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8th September 1931
8th September 1931
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Autocratic Commissioners

F ROM the action taken by certain of the Traffic Commissioners appointed under the Road Traffic Act, 1930, it appears that some...

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LOOSE LEAVES

Q FIORTLY after tla kJ Commercial Motor Show held at Olympia in 1929 we commenced a series of comprehensive road tests of ,...

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ONE HEARS

Of something new in vacuum braking. That new trailing-axle six-wheelers will appear at Olympia. Of quick overseas interest...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

The Ford 2-tonner Introduced. An important addition has just been made to the range of vehicles produced by the Ford Motor...

NEW OIL ENGINES TO BE DISPLAYED

O N Thursday and Friday next, September 10th and 11th, the Manegers Section of the Municipal Tram- ways and Transport...

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PURIFIED OIL FOR ENGINES

under lest D URING the manufacture of engine components and their assembly to form a complete unit, it is practically...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER T HERE is not a great deal in the management of an oil-engined chassis or in its driving which should...

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REMARKABLE PARCELS SERVICE BY MOTORBUS

I N our iSsue dated duly 7th we annomieed, briefly, that the Great Western Railway Co. had made an arrangement with City of...

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A Spark Arrester for Sentinels

W E understand that all models of Sentinel steam wagon will, in future, be equipped with an effective type of spark arrester at...

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Exhibitors at the Olympia Show

MLLE official preliminary list of 1 exhibitors which will be displaying examples of their products at the 10th International...

Revolutionizing Harvesting Methods

T HE combined harvester-thresher, the machine that—drawn by the agrimotor—cuts grain and threshes it at one operation in the...

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THE sa

NCE OF CYLINDER CASTING T HE casting of iron, although an old Industry, has always been one in which a certain amount of...

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Fuel Nozzles for Oil Engines

TN addition to its well-known range of j_fuel pumps for compression-ignition engines, Bents, Ltd., 24, Holborn, London, E.C.1,...

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TWO-STROKE OIL ENGINE

lt/rA.NY authorities hold the view that IN_La good deal of the future of the compression-ignition engine is bound up - with the...

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OPERATING ASPECTS

of Passenger Transport THE COMMISSIONERS' FORTHCOMING PUBLIC SITTINGS T V= following are the times and places announced by...

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CARLISLE SCHEME TO BE SUBMITTED IN OCTOBER

OLLOWING the announcement .12 made on page 80 in our issue for last week, we are now able to give details of the sitting a few...

BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

Attempted Dictation by Trade Union, Mr. J. B. Elliott, managing director of Redcar Services, Ltd., Tunbridge Wells, called...

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CAN BOOKING AGENTS WORK ON 5 PER CENT? .

A N. emergency meeting of the coinrnittee of the Booking Agents Association . of Great Britain, Ltd., was held in London on...

ANOTHER SCOTTISH WAGES AGREEMENT

• TIOLLOWING the agreement come to with the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., the Transport and General Workers Union has now...

LATEST SUMMARY OF GREEN LINE ACTIVITIES

Q UESTIONS are being asked as to the volume of business which is handled by the coaching concerns operating on routes...

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New Simms Battery-ignition Set

A S the result of some years of experimental works, Simms Motor Units, Ltd., Percy Buildings, Grease Street, London, W.1, has...

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ANEW 4-TONNER Makes

its Mark F EW vehicles have earned so enviable a reputation in the passenger-carrying industry as T.S. Motors Express models....

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A NEW DELIVERY VAN

from the Hillman works A s is well known, the hillman Motor Car Co., Ltd., of Coventry, introduced earlier this year a popular...

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The Merits of a The Merits of a

New Steering Gear A NY component for a commercial vehicle which possesses the merit of simplicity attracts much attention on...

Two New Trailers

for special duty T WO interesting trailers for carrying large slabs of terrazzo have recently been completed by the Harrow...

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Developments with

Steel-tube Seats B ECAUSE of certain advantages which the steel-tdbe seat frame has over the orthodox type of wood or metal...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Are Splitpins a Security or a Danger ?

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3509] Sir,—In your issue of August 18th a correspondent, "Maintenance," asks the above...

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A Double-decker with Front-wheel Drive

C ERTAIN advantages, such as improved visibility, no working parts beneath the floor which carries the passengers, improved...