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17th July 1928
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Diesel Engines or Heavy-oil Vaporizers.

VOlt many ydars various investigators have. endeavoured -to employ fuels heavier than commercial motor spirit in the cylinders...

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ONE HEARS

Few complaints from the Parliamentary_ Bar. That motor haulage contractors may travel prosperity by the beetroot route....

HERE'S ONE

They were on night-trek in Sussex and had broken down beside a small wood. In the middle of repairs Bill, the sentimentalist,...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

The wheeta of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

WEST Bareewion Corporation has placed a repeat order for Guy 30-seater buses. ROME - REAM Corporation is buying another three...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Importance of Measures for Securing Stronger Bridges. London By-pass Roads. Insurance and the Hospitals. By Our Special...

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A New Range of Six-cylinder Chassis.

T HE progress which is being made in the development of six-cylinder chassis for goods transport work is 'exemplified by the...

Air Compressors for Garage Use.

A NEAT little compressor for pneamatic-tyre inflation is being made and marketed by F. Bullock, of Culeheth Lane Works, Newton...

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A NEW HORSEBOX FOR TWO ANIMALS.

A Well-known Chassis Maker and a Bodybuilder Co-operate in the Production of an Interesting Vehicle. MIIE value of the motor...

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FACILITATING ATTENTION TO THE POWER UNIT.

The New Model 428 A.E.C. Chassis for 4-ton Loads and the Novel Arrangement of Cab. S AT E are able in this issue to give this...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

A Popular Method of Assessing Charges, How Wrong it is, and What it Leads to. HAVE lately been looking into some rather...

Page 52

CONTROLLING COMPRESSION BY SUCTION.

An Ingenious Power Unit Utilizing Constant Compression to Obtain Economy. A N ENGINE of a particularly interesting pattern has...

Page 53

THE GROWING USE OF CYLINDER LINERS.

A Feature of Design or of Subsequent Alteration which Simplifies Maintenance and Secures Longer Engine Life. I N recent years...

Page 54

COOLING THE OIL TO EGUARD THE BEARINGS.

F IFTEEN years ago any engineer responsible for the design of commercial vehicles would probably have stated, if asked, that in...

Page 57

Notes from Northern Ireland.

By Ulsterman. T HE makings of an " illigant foight " are coming to a head in Belfast, and it will be "the mercy of God" if...

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THE LAW ON "PLYING FOR HIRE."

A Consideration of Decided Cases which have Served to Clarify the Position. A LTHOUGH the cases on the question of what...

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Time-saving Industrial Trucks.

T1 1 13RING the time that a vessel is -1-./ travelling on the high seas from port to port it is a money-earning proposition, so...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and 'Coach World. MANCHESTER'S GROWING USE OF BUSES. Features that are Revealed...

IRISH FREE STATE AND HIGHER TAXATION.

Alleged Unfavourable Attitude to Bus Traffic Attributed to Unrestricted Competition Between Rival Companies. - E1ROM the...

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SOME ASPECTS OF BLACKPOOL COACH FARES.

Changes in Charges Brought About by a Better Understanding Amongst Proprietors. IIHERE is a much better element of 1 stability...

DARLINGTON'S LICENSING DISPUTE.

A Report of the Proceedings at a Ministry of Transport Inquiry into an Appeal by a Large Concern Against a Decision of the...

Page 62

PASSENGER TRAFFIC RESULTS AT YORK.

Some Details of the Working of the Municipal Tramcars, Motorbuses and Trolley-buses. I N our issue for last week we briefly...

Page 63

A " ONCE-OVER " AT THE ROYAL SHOW,

The Impressions Obtained from Our Conversations with Leading Trade Men on the Nottingham Show Ground. T HE opening day of the...

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THE LATEST IN MOTOR MOWER PRACTICE.

Some Details of the 1928 Designs Secured by Visiting the Stands on which they were Exhibited at the Royal Show. O NE of those...

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MAGNETIC OIL FILTERS FOR GEARBOXES.

Details of a Device which May Do Much to Lengthen the Life of Gears and Bearings. riNE of the most novel devices which was...

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL.

Interesting Contributions from Maintenance Engineers Drivers and Mechanics. Broken Magneto Rocker. arm Springs.. S OM time...

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A SECOND STAIRCASE IN A DOUBLE-DECK BUS.

A Rdsurrid of Recently POlished Patent Specifications. "DATENT specification No. 291,677, Alfred M. Alcock, of Wigan, points...