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10th February 1933
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VII LEANS FOR 1933

PRO G RAMME E POLICY""" During the last twelve months the wide popularity of Vulcan Commercial Vehicles has continued to grow....

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Oil n e

Dealing with Compression-Ignition Engines for all purposes other than Marine THERE are definite indications of a great...

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Confidence in the Future

T HE road passenger-transport industry has ahead of it a season of fierce competition with the railways. The past year has seen...

Goods-vehicle Licensing Coming

T ' Government has at last given an assurance, through the mouth of the Minister of Transport, that a Bill is to be introduced...

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Passing Comments

I N view of our own regulations, it is interesting to note the limits which have been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Public...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

The Salter Report

TN the House of Commons last '..ITuesday, Mr. Leslie Boyce, Member for Gloueester, asked the Minister of Transport whether, in...

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New B. and E. Tipper for 2-tonners.

13romilow and Edwards, Ltd., Foundry Street, Bolton, announces a new type of power-operated hydraulic tipping gear at an...

A British Campaign to Capture Repair Work.

A group of important concerns in the British motor-engineering industry has undertaken a campaign to capture repair work for...

News of Municipal Activities

Sequel to the Case of Trading from a Motorvan. London borough councils are being circulated by Finsbury Borough Council with...

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Mobile-shop Operators Fined.

The reference in our issue dated January 20 to the plan of certain South Wales municipalities to minimize the use of mobile...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

GumnFoan Corporation has decided to buy an S.D. Freighter costing £740. LUTON Corporation has decided to buy two further...

The 8 h.p. Ford as a Miniature Tractor

H AVING for some years specialized in the production of tractors suitable for hauling mowing machines for use on sports...

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The M.H.C.S.A.'s Fight for the Industry

A PEN guided by a far worthier hand than mine would, perhaps, be incapable of recording adequately and fairly how the Motor...

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"The Oil Engine"

A New Monthly Journal mumpLE PRESS LTD. (pro prietor of The Commercial Motor, The Motor, The Motor Ship, etc.) announces that...

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PASSENGER CHASSIS ON THE BRITISH MARKET 0 UR object in

publishing these specifications is to present, in bandy form, a summary of data concerning passenger-carrying chassis only, and...

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APPEAL ON LOWESTOFT FISH TRAFFIC CASE

D URING the past few days hearing has been proceeding at Norwich of the important appeal relating to the dispute as to the...

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Fallacies of

THE r L.P.T. BILL By Raymond Birch, A.M.I.Mech.E. Chief Engineer, Birch Bros., Ltd., Member of M.H.C.S A. Management Council...

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The Ideal Position for the Engine

R ECENT developments in the design of passenger chassis have caused discriminating operators to wonder whether the orthodox...

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TWO NEW GARNER Passenger CHASSIS

fabric disc is used behind the gearbox, with Hardy Spicer mechanical joints elsewhere. In each case the centre bearing is...

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New Features in SUNBEAM'S Latest TROLLEYBUS This drawing of the Sunbeam trolley-bus frame. shows the springs and the sub-frame.

A BATCH. of 15 trolley-buses has just been put in hand by the Sunbeam Motor Co., Ltd., Wolverhampton, to complete an order...

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versus MOTORBUS

what Wolverhampton thinks operation does not stop here ; I have found by careful experiment, over a long period, that a...

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The Trend of Events in

THE PASSENGER ROAD INDUSTRY T HE _general situation in the passenger road industry to-day presents many features of...

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New Long-life Non-skid Tyres

A Michelin Design to Obviate Dangerous Running on Smooth Tyres nNE of the most-debated clauses in the Road 'Traffic Act...

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The Thorny Problem of

Contract Work T HE public-service-vehicle proprietor is, nowadays, faced with many difficult questions in the conduct of his...

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A New A.E.C.

four-cylindered Oil Engine T 0 meet the demand for a high-speed oil engine suitable for vehicles coming within the range...

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Bripal Synthetic resin Finishes

A NEW policy for the distribution of its special cellulose lacquers, enamel paints and synthetic-resin products for refinishing...

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How TO

CALCULATE COSTS for passenger vehicles T IME flies, and it needs must, to keep pace with the advance of passenger-vehicle...

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Important Factors in

BODY MAINTENANCE I T is, in a sense, unfortunate that the body of a coach or bus needs little attention. It is unfortunate...

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A RULING ON SEASONAL SERVICES

S OME time ago, the Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner suggested that licences for seasonal excursions and tours should commence...

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BUILDING BODIES

from ALL-METAL UNITS N OTABLE advances in design are frequently made possible solely by developments in manufacturing...

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GERMAN TESTS WITH AN OIL-ENGINED RAILCAR

The new oil-engined railcar that is being tested by the German State Railway on its Berlin-Hamburg line appears to be giving...

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Latest Ideas in

ALL-WEATHER T EE preference of the road-travelling public for vehicles equipped with all-weather heads has persisted long...

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A New Half-drop Window

Several Original Features Affording Practical Advantages, Incorporated in Latest Rawlings Design A NE W half-drop window,...

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Over . 30 Species of

English Corn mercial Timber W E have lately been so busy trying to sell the timber of our cousins in other parts of the...

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Operating Aspects of PASSENGER TRANSPORT

LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS LICENCE TO BE REVOKED: MANY COACHES AFFECTED. STORM of public protest has been caused by...

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WHERE To FIND HAULAGE

BUSINESS I F,as is commonly assumed to be the case, an improvement in the heavy industries can be taken to presage an advance...

TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS

T MENDERS are invited by the foil. lowing (latest dates given in parentheses) :—Prison Commissioners, for tbe conveyance of...