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That " bagging " coal may bring trouble if the recipient has no right to it.
That operators and passengers take a poor view of "platform "objections to one-man buses.
Of some who intend getting a copy of " Facts and Figures About RR." just in order "to see what the railways are up to."
That Manchester Transport Department franks its envelopes with the message: "Travel between 10 and 4: Avoid the Rush Hour."
That there was a serious "leakage " concerning the Government White Paper "Proposals for the Railways," the contents having apparently been revealed to unauthorized persons several hours before it was laid before Parliament.
That this may indicate the need for tightening the measures designed to avoid such occurrences.
Of those who say that half fare for I5-year-olds wouldn't be half fair.
That in saying this they leave us in some doubt as to whose side they are taking.
That the " C.M." road tests sometimes reveal faults or weaknesses not discovered by works testers.
That this indicates the value to the maker and operator of completely unbiased and independent observation.
That the new bearing metal Alzen 305 weighs only 0.173 lb. per cu. in., whereas phosphor bronze is 0.314 lb.
The query: "Are giant tubeless tyres likely to prove so great an advance as eventually to make their general use on ' heavies ' a matter of economy and improved safety?'" That drivers never kick at good bucket seats.
That the way of an Eagle is behind a motive unit.
• That " live " men live and learn, others merely exist.
That the Scarab should be a PoPufar tractive unit in Egypt.
That some drivers are more articulate than their semi-trailer combinations.