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10th July 1928, Page 67
10th July 1928
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Of the railway as a place to avoid.

That no ioyal thing equals the Royal Show.

That bus bodywork staggers the railways. Of quite a lot of odd loads by private ear.

Of the age-old conflict between vested interests and progress.

That vested interests play with loaded dice.

That safeguarding a home industry often adds to the competition within it.

That all the new works as well as the old mean to keep the home tyres turning.

That the Metropolitan Railway is recovering from its recent heart attack.

That the average life of brake-liners is a good guide to route contour in country working.

That where night driving is necessary a second man as a mate is but another instance of "Safety First."

That— There are rooms to let in Nottingham, But it's none too easy spottin' em, 'Cause the early birds have got in 'cm.

Of road-haulage contractors who failed to put up any money towards opposition in committee to the Railway. Bills who will shortly learn from railway ruthlessness the bitterness of being too late.

Of big money in many little fares.

Of little money in some big affairs.

Someone asking if Barimar ever grows Weary with weld-doing. No matter how.

That too safe braking is an impossibility.

That all roads in Nottingham lead to the Show.

That more turbulence inside cylinders may help to save part of that 40.

That the parish pump Is superseded by "waterlaid-on "—and the .petrol pump.

That the total horse-power available in America is equivalent to 14 h.p. per person.

That the newest working instruction is—" watch your ton-miles per gallon of petrol."

That whilst the price of petrol is what it will fetch its pride is what it will carry.

That Mr. Churchill, with or without his hat, seems to knot/ how to make rabbits of us all.

That it takes a very good organization to average 45 ton-miles per gallon of petrol over a fleet.

That the railway general managers, when they get their road powers, will differ greatly as to what to do with them.

From our American contemporary Motor Life that the Opel rocket ear has "twelve explosion chambers wherein the detonations which turn its gears are produced."_o_ The authoritative statement that, if all the old safety-razor blades in the world were collected and sent to Mr. Winston Churchill they would not enable him, however good his intentions, to cut down taxation.

" I3.P. for me—no lead (R.)."

Of a fight between firefighting suppliers.

Of tile motorbusowner as the railway's bogieman.

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