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12th March 1929
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The Increasing .Burdens Upon Commercial-vehicle Users. , • QTILL .another staggering

blow, has been dealt k- 7 . against the usersof all classes of commercial vehicle and appliance in which petrOl'iS Utilized as...

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The Optimism of the Minister of Transport.

• T N view of the many depressing statements 1-made by politicians and others regarding the future of this country, and in...

Reducing Toll Roads and Level Crossings.

This will enable bridges to be rebuilt to carry present-day traffic. The Minister said that he hated toll roads and knew that...

W HAT a wonderful . country this is for the business

man. A track-laying machine of low weight had been demonstrated by t h e agents and it became. necessary to move it a few miles...

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ONE HEARS

That night travel by road has its bright side. . Heated discussions about "Roads Above the Railways." That some trailer...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

The watch committee of the BIREENIlEA v. Corporation is considering the purchase of a motor fire-engine. The cleansing...

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Three Differentials in the

AUSTIN SIX-WHEELER A. CONSIDERABLE amount of interest. is being taken in the development of the rigid-frame six'wheeler,...

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THE BUS Beats

THE TRAIN in Spain I F railways were to reduce their maximum speed to 25 m.p.h., anti if all express trains ran only on three...

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Road-motor Difficulties in Portuguese West Africa.

BETWEEN the Belgian Congo and Portuguese West Africa the firm of Robert Williams and Co., of Elizabeth:vine, which operates the...

Passenger-travel News Items.

The watch committee of the Leeds Corperation has further adjourned consideration of the application of the Birmingham and...

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THE FUTURE OF THE HEAVY-OIL ENGINE.

A Summary of an Important Paper Read Before the Members of the Institution of Automobile Engineers and the Discussion Thereon....

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RAILWAY POLICY and the ROAD HAULIER.

rpm?, following letter from _L Mr. Walter Gatranons, \filo is a well-known road ft anspolt cont./ actor, prebents many points...

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THE PROBLEM OF 11 COACH GUARANTEE

IirlOWARDS the end of last year we dealt editorially with that important subject, the servicing of passenger vehicles under the...

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A TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION'S PROGRESS.

A Brief Résumé of the Objects in View. Points from Interesting Speeches by the Minister of Transport and Others. S URPRISINGLY...

Page 67

A NEW SIX-CYLINDER CHASSIS

for Passengers or Goods T O meet the demand for a powerful and fast chassis for passenger or goods vehicles the International...

Page 68

THROUGH THE NIGHT BY COACH

Being the Story of a Journey on the "Welsh Midnight" Coach Running from London to Cardiff. Brief Details of the Vehicle Used on...

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Features in the Design of the

Upper Saloon W HEN first introduced, the covered-top doubledecker was considered by a few critics to be a retrograde step,...

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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS.

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. American Exports of Commercial ,...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

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PHASES OF PASSENGER TRAVEL.

Notes on Every Aspect of Coach and Bus Development. rillIOSE who have kept in close 1 touch with he development of...

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CONVERTING THE FORD for Heavy Loads.

B Y means of a Carrimore attachment the AA-type Ford 30-cwt. chassis can be converted to take a 3-ton load. -The resulting...

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL.

Interesting Contributions• from Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics. Preventing Broken Petrol Pipes. F ROM High...

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FODEN SIX-WHEELER

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. T iiE name of E. It. Foden appears in patent No. 305,361, in which a...