Systems. By Our Special...

Page 52

AN EXPERIMENT IN SHEEP TRANSPORT.

Details of a, Remarkable Thornycroft Three-tier Vehicle which is Being Used with Pronounced Success in Australia. METE motor...

Page 53

UNUSUAL DUTIES FOR A LIGHT VAN.

How the Management of a Large Cinema Lowers Advertising Literature. the Cost of Distributing H AVING carefully considered the...

Page 54

CENTRALIZED MUNICIPAL The Work of the Vehicles TRANSPORT Employed by the Author IN AN URBAN DISTRICT. ities of Shipley.

A LTHOUGH a number of the most 1 -- iimportant municipal authorities has proved the advantage of a centralized transport...

Page 56

MINISTERS AT THE C.M.0 A LUNCHEON.

Non - committal but Encouraging Speeches from the Home Secretary and the Minister of Transport. T HE annual luncheon of the...

Page 57

THE FIRST PARADE OF THE YEAR.

A Reduced Entry, but Sustained Enthusiasm Amongst Drivers. The Future of the Parade in the Balance. A T the luncheon of the...

Page 60

Leyland Capital Reconstruction.

T HE scheme for reconstructing the capital of Leyland Motors, Ltd., which was promised by the directors at the annual meeting a...

The Road Transport Illumination Demonstration.

T HE demonstration of anti-dazzle devices, road-direction indieatore e vareing signals and signs and traffic-control appliances...

Page 61

MEETING INDIA'S NEEDS IN SIX-WHEELERS.

Details of a Special 85-cwt. Forward-control Karrier Based on the W06 Goods Model. W. E recently published a news item...

Page 62

THE PROBLEM OF WHEEL WOBBLE.

T "Eproblem of Wheel wobble, its causes and the methods by which it may be prevented were discussed,' as we have already...

Page 63

CARDIFF AND NEWPORT . AS BUS CENTRES.

Details of Some of the Many Municipal and Private Services which are in Operation. B OTH Cardiff and Newport (Mon.) have of...

Page 65

PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. BUS AND COACH PROGRESS IN THE NORTH. Details of Some of the...

A BUILDING COMPANY TO RUN BUSES. •

How a South Wales Owner of a Large Number of Houses Proposes to Grant Transport Facilities at Low Fares to Its Tenants. MHE...

CO - ORDINATED SERVICES IN LANCASHIRE.

The Manchester Corporation Co-operates with Other Municipalities and Private Concerns to Provide More Useful Services....

Page 66

ANOTHER CENTRAL 'BUS STATION FOR LONDON.

Brief Details Of the Experitnentof a-London Concern Dealing , with Traffic for a Vast Network of Long - distance Services....

GLASGOW'S BUS PROBLEM.

New Clauses Relating to Licensing and Control, the Outcome of a Ministry of Transport Suggestion. A T a meeting of the...

Page 67

BUSES PREFERRED TO TRAMS IN SWITZERLAND.

Brief Details of the Type of Vehicle Favoured by the Zurich Municipal Authorities. F OLLOWING the example of Berne, the...

A New Tractor for Farm and Road Use.

W E are now able to give some additional particulars of the somewhat novel form of 'tractor—recently briefly referred to in our...

Page 68

SIX HORSES TRANSPORTED IN ONE HORSE-BOX.

The Most Capacious Horse-box Yet Built, Carrying Full-sized Hunters or Racehorses in Two Groups • of Three Abreast. I N a...

Page 70

MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. 581.—Locating Knocks. A...

Page 71

PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

One Problem that is Always with Us—That of the Rate-cutter. T HAVE a couple of letters from a West Country 1 haulier drawing...

Page 72

For the Internal Transport of Heavy Loads.

A COMPREHENSIVE catalogue of It special trucks which enable tho workman to mamouvre even comparatively heavy loads of various...

Page 73

SOME USEFUL TIPS.

Interesting Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. Renewing Worn Threads on Axle Sleeves. S INCE the Minister of...

Page 74

TO DAMP OUT TORSIONAL VIBRATIONS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. ,r11HE introduction of a hydraulic coupling for the purpose of...