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17th February 1931
17th February 1931
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The Buenos Aires Exhibition

A GREAT event for Britain will be . the British Empire Trade Exhibition to be A GREAT event for Britain will be . the British...

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Why Block Traffic for Months ?

M ANY passers-by and shoppers have marvelled at the slow progress which is being made with the reinstatement of the road at St....

The Re-birth of Discarded Designs.

T HERE can be no greater fallacy than to con del= some device merely because it has been. tried, years ago, and found wanting....

LOOSE LEAVES

S 03/IETHING seen on the Thames Em bankment the other day seemed, at first, to be the result of a serious accident, but it...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY 1 ' The wheels of wealth writ be

slowed by ail difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads DV!, which...

" THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR" GUIDE TO THE BUENOS AIRES EXHIBITION.

Thousands of copies of this issue of " The Commercial Motor" are being despatched to Buenos Aires by mail steamer and will...

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Bristol's Report.

The report of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., for the year ended December 31st last shows that revenue amounted to...

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Fire-pump Tenders Wanted.

The Commercial Secretary to the Residency-, Egypt, reports that the Municipalities and Local Commissions Section, Cairo, is...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

The gas committee of ROTHERHAM Corporation has decided to purchase a light van. The gas committee of PLYMOUTH Corporation is...

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An Effect of Section 19.

The county surveyor of Worcester has reported as to the effect of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, on the work of the highways...

ITEMS OF NEWS IN A FEW LINES •

The Granthara authority is to provide a bus station near St. Peter's Hill, at a cost of £7,000. The tramways committee of...

• Llanelly Goes Over to Buses.

Since Llanelly Corporation came to a decision not to acquire the local tramways system for Conversion to trolleybus and...

A Book of Aluminium Data.

The British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Adelaide House, London, E.C.4, has just issued a most comprehensive book entitled " Aluminium...

Road Transport Activities in Parliament Petrol from British Coal.

TTPON an inquiry as to whether any U trial had been made by the mechanized units, or Royal Army Service Corps, or other...

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RISING

ARGENTINA the part that commercial motors are playing An Excellent Insight into the Country's Transport Problems and the...

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A 100-mile Trial of AN OIL-ENGINED LORRY

The Performance of the 6-ton Pagefield-Gardner when Tested Over a Hilly Course in the Midlands. Marked Fuel Economy W TIEN the...

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THE BRITISH EMPIRE AT BUENOS

A Full Detailed Forecast of the Goods and Passenger-carrying Vehicles, Tractors, Rollers and Other Appliances which will be...

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Maximum Headroom For Small Passenger Vehicles

I T is the usual practice to design buses which have a capacity not exceeding 14 seats with a headroom from floor to ,roof of...

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Extending a Trailer by lift. 6 ins.

O NE of the latest products of the Harrow Industrial Co., Ltd., of Green Lane Works, Stanley Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, is...

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THE CONDITIONS of FITNESS

REGULATIONS A Precis of the Rules, Issued by the Minister of Transport, Concerning • Public-service Vehicles, which Came Into...

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Hire-purchase Bill Protests

,Propaganda that is being Organized Against I t O N Friday next, February 20th, Miss Ellen Wilkinson's Hirepurchase Bill is due...

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MOTOR COACHES

for special service IN INDIA Brief Details of Two Luxuriously Equipped Vehicles Which Have Been Built for Use by the...

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Licensing Public-service Vehicles

I T is the intention of the Minister of Transport to bring the requirements of the Road Tiaffic Act as to...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Chassis for Overseas Use.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3331) Sir,—Being directly interested in the type of bus chassis best suited to conditions...

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Improvements in a Six-wheeler Conversion

w E have from time to time dealt with the extension units produced by A. Ferraris, Ltd., of 200-220, The Broadway, Cricklewood,...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport THE NATIONAL COUNCIL NEEDS MORE SUPPORT The Proceedings at a Meeting Held Last Week ; Enthusiasm Shown by...

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PROS AND CONS OF EXTENDED AND DAY TOURS How Operators

of Long-period Tours Have an Advantage Over Those Who Cater for Day-trip Bookings E XTENDED motor-coach tours are a happy.,...

CARDIFF COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH NEW BUS-STATION SCHEMES

Plans Being Prepared in Connection with the G.W.R. Station Site S OME 'months ago The Commercial Motor published the fact that...

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An Unusual Use for a Sprinkler

T VIE motor vehicle which is built for sprinkling duties is usually employed by municipal authorities for work upon the...

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Problems of

THE HAULIER AND CARRIER I LEFT off in the previous article at a point where I 'had just finished explaining the reason for...

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A Six-speed Gear

T "gear described in patent No. 341,379, by the Maybach-Motorenban GeselLschaft, of Friedrichshafen, Germany, contains novel...