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Page 75

The Menace to Road Transport

. T HE plot thickens ! The representatives of the four leading railway companies have had a further interview with the Minister...

Page 76

Messages from the Ministers

From Mr. P. J. Pybus, C.B.E., Minister of Transport I HOPE that this Special Municipal Number of The Commercial Motor will...

Page 78

Public Cleansing Conference.

The 34th Annual Couferenm of the Institute of Public Cleansing, Sefton Street, Blackpool, will take place at Manchester between...

Bristol's Report for 1931.

The report of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co,, Ltd., for the year ended December 31st, 1931, shows that revenue amounted...

Lhi . coin Wagon and Engine Co. Developments.

The directors of the Lincoln Wagon and Engine Co., Ltd., have issued a notice to the shareholders intimating that they have...

Quick Repairs of Frost Fractures.

The recent cold spell has resulted in the cylinders and cylinder heads of many engines suffering damage through frost...

Officers of the Blackpool Coaching Association.

At the annual meeting of the BlackPool and District Motor ,Coach Owners' Association, Mr. Eddie Taylor was appointed the...

Lord Ashfield on London Traffic.

At the annual general meeting of the Underground Group of companies, Lord Ashtield, who presided, said that the paralysis in...

Agricultural Shows This Summer.

Business at the summer shows should be more brisk this year if the hopes entertained for agricultural improvement, as a result...

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Tomato Growers Prefer Motors.

The use of lorries by the tomato growers in the island of Guernsey is rapidly increasing. They are operated mainly by the...

A Question of Speed.

Isle of Ely County Council has suggested that a speed limit should be imposed upon vehicles travelling along a certain road...

Royal Show Entries Soon Closing.

Concerns that propose to exhibit their products in the implement section of the Royal Agricultural Show, which is to be held at...

An Opportunity for a Sound Goodstransport Concern.

A well-known transport organizer with exceptional traffic experience and connections is seeking active and financial...

Coach-parking Charges at Bolton.

A rate of .f.50 per annum and 6d. per vehicle per visit is to be charged by Bolton Corporation for the right to erect booking...

The Cycle for Oil Engines?

An interesting booklet has recently been produced by Petters, Ltd., :Westland Works, Yeovil, which is specially intended for...

For Re-magnetizing Magnetos. .

The General Electric Co., Ltd., Magnet House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2, announces that it has placed on the market the...

C.M. PERSONALITIES MR. WILLIAM A. SMITH, A.M.I.Mech.E., F.Inst.F., F.Inst.P., who

is known throughout several engineering and commercial circles as Whirlwind Smith, was appointed general sales and service...

Official Orders in January.

Few official orders for motor vehicles were given out during January last. The Air Ministry placed one for Crossley...

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Interesting Birmid Alloys.

The strong combination of the Midland Motor Cylinder Co., Ltd., and the Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co., Ltd.,...

ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES Wallasey Corporation is

to have a new bus depot erected at a cost of £10,800. In Oxfordshire, last year, there were 1,324 accidents in which motor...

Transport at the Paris Fair.

The Paris Universal and International Fair, which is held in May each year in the Exhibition Park, at the Porte de Versailles,...

Overseas Demands for MorrisCommercials.

It is interesting to learn that, during a recent week, Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., received orders for over 50 motor vehicles...

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Personal Pars.

Although he took over his duties some time ago, it is not generally known that Mr. li. Morton Batchelor is now controlling...

Containers Traffic: Germany Following Britain's Lead.

According to a recent report from Berlin, there is a steadily growing use of containers in connection with rail and road...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

ILFORD Corporation is to buy a motorcycle with box sidecar. The health committee of SOUTHPORT Corporation is to obtain tenders...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Plea for More Consideration —for Railways. MEE Minister of...

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MUNICIPAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT

The Growth of Motorbus and Trolleybus Services Portrayed by Statistics. Comparable Figures Covering a Number of Years. Past...

Page 87

Further Light on

Combustion in Oil Engines tAN page 83 of our issue dated March let we gave a lldigest of the paper by Mr. C. D. Dicksee, of...

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Efficient

CLEANSING.. CONTRACT The Workings of a Unique Service Which, at Agreed Prices, Effects the Cleansing of Gullies,...

Page 90

HOUSE-REFUS1 COLLECTION

BY MODE N MEANS Simple and Ambitious Designs of Refuse-collection Vehicle that Are Now Offered on the British Market T HE...

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Successful TROLLEY-BUS EXPERIENCE at Maidstone

Satisfactory Results Obtained from Replacement of Tramway System by Trackless Vehicles. Some Other Details of the Corporation...

Page 96

SIMPLICITY IN AMBULANCE BODIES

Designing with a Watchful Eye on Ease of Access and Egress and on Hygiene. Current Practice in Ambulance Construction....

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NEWCASTLE'S

many-sided TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES How a Tyneside City Operates Its Fleets of Fire Engines, Ambulances, Police Vehicles, Buses,...

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EASTBOURNE'S MUNICIPAL MOTORS

E ASTBOURNE, with Its resi dential population of some 60,000 and its great Inflow of people during the holiday season, has many...

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Our Analysis of

MUNICIPAL Bus SERVICES Our Annual Statistical Compilation, Based Upon Official Returns, Giving Details of the Composition of...

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New Ideas in A Prison Van

MBE latest type of prison van de_ Signed for the Metropolitan. Police and including special features patented by Captain Allen...

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The Possibilities of

CONVERTIBLE MUNICIPAL VEHICLES A Modern Investiga tion of an Old Sub ject. The Problems Involved in Produc ing an Interchange...

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C.M.U.A. Annual Report for 1931

T ELE annual report of the Commercial Motor Users Association, 50, Pall Mall, London, $.W.1, has just been published. It refers...

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THE LATEST EQUIPMENT

for municipal garages Appliances which Make for Speed and Economy in Dealing with All Classes of Motorized Public Service M...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport MBE new coach station, in Bucking,' ham Palace Road, S.W.1, of London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., will be...

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THE TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS' PUBLIC SITTINGS

T HE following are the times and places announced by Area Traffic Commissioners for their forthcoming public sittings. In each...

FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS

Northern Scotland. ARRANGEMENTS for to-day's Aber deen sitting include the hearing of more than a score of applications for...

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IMPORTANT ITEMS OF THE PAST WEEK .

Meeting of the South-Eastern Fares Committee. W ITH reference to the announcement on page 95 of our issue for last week, at...

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How Oil Engines Save the Public Purse

Striking Economies Effected by the Use of Oil-engined Pagefield Refusecollection Vehicles in the Area of West Ham Borough...

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WHERE To FIND HAULAGE

BUSINESS A Feature Which Hauliers will Find Helpful in Estimating and Anticipating Chances for Obtaining Contracts B USINESS...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Simplify the Road Traffic Act. The Wis. doin of Using Modern Garage Equipment. The W.D. Convoy Progressing A Plea for...

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A NEW ALL-METAL BODY

Incorporating Standardized Units S OMETHING distinctly unusual in body construction is about to be pat into production by H....

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Cleansing Methods In a London Suburb

The Economical Use of Mechanical TransPort in a Compact and Comparatively Congested Area. The Methods Employed by Wood Green...

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A Mobile Dental Clinic

A Well-equipped Morris-Commercial Vehicle Recently Built for the Education Committee of a County Council W HAT is believed to...

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An Unorthodox

NEW THREE-WHEELER The Tatra Parcelcar has a 528 c.c. Single-cylindered Air-cooled Engine, and the Chassis Consists Mainly of a...

Aspects of the Trade in India

I N a Department of Overseas Trade report which has recently been issued dealing with trade in India, particulars are given of...

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FLUID FLYWHEEL DEVELOPMENTS

name of H. Sinclair, already associated with the Fluid Flywheel, appears in patents Nos. 365,998 and 360,081. The former deals...