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5th February 1924
5th February 1924
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-Road Transport Once Again Demonstrates the Value of Flexibility.

R EPORTS reach us from everywhere in the country which virtually 'gc; to show how thoroughly and completely the situation was...

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ONE HEARS

Do not smell of midnight oil. Are appropriate and often appropriated, That motor power is still undervalued. That goods...

HERE'S ONE

A sad story from the North countree :— The snow fell fast, the wind was cold, The driver was a fussed one, For " Henry " was...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of wealth /loin be slowed by ad difficulties of transport at whatever points arng, aa a carriage is by the...

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Hire-purchase and the Commercial Vehicle.

0 CONSIDER if and when hire-purchase-(or, as it should more properly be called, hire with • option to purchase) can be a help...

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FABRIC SPRING SHACKLES-A NEW IDEA.

L IKE MANY other important 'parts of the chassis, spring shackles have never, since the first motor vehicle was designed,...

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NOTTINGHAM AND THE RAILWAY STRIKE.

How the Services into and out of the City were Maintained by Means of Mechanical Road Transport. The Importance of Fair Rates...

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THE HAULIER'S PART IN MAINTAINING TRADE.

Ilow Lorries and Coaches Met the Need for Urgent Goods and Passenger Transport. A S A RULE strikes are very far from .being...

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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. I N THIS series of...

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HOW UNDERTYPE STEAM ONS COULD BE IMPROVED.

F OLLOWING the article dealing with overtype steam wagons, published in the issue • of The Commercial Motor for April 10th,...

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A SIDELIGHT ON THE STRIKE.

Mr. C. F. Rymer, commenting on the emergency motor coach' and bus services instituted during the recent strike, says that at...

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THE HAULIERS' INQUIRE WITHIN.

A Ticket System for a Small Bus Service. How to Secure a Straightforward Return of the Day's Takings. I T IS NOW my intention...

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AN AID TO ENGINE TESTING.

A Rising and Falling Plunger that Indicates Piston Position. A U U SEFL little contrivance, known as the Stevens timing tester...

ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF ENGINE STARTERS.

A PAPER read before the Institution of Automobile Engineers recently by Mir. A. C. Burgaine (member) contained scone...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. BUS SERVICES IN LANCASHIRE. The activities of an. Atherton...

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BUS DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH WALES..

Difficulties which Beset Proprietors Operating in Besy Industrial Districts. Factors which Act Against the Development of the...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial vzotors. Letters shouta tre on one side...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 480.—Taking up Wear in the Trunnions of a...

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TRANSMISSION TROUBLES.

Difficulties Encountered and Overcome by Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. W E SHOULD think that the difficulty which was...

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RADIATOR-CONDENSER DESIGN.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. I T IS VERY often possible by study of a series of patent specifications which have...