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19th September 1947
19th September 1947
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A French Opinion on Nationalization

Transport Journal Expresses the View that the British Act Has hew Born Bankrupt S 0 much has been said in this country about...

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Basic Ration Panic

T HE abolition of the basic petrol ration fot private cars might, at first thought, be considered as outside the sphere of...

Passing Comments

Ensuring Accuracy D URING a recent visit of When Mating Final1 -J the I.R.T.E. to the drive Gears . . . Vauxhall Works at...

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One Hears— That new King Coal is not a merry young soul.

That there are no flies on Kigass windscreen solution. That we are beginning to understand the term "almighty dollar;' A...

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MORE B.T.C. APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

T HE Minister of Transport announces that Capt. Sir Ian Bolton, Bart., 0.B.E , has become a member, on a part-tirnbasis, of the...

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T HE inaugural meeting of the London and Home Counties Area

of . the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses, 83, Pall Mall, London, S.W.1, which was held on September 11,...

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Leyland Salvage Drive Pays Well

N iTANUFACTURERS of jointed IVI dolls, leather slippers and cotton goods have directly benefited from the post-war salvage...

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Personal Pars

MR. R. G. CROWTHER, of F. Crowther and Son, Ltd., Wakefield, has been elected chairman of the Yorkshire Road-Rail Regional...

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A Compact High-speed Dynamo D ESIGNED specially for comniercial vehicles, the

C.A.V. G7 dynamo incorporates many new features. Data for the speed at which this dynamo would be driven were collated from the...

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Passenger Transport News

AN EMERGENCY EXIT CONCESSION D RAFT regulations amending the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness) Regulations,...

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Two-axled B.U.T. Trolleybus

A Trolleybus Chassis Designed to Give Exceptional Riding Comfort and a Long Service Life with a Minimum of Maintenance W ITHIN...

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An industrial Three-wheeler Crane

HE Neal T.10 runabout crane, a self propelled, three-wheeled type, is designed to operate in confined spaces. It is produced...

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How Dust Can Cause Damage to Engines

Surprising Results Obtained from Carefully Conducted Tests With and Without Filters E xTE NSIVE engine tests carried. Put by...

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Vehicle Salvage in the Alps

ft /I AIN toads over the French Alps 11'1 carry a surprising amc unt of heavy tr affic, and although they are magnifi,errly...

Lightweight Power Crane for Vehicle Loading

A COMPACT power-operated crane for use on vehicles and in warehouses has been introduced by Messrs. Denyer and Son, Alton,...

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Keeping the Clutch in Trim

The evolution of the clutch has been relatively slow during the past 40 years. The old cone type and the multiple-disc clutch,...

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A "Calling All Cabs" Service

CarabridkeTaxi Operator Pioneers Introduction of Mobile Short-wave Radio for Fleet Control T OWARDS the end of August the I...

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B ATTERY-ELECTR1CS are still sometimes thought of as slow, cumbersome, short-range

vehicles, which will be popular only as long as liquid fuels are in short supply. A recent road test of the 1-ton electric van...

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They Dig Up Industrial Treasure

A Goahead Public Works Contractor • Operates a Fleet of Vulcan Tippers on Arduous Government Work INDUSTRIES may come and...

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Cutting Cab Noise by Half

F ROM experiments recently carried out in America, it has been determined that, by reducing cab noise to a low level, the...

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Delay at the

"Sunshine Mines" How Delays at Opencast Coal Sites Affect Haulage Rates. Demurrage Charges Justified Where Congestion is...

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I.R.T.E, Party

Sees Tyres Soled O NE might think, as did some of the members of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers who visited the...

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COURTESY COSTS NOTHING BUT IT CAN SAVE LIVES PY drawing

attention to the need for more road licourtesy, "The Commercial Motor" has rendered an important service to the cause of road...

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A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications A Space-saving Two-stroke

T HE cylinders of a two-stroke engine require more space than those of a four-stroke, it is stated, on account of the...