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11th April 1907
11th April 1907
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Ignoring the Public.

It has to be admitted that directors and managers of motor omnibus companies have had none too much time to acquire the...

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About Niotorca.bs : By Henry Sturrney.

The motorcab trade, or rather the trade in motorcabs, is as yet quite in its infancy, and I think very few of either the...

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Motorbus Direction Boards : By J. Brown, F.R.S.

The Metropolitan motorbus companies have, no doubt, every desire to inform efficiently the would-be passenger of their ability...

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Police Restrictions and Travelling Facilities.

By Douglas Mackenzie. During the discussion on Mr. Worby Beaumont's paper at the Society of Motor Omnibus Engineers, I spoke...

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The Latest Wolseley-Siddeley Chassis.

For Users of Motorvans and Private Omnibuses. The latest design of commercial vehicle to pass through the drawing offices of...

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The Motor Omnibus World.

The Tramways Committee of the 3olton Town Council is about to test arious outlying routes by the introducion of a motorbus....

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News and Comment.

This Journal has the largest and most valuable circulation ; it is the only journal that deals exclusively with mechanical road...

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The Agricultural Hall Show.

Full Report of the Commercial Motor Exhibits. It is true that there are some' 400 exhibitors at the Agricultural Hall, and...

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Steam Wagons and Lorries.

Type A. There are two steam wagons on exhibition at the Agricultural Hail which come under his head. These are the 6-ton steam...

Savage.

Savage Brothers, Limited, St. Nicholas Iron Works, King's Lynn (Stand No. 189, Minor Hall).—The 6ton wagon exhibited by this...

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St. Pancras.

The St. Pancras Iron Work Co., Ltd., 171, St. Pancras Road, London, N.W. (Stand No. 151, Main Hall).— This company is showing...

Type B.

This type of steam wagon is particularly business-like in appearance, and sound in construction and design. It is the outcome...

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Wallis and Steevens.

Wallis and Steevens, Limited, Basingstoke, Hants (Stand No. 186, Minor Hall).—The wagon exhibited on this stand is a 5-ton...

Type C.

As the two exhibits which come under this heading differ in respect of the boiler—one has a loco-type, and the other a...

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Mann.

Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co., Ltd., Pepper Road Works, Hunslet, Leeds (Stand No. 188, Minor Hall).—This company's...

Robey.

Robey and Co., Lta., Globe Works, Lincoln (Stand No. 168, Minor Hall).—This company is exhibiting a 5-ton steam wagon which has...

Other Types.

"Sentinel." Alley and Maclellan, Limited, Sentinel Works, Polmadie, Glasgow (Stand No. 174, Minor Hall).— There are many...

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Tractors.

The great popularity which the light steam tractor enjoys is undoubtedly due to its extreme usefulness in cases where the...

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Burrell.

Charles Burrell and Sons, Ltd., Saint Nicholas Works, Thetford, Norfolk (Stand No. 17,5, Minor Hall).— The drum and fairleads...

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Petrol, Electric, and Petrol-Electric.*

Halley. Halley 's Industrial Motors, Ltd., Yoker, Glasgow (Stand No. 33, Main Hall).—The chassis exhibited on this stand is a...

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Accessories and Sundry Exhibits.

Some of the stands allotted to accessories and component parts were in an unfinished state on the opening day, but an...

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Wheels, Tires, and Treads.

There are comparatively few companies exhibiting only wheels, but the stands of Tangent Wheels, Limited, Smith, Parfrey and...

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Australia and Commercial Motors.

The Coming Changes in the Tariff. Mr. Deakin, the Prime Minister of the Australian Corn. monwealth, has pledged himself that...

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Correspondence.

_Motor Haulage in the Bush. The Editor," THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.' Sir :--An interesting letter has been received be Mr. D'Arcy...

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From Our Berlin Correspondent.

Motor milk vans are now running daily between Budapest and a farm some kilometres from the city. They are fitted with tah.p....

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Petrol Motor Omnibuses.

Discussion on Mr. Beaumont's Paper at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Never has the fine hall of the Institution of...

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What the Motor Means to a Music-Hall Artist.

In the strict sense of the words, the vehicle which a musichall artist uses to proceed to and from his various engagements...

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The Motor Drivers News.

.'Exhaust-pipe Repairs: Emulsive Lubrication. AN.'' (Oundle) writes :—" J have been driving a steam wagon for nearly five...

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Patents Completed.

GEAR CASING.—Mann.—No. 9,738, April 26th, 1906.—This relates to casing for enclosing toothed gearing whereby the drive is...

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Other Makers' Tires.

. The practice has been growing up during the last few months, on the part of competing makers of -tires for motor vehicles, to...

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Standardisation.

By Douglas Mackenzie. The suggestions that are now before the Council of the Institution of Automobile Engineers with...

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From Our Berlin Correspondent.

The Motorbus in Potsdam. Nothing is sacred to the motorbus ! It has penetrated even into Potsdam, the German Emperor's "...

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Accumulator Propulsion in America.—I.

The many advantages that self-propelled vehicles have over those which are drawn by horses are fully realised by our American...

The electric delivery trucks owned by the Gorham Company, of New York.

or electikity. Out of this large number there are over 1,000 electrically-driven heavy lorries, with a load capacity of from...

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THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR

above eight hundred. The price per vehicle for hire aver ages about per month, and this charge includes all running expenses,...

American Notes.

From Our New York Correspondent. The motorcab boom which has struck Paris and London has not yet arrived in New York. When it...

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The Motor Omnibus World.

A local service of motorbuses at Kingston-upon-Hull will shortly be inaugurated. The London Central Omnibus Company, Limited,...

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Climbing and Brake Tests at Westerham.

It afforded us much pleasure to ac cept the invitation of J. and E. Hall, Limited, of Dartford Ironworks, Kent, to witness the...

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News and Comment.

This Journal has the largest and most valuable circulation amongst users and prospective users: the circulation now exceeds...

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The Agricultural Hall Show.*

Petrol Machines. Boult, Taylor and Company, Limited, 12, Upper St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C. (Stand No. 29, Main...

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Correspondence.

Motor Threshers; and Tractors versus Motor Wagons. The Editor " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR Sir :--We notice in a recent issue of...

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Alcohol-Acetylene Gas for Motor Vehicles.

All attempts to use denatured alcehol as fuel for the motor in test runs made with motorcars have clearly demonstrated the...

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Useful Charts and Tables. No. 8.

By George Watson, A.M,I.Mech.E. Bevel Gear Design. Nearly ever specialist in gear cutting, has, from time to Etime, published...

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Petrol Motor Omnibuses.

Conclusion of Discussion on Mr. Worby Beaumont's Paper at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and reply thereon. Although...

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Patents Completed.

ROAD SPRINKLER.—Thwaite.—No. 13,551, dated 13th June, 1906.—This ap-paratns comprises a reservoir (a) beneath which is a...