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15th September 1931
15th September 1931
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The Railway Menace ,

T HERE must be very few amongst those of our readers whOse business is goods haulage Who really appreciate the menace which is...

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'I TTOW many oil -1 -1 engined vehicles are there

in Great Britain?" This is a question which we have often been asked. A few days ago we were able to compileā€¢ some figures from...

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ONE HEARS

That there is a limit to petrol-tax elasticity. That the Commissioners are now down on the commission. That the Woodside...

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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 roughness of the roads over which...

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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

PORTSMOUTH Corporation is to discuss the question of the purchase of refuse-collection vehicles. WARE Rural District Council...

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The New Minister of Transport

F OLLOWING the resignation of Mr. Herbert Morrison, there was much speculation as to the appointment of the new Minister of...

Items of News in a Few . Lines

The British Goodrich Rubber Co., to erect a factory in Derby Road, Burton-on-Trent. The bus committee of the Eastbourne...

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A Much Lighter

GARDNER OIL ENGINE A New Power Unit, Lighter, Smaller and Much More Powerful than the L2 Model, Introduced Specially for _...

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THREE INTERESTING NEW

COMMER MODELS important Additions to a Popular Range Comprise a 30-cwt. Chassis, a Twotanner and a 20passenger Type, all at...

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The Latest

FOWLER OIL ENGINE Novel Design of Piston with a Cavity to Provide a Chamber to Prolong the Combustion Period THE...

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GOODS TRANSPORT

Y ROAD AND RAIL An Increasing Network of . Adjacent to the Systems of I ad Services in Rural Areas Four Great Railway Groups...

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Illuminating Ga's as a Fuel A DEMONSTRATION was recently held at

the Colonial Exhibition, in Paris, of the use ef lighting gas as fuel for motor vehicles. Five machines took part in the trial,...

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Important Factors in

SEAT CONSTRUCTION Our Bodybuilding Expert Gives his Views on Seat Building and Draws Attention to Features of Design A DOUBLE...

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OPERATING ASPECTS

of Passenger Transport THE COMMISSIONERS' FORTHCOMING PUBLIC SITTINGS Details Extracted from the Gazettes Published by Area...

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OPERATORS GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT 1932 LICENCES

M.H.C.S.A. Members to Consider Appointing a Propaganda Organizer I N our issue for last week we referred, on page 114 : , to a...

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BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

Auckland Grievance Regarding Licensing. As a result of dissatisfaction that has arisen on question's of bus service timetables...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Overloading and Insur ance. The War Office and Hired Six-wheelers. The Police and Tyre Condition Braking Light Tractors and...

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Problems of the

HAULIER AND CARRIER Types of Oil Engine. Running Costs of Oil engined Buses E SPECIAL interest is lent to the subject of...

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Novelties at the Engineering Exhibition

A LTHOUGH the main features of this exhibition are concerned with marine matters, there are a few items which shonld be of...

A New British Parcelcar

MHE latest addition to the range of parc-elcars is the Croft, which, although it is designed much on Continental lines, is...

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Epicyclic Gearing Without Teeth

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications A SOMEWHAT new departure in change-speed gears is ti described in the two...