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6th August 1929
6th August 1929
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How the Royal Commission's Report May Affect Road Transport

A FTER a careful consideration of the many important recommendations put forward by the Royal Commission on Transport, we have...

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HOW easily a railway company may fall into ill-favour if

it trains run not strictly to time-table! More important than the comfort, more important even than the cleanliness of the...

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ONE HEARS

That, apparently, the cap fits. Qui s'excuse s'accuse Of still lower scrap values for trams. Very little of the gearless...

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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 roughness of the roads over which it...

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REDUCING LABOUR CHARGES in the Transport of Commodities

A LTHOUGH comparatively unknown this 'country, the Fontaine system for the storage and delivery of packed articles has been in...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals

The watch committee of GRAVESEND Corporation has decided to purchase a motor ambulance. The libraries committee of BIRMINGHAM...

Further Details of the New Bean 25-cwt. Chassis

w E have already made several references in our columns to the new 25-cwt. chassis which is about to be marketed by Bean Cars,...

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T1 TIRING the past 18 JJ month's great strides have

been made in the production of sliding roofs for saloon cars, and builders of motor coaches have studied many methods of...

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An Automatic Brake Adjuster

I Tis generally recognized that to maintain the brakes of a commercial vehicle in an efficient condition is a matter of...

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Comments upon the Report of THE ROYAL COMMISSION

filHE promise of - . the, Royal JrCommission on Transport to issue in July an interim report dealing with the control of road...

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A NEW 2-TONNER

of High Performance rilHIS week the Vulcan Motor and En gineering Co. (1906), Ltd., of Crossens, Southport, announces the...

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The SAFETY of PASSENGER VEHICLES

W E would ask those of our readers who—after perusing the articles on this subject which have already been published—have...

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What the

THREE-WHEELER TOUR Has Proved O Npages 854 and 855 of our issue for last week we described the progress of the tour of...

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Small-wheeled Buses

for Promenade Service TAURING this period of the year the holidaymaker 1-1 has the opportunity, at some seaside resorts, for...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Our Service to Readers.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [2854] Sir,—I am in receipt of yours of the 24th together with a copy of The Commercial...

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An Effective Design of

Destination opm, PEFipc-roR. SITNCIL Indicator I T is generally conceded that there is room for improvement in the design of...

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PHASES OF PASSENGER TRAVEL

Notes on Every Aspect of Coach and Bus Development. NEWCASTLE'S BUSY BUS STATION. Activity Now in Full Swing at the New...

KEIGHLEY'S PROFITABLE BUSES.

An Analysis of the Annual Balance Sheet of the Keighley Corporation. T HE accounts for the year ended Mardi 31st last of the...

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GOOD RESULTS FROM JOINT WORKING.

Well-established Coaching Concerns Give Improved Facilities on Their Services Radiating frcm London. T IIE watch committee of...

ADDITIONS TO A NEWCASTLE - LONDON FLEET.

Features Which Add to the Publicity Value of High-quality Coachwork in Popularizing a Well-known Service. I N the picture...

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KEIGHLEY'S PROFITABLE BUSES.

An Analysis of the Annual Balance Sheet of the Keighley Corporation. MHE accounts for the year ended Marah 31st last of the...

NEWCASTLE'S BUSY BUS STATION.

Activity Now in Full Swing at the New Station of the , Northern General Transport Co., Ltd. B TALT at a cost of approximately...

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ADDITIONS TO A NEWCASTLE - LONDON FLEET.

Features Which Add to the Publicity Value of Fligh-quaiity , Coachwork in Popularizing a Well-known Service. I N the picture...

GOOD RESULTS FROM JOINT WORKING.

Well-established Coaching Concerns Give Improved Facilities on Their Services Radiating frcm London. MITIE watch committee of...

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PASSENGER-TRANSPORT RESULTS AT GRIMSBY.

Details of the Working of the Municipality's Buses and Trolley-buses During the Past Financial Year. A CCORDING to the report...

TEN YEARS' COACHING EXPERIENCE.

Some Details of the Activities of a Pioneer Firm In Croydon. W ITII . ten :years' operating expenance in -the motor coach...

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IN A LINE OR TWO

The licensing' committee of Penrith 'Urban District Council has decided to issue licences to the Highways Travel Bureau, Ltd.,...

AN IMPORTANT INQUIRY AT SOUTH SHIELDS.

The Hearing of the Appeals of Three Well-known North Country Bus Companies Against the Ruling of South Shields Corporation. T...

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A Popular EXTENSION UNIT

for Light Goods Chassis W E have frequently described successfulcessful conversion sets which are available on the British...

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Problems

of the HAULIER and CARRIER M ANY of the letters of inquiry that I receive embody a request for information as to the...

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A Cross-country Vehicle for 4-cwt. Loads

k N interesting type ot • crosscountry carrier has recently been produced by Roadless Traction, Ltd., of Gunnersbury House,...

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A Miscellany, of

NEW PATENTS Developing a Friction Drive. I N the specification of J. H. Robert8On, No. 314,700, detail improvements are shown...