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15th August 1922
15th August 1922
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Ensuring the Safety of Human -Freight.

C ON SI])ERABLE attention 'is usually paid to the safeguarding of delicate merchandise and other valuable goods which Might...

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ONE HEARS

Of the tractor-bus. That, as might be expected, it hails from America. Of high rates and pirates. Of pneu ideas in Army...

HERE'S ONE— A new " hand " had been engaged

at the Ford factory at Cork. At the end of his first week he was questioned as to his liking for the job. " Begorra!" he said,...

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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...

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A New Heavy-service Trailer.

T HE accompanying illustration shows a trailer which is being produced by Messrs. Bonallack and Sons, St. George Works, Cable...

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ECONOMY OF MOTORS FOR MUNICIPAL HAULAGE.

The Value of the Light Motor Wagon for Small Towns. Running Costs for a Fleet of Ford Tonners. T HE EXPERIENCES of...

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THE FIRST WIRELESS EQUIPPED MOTORVAN.

A Vehicle Fitted with an Installation which Has Enabled the Delivery Service of an American Bakery Concern to be Improved. T...

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FROM 4 TO 74 VEHICLES IN 4 YEARS.

The Remarkable Growth of the Fleet of Road Transport Vehicles Owned by a South Wales Concern. Road versus Rail Costs. rr 0...

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HINTS FOR HAULIERS.

"The Skotch" Prepares a Series of Tables Showing Operating Costs, which Indicate the Advisability of Hauliers Carrying Out Work...

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Salvage Work by a Breakdown Wagon.

"THE usefulness of a breakdown wagon of the type shown in ou,r illustration was demonstrated a few nights ago, when a...

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TRAINING THE PERSO: OF LONDON'S BUSES.

Why the Bus Passenger Rides in Safety. 350 The Use of Educational Films. Examples Engraining a Sense a nth. Driving Tests and...

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Ingenious Measuring Devices at a Fuel Station

T HE NUMBER of petrol filling stations is rapidly increasing, and the latest, which is a private enterprise of United Service...

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THE C M.U.A. PARADE AT WORCESTER.

Bad Weather Mars an Attractive Midland Event. An Increased Number of Entries. Steam Wagons Well to the Fore. T HE THIRD annual...

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A MUNICIPAL DUAL-PURPOSE VEHICLE.

A New Dennis Machine Which Can be Converted From a Cesspool Emptier to a Three-way Tipping Wagon in Half an Hour. M ANY...

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PARKING PLANS FOR VISITING COACHES.

Official Information, Aided by Maps, Which Should Prove of Inestimable Value to Coach Proprietors. W E WERE OUT and about...

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PNEUMATICS FOR THE ARMY.

"The Inspector" Wants to Know What Specific Advantage the W.O. Anticipates from Pneumatics in War Service. • T FIRST, I was...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. HOLIDAY COACHING AT BLACKPOOL. The Popularity of the Marshall...

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1 HOLIDAY COACHING IN THE MERSEYSIDE DISTRICTS.

• Review of Northern Coach - Owners' Programmes. Popularity of Circular Tours. Q 0 far as motor coaching during the August...

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A 65-SEATER, SIX-WHEELED TRACTOR-BUS.

The Application of a New Type of Vehicle to Passenger-carrying. N THIS country the six-wheeled tractor unit is a comparatively...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford '') recently recommended the fitting of a main fuse to the Ford for...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble., C ONTRIBUTIONS are invited for this page...

249. — Oil Leakage on the Karrier.

A certain number of 1921 3-4-ton Karrier chassis was accidentally allowed to leave the works with the air vent plug in the...

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MORE ABOUT BRAKES.

Our Driver and Mechanic Readers Contribute Some Useful Hints. O TJR LAST little causerie about brakes occurred on this page in...

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AN INGENIOUS ROTARY ENGINE.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents We wonder if there lies in specification No. 169,681, by Naamlooze - VennoOtschap...