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8th February 1927
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oad Passenger Transport Now a Vast and Growing

Industry. 1HIS special issue of The Commercial Motor is devised in order to bring home to readers a e journal the undoubted...

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ONE HEARS

Some most distressful gears. But cannot always vouch. Of Manchester men looking cheerier. That a. dumb-iron is also bad for a...

HERE'S ONE

Up North people do not waste words. Here is the dialogue of a visit by a haulier to a commercial vehicle agent in search of...

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WHEELS OF IN USTRY.

The Paris Heavy 7 vehicle Salon. Considerable uncertainty exists with regard to this year's Paris Commercial Vehicle Show....

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HOW WOLVERHAMPTON'S SERVICES GROW.

The Birth and Growth of an Important Municipal Passenger Service. By C. Owen Silvers, A.NLI.E.K, M.Inst.T., General Manager...

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LONG-DISTANCE REGULAR COACH SERVICES.

A Few Examples of All-the-year-round Daily Services Between the Metropolis and Certain Important Centres. A DEVELOPMENT in...

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SAFETY FIRST IN PETROL SUPPLY.

NUITE a lot of matter regarding jpetrol piper., and their Weaknesses lies peered recently in this journal. Any ults in the...

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BODYWORK FOR LONG-DISTANCE BUSES.

The Standard of Comfort Called for is that Already Provided on Main-line Railway Trains. T HE use of the bus, or saloon coach,...

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PASSENGER VEHIC

HASS'S OF 1927. -vv E INCLUDED in our issue of last year devoted to passenger travel an article concerning tendencies in the...

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THE DESIGN OF SIX-CYLINDERED ENGINES.

C rIATTING recently with a designer who has had many years' -experience with power units having six cylinders, we were much...

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SPECIFICATIONS OF PASSENGER CHASSIS.

Brief Details of the Chassis which are Suited for Bus or Coach Work. tyres (the letter S denoting solids and the letter P...

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A HUGE MIDLAND MOTORBUS SERVICE.

The Growth of the Midland " Red " Motor Services, With Some Reference to the Type of Vehicle Called for by the Special Work...

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THE SECRETS OF THE PNEUMATIC TYRE.

The Development and Progress of the Means for Introducing an Air Cushion Between Road and Vehicle. O NE of the most noticeable...

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PARIS TAXICAB PROGRESS.

The Finest Cab Service in the World and the Wonderful New Garages That House It. A FTER the extraordinary, pro-tigress made...

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MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE RURAL AREAS.

The Progress That Has Been Made in the Design of Country Carriers' Vehicles and the Effect Thereof on Country Life. 'MOT many...

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LUXURY TRAVEL BY SMALL COACH.

A Well-appointed 10-seater Vehicle Built for Continental Motorways, Ltd., and Intended for High-class Touring Service. W E...

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PASSENGER SERVICES IN LATIN-AMERICA.

Rapid Growth in the Use of the Road Passenger Vehicle in the Past Five Years. Better Roads Will Aid Development of the...

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PERFORMANCE: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS.

A Treatment in Non-technical Terms of a Subject of Great Importance to All Users. T "question whether a certain type of...

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NORTHERN MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT.

"DASSENGERCARRYING under.E takings hi the North of England are making considerable preparations still further to increase their...

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LOWER PRESSURES IN GIANT PNEUMATICS.

A Development Which, But a Few Years Ago, Would Have Seemed Fantastic, But is To-day Providing a High Standard of Travel...

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A CHOICE OF ENGINE AND DRIVER'S POSITION.

Four New A.D.C. Chassis for Fast Passenger Work. Bringing in the Sleeve-valve Engine. rplIE new group of passenger chassis 1...

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SIX-WHEELERS FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORT.

The Scope for this Type of Chassis. Present and Future Progress. Pointers on Design. T J ONG before a single example of . the...

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A NEW HEAVY-DUTY SPARKING PLUG.

T HERE is a great-deal of difference between the performance demanded from a sparking plug used in the engine of a commercial...

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HOW LANCASHIRE BUS TRAFFIC HAS GROWN.

Six Hundred Vehicles Now Operating Over Nearly 2,000 Miles of Routes. 30SITIVELY and unequivocally _ definite as have been the...

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GERMAN METHODS IN BUS GARAGING.

Some Interesting Details of the Practice and System of Working of the Berlin General Bus Co. A LTHOUGH it is quite possible...

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Means for Operating Emergency Exits.

T HERE has been a good deal of controversy regarding the various methods of securing emergency exits so that there is little or...

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IIRMINGHAM CORPORATION'S BUS PROGRESS.

The Pros and Cons of the Omnibus for Use in and around Large Cities. An Instance where the Tramcar Costs Less to Operate than...

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OLVING THE PROBLEM OF BUS VENTILATION.

A New Device for Extracting Vitiated Air and Admitting Fresh Air. 1HE question of bus ventilation is one which has been...

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CLEARING THE LOW OVERHEAD BRIDGE.

A Special Design of Covered-top Double-deck Bus with a Comparatively Low Overall Height. A LTHOUGH it is only of recent months...

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DURABILITY IN THE PASSENGER CHASSIS. Long Life Aimed at by the Designers of the New McCurd Product.

'N our issue of last week we referred very briefly to the . new McCurd chassis, made by the McCurd Lorry Manucturing Co., Ltd....

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SPRING-DAMPERS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

The Reasons for Spring Bouncing and How this Undesirable Disability Can be Overcome. Details of the Commercial Model Houdaille...

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SERVING THE SUBURBS BY TROLLEY-BUSES.

, Brief Description of a Type of Vehicle which the Nottingham Corporation is Using on a Route Running Out of the City. OST of...

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30DY FEATURES WHICH PROMOTEā€¢ SAFETY.

A Safe Chassis Only is Not Sufficient. The Need for Good Emergency Exits and Power-operated Doors. Details of an Interesting...

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WAYS AND MEANS.

Useful Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. Two Getting-home Tips. k BROKEN water pipe is not a common...

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TO SAVE OIL CONTAMINATION.

A Resum of Recently Published Patent Specifications. I N the specification of N. V. Hollandsche Ijzerhandel, of Amsterdam, No....