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14th September 1926
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A New Threat of a Petrol Shortage.

T HERE have, in the past, been scares about a possible petrol famine, and various estimates as to the oil resources of America,...

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ONE HEARS

A tale of two Weathers. That "By Beharrel " is now a Dunlopism. That level-crossing law needs overhauling. That dancing at...

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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 hy the...

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ROADS AND TRAFFIC DISCUSSED AT MILAN.

Delegates from Many Countries Attend the Fifth International Road Congress. T HE Fifth international Road Congress organized...

DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS IN SIX SECTIONS.

(By our Special Correspondent.) T UE conduct of an international Congress is a difficult undertaking. The League of Nations,...

Page 44

TIMBER HAULAGE BY TRACTOR-LORRY.

Details of an Interesting Device Employed with Conspicuous Success on a 12-Ton Scarnmell Vehicle. T IIN large-capacity...

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The French "Other Fuels" Rally.

T EE French demonstration trials for vehicles using fuels other than petrol are now in full swing. The event is chiefly a...

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SIX-WHEEL PRACTICE GROWS IN AMERICA.

Considerable Developments in the Use of Six-wheel Chassis in City and Inter-city Bus Work. S °MF1years ago we had the pleasure...

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Going to the Play—by Bus.

H ALP the pleasure of playgoing is in the going and in the journey home again. This is especially so in London, where...

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MR. HENRY FORD CONTINUES HIS STORY.

A Second Volume of Mr. Ford's Ideas, Thoughts and Opinions Upon the Responsibilities of a Big Business to Its Workers and the...

The Romance of Wheeled Transport.

" T HE WORLD ON WHEELS" is the title of a book that has just been published by Mr. H. 0. Duncan. When we say that it comprises...

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FROM CHAIN DE E TO LIVE AXLE.

VOR some years past the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow, have been experimenting with a number of live-axle...

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DEMONSTRATION OF COMMERCIAL SIDECARS.

Agents and the General Public Flock to See the "Travelling Olympia." Trade Stimulated in the South of England. XIA T the...

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TRAMWAYS OFFICIALS AND BUS COMPETITION.

Views Expressed at the Annual Conference of the Municipal Tramways Association. Opinions of Birmingham, Glasgow and Salford...

The Problem of Bus Traffic in Glasgow.

TT is difficult to say exactly why the invasion of Glasgow by the motorbus was so long delayed," said Bailie Robert Laing,...

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A Salford Official's Plea for Co-operation.

" U NLESS some Government policy is speedily adumbrated, and given effect to by statute, which will correlate and regulate an...

Page 57

THE PAINTING OF BUS BODIES.

A Consideration of Further Methods of Preserving and Decorating Bus Bodies, Including a Complete Explanation of the Cellulose...

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BUS EXPERIENCES IN A SCOTTISH CITY.

Some Aspects of Municipal Passenger Transport in Aberdeen with Details of the Working of the Corporation's System in the Past...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

Refitting Steam-wagon Chains. A Fiat Improvement. Modifying a Dennis Water Pump. Notes on Crossley Engine Lubrication....

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AIDS TO EFFICIENCY.

Some Helpful Hints from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. Bumper Springs. T TSUALLY vehicles are turned out by J the makers...

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ADJUSTABLE BRAKE SHOES.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. MITE specification of Dr. T. Black_I_ wood Murray and the Albion Motor...