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17th December 1929
17th December 1929
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Inconsistencies and. Anomalies in . : the Suggested Limits of Speed. :

TT is Our firm opinion that the clause in the ; Road Traffic Bill which' Will have the most ; adverse effect upon the future...

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LOOSE LEAVES

I T is rather interesting to note the extraordinary longevity of some commercial vehicles. For instance, that of which we...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY " 7::se 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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:Personal Pars.

Accompanying this paragraph we publish a portrait of Mr. W. J. B. KetleY, who has recently been appointed manager of the...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS.

CHTPPENHAM Town Council is to buy a new motor ambulance. Sanction has been given for NEWCASTLE City Council to purchase 12...

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'A Helpful Log Book.

We have recently received a copy of the motor log book and lubrication guide published by the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., 36,...

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What We Saw at the

BRUSSELS SHOW A Commentary Upon the Most Important Commercial vehicle Exhibits at the Salon de Bruxelles, which Closes...

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The Colnbrook Experimental Road

"DEFERENCE has already t ,en Xt./made in these columns to the Ministry •of Transport's experimental road, Harmondsworth, but...

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Road-transport Activities IN PARLIAMENT

Lord Russell Explains the Bill. Minister Favours 30 m.p.h. Limit. Late Home Secretary's Comments. Opinions About the Speed...

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Safety and Convenience in

PASSENGER-VEHICLE ENTRANCES Our Bodybuilding Expert Discourses Upon the Subject of the Various Types of Entrance and Exit...

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METROPOLITAN DISTRIBUTORS OF THE 35-CWT. CITROEN

E LSEWHERE we refer, under the title of "Personal Pars," to the appointment of Mr. W. J. B. Ketley as manager of the...

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The Road Performance of a NEW LOW-LOADER

The F.W.D. 6-ton Machine Put Through its Paces During the Recent Stormy Weather • D RING the past few years the demand for...

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Developing an Interesting SELF-LOADING TRAILER

The Progress which is Being Made with the Ramp Trailer—a Simple but Effective Device which Greatly Facilitates Loading and...

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An Entirely New LIGHT VAN Tried Out

An Account of the Dover Six-cylinder 15-20-cwt. Van and of its Performance Under Load J]' and Essex 1_1_ motorcars are famous...

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Ma i ntai n in g a Check on Tyre Pressure D ESPITE the regularity with

which tyre-manufacturing companies remind users of the need for maintaining proper pressure in pneumatic tyres, the trouble...

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A Remarkable RADIO Demonstration VAN

A Dennis Passenger Chassis Forms the Basis of a Most Interesting Van Which Has Been Built and Equipped to Perform an Unique...

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Phases of PASSENGER TRAVEL

F°' ill) in 1913 to undertake transport in all its branches and to consolidate the interests of the Gateshead, Tynemonth and...

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GOOD PROTECTION FOR THE BUS DRIVER.

Brief Details of a Forward-control Single-decker for Service in Outer London Districts. W HAT is thought to be. the first...

A SUCCESSFUL BUS VENTURE

How Early Coaching Experience Has Helped to Establish a Profitable Business in Hertfordshire. NXTHEN Mr U. Leverett, a coach V...

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CHRISTMAS COACHING ARRANGEMENTS.

How London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., is Catering for Those Travelling During the Christmas Holidays. A COMPLETE list of the...

HOW PASSENGER SERVICES HAVE DEVELOPED.

A Discourse Upon the Methods of Large Operators in Building up Present-day Services Over Wide Areas. E XPERIENCE has proved...

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Improving

DETAILS of DESIGN Novel Features of Construction which make for ,Better Performance and Easier Maintenance. Where Improvement...

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Lightness and Strength

for the Van Body Some Notes on a Special Method of Construction Featured by an Old-established London Concern T O mount a...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES The Excessive Restricting of Bus Weight. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [2961] Sir,-1 have read with...

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Motor Appliances at the SMITHFIELD SHOW

Some Details of the Powerpropelled Cable-ploughing Machines, Tractors, etc., Seen Last Week at the Royal • Agricultural Hall,...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER " S.T.R." Explains a Method of Fixing the Charges for the Conveyance of Parcels Over a Regular Route two...

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Striking Novelty

in a Publicity Van Description of a Weibfini shed Light Van, With a Unique Design of Body. OMEONE who obviously had keen...

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"Neate"

Trailer-brake Connection A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications T HE name of Reginald William Neste, who...