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15th June 1934
15th June 1934
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Obtaining Carriers' Licences

A LL private carriers, that is to say, _those who will operate their vehicles under class C licences, must make certain that...

The Transition from Tram to Bus

W HICH transport authority will be the last to abandon the antiquated tramcar in favour of the modern and more mobile motorbus...

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Passing Comments

E XPERIMENTAL pedestrian crossings were completed at GO junctions in Westminster and Holbort., London, this week. At these...

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One Hears

That our seeds of co-operation are falling on fertile ground. That there will soon be further moves in this direction. From...

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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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News of Municipal Activities

Making the Great West Road Safer for Traffic. Some time ago the Ministry of Transport asked Middlesex County Council to...

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An Improved Six-wheeler with side engine

Important Modifications Made in the Light of 10 Months' Operating Experience with the First "Northern General" Experimental Bus...

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New Guy Medium-weight Oilers

Dorman Ricardo 4DS Units are Now Installed in Wolf and Vixen Models I N addition to the range of petrol-engined chassis...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent ROAD TRAFFIC BILL IN COMMITTEE, T HE Standing Committee on the...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

NEW SOUTHEND-ROCHESTER HOURLY SERVICE. On June 9 a ferry service with departures hourly on the hours between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m....

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Extinction for Dublin's Independent Bus Owners?

By a Special Correspondent T HE decision of the Dublin United Tramways Co., Ltd., to apply for the transfer of practically all...

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THE PROSPECTS OF TH DOUBLE-BOGIE VEHICLE

—a critical zommentary 0 NE of the most attractive layouts for a chassis designed to carry loads in the neighbourhood of 12...

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A Chart for Testing Brakes

A USEFUL chart which collates braking efficiency (expressed as a percentage) to the total retarding force at the peripheries of...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

ANOTHER CALL FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4327] Sir,—I have read your leader of...

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An American Chassis for the British Market

F OLLOWING the fust "announcement in the issue of The Commercial Motor, dated June 8, we are now able to describe the Diamond-T...

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Licensing Problems Elucidated

A Coal Business and General Haulage. (95) QUESTION: I have two 30-cwt. lorries, one of which is being replaced by a new...

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Haulage Opportunities

I N the latest I3oard of Trade figures for industrial production there is striking confirmation of the reports which have been...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT CARDIFF TO SEEK HIGH COURT WRIT AGAINST MINISTER? Corporation Appeals Concerning Bus Terminus Dismissed...

THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS

TRAVEL CLUBS LEGAL: IMPORTANT COURT RULING A TRIUMPH for travel clubs was fAscored at Old Street Police Court, London, last...

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ROAD MOTORS VITAL TO THE MEAT TRADE

A Review of the Activities of J. Ward and Sons, Ltd., Emphasizes the Need for a Specialized Knowledge of Meat Transport. Delays...

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Problems of the HAULIER md CARRIER T HE names of places

mentioned in this article are entirely fictitious and the distances from point to point have been modified, so that the...

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Injection-pump Progress

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications T HE necessity of avoiding the formation of a partial vacuum in the...