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Very little noise from modern chassis.
That there isn't the demand now for hay that there was in the horses' hey-day.
That an international bus service has lately been started between Budapest and Vienna.
That, thanks to the sliding-roof coach, "weather permitting" has given place to "weather be That the branch line of the Great Southern Railway of Ireland between Enfield and Edenderry has been closed to passenger traffic.
Of someone who thought (but was speedily disillusioned) that goods quoted as " free-on-rail " were carried free of charge by. the railways.
Of more demands that The coachbuilder shall be an engineer.
That concealed lubricators may be neat, but are not conducive to long life.
That the term "roadtravel sense" may incense the railways hut is in no sense nonsense.
That one of the most valued series of leaflets in the industry is the C.M. test reports, hundreds of thousands of reprints of. which are utilized by agents. That the glare from almost white roads in brilliant weather is very trying to the eyes.
Of a suggestion that concrete should be stained in subdued colours.
That the back seats of coaches may not be the most comfortable, but there is a brisk demand for them—especially in springtime. '
That conductors would welcome some improvement on the present ticket and punch system, but anything that is to replace this must be light, strong and reliable. 0 Of someone asking if the quicksands around• Hilbre Island would not constitute a "natural difficulty" in the construction of the proposed EnglandWales link road.
Much commendation of the new series of " C.M. • Personalities."
That large pneumatics are becoming so reliable that spare tyres are almost redundant.
That the self-opening door problem, where there is much body flexion, has not yet been solved.
That the fire risk on big passenger vehicles is now, as a general rade, considerably less than is the case with many private cars.