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1st January 1929
1st January 1929
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What Road Transport Has Accomplished and What It Will Achieve.

TI VERYTHING points to the year 1929 as A I being a most auspicious one so far as the prospects of the commercial vehicle and...

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Death of Mr. George F. Laundy Sharp.

W ITH deep regret we have to announce the death of Mr. George F. Laundy Sharp, the editor of this journal, which occurred on...

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ONE HEARS

That one needs plenty of wind to be pneumatic tyred. That yet another safety-glass company is at the draft-prospectus stage....

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Road Powers of District Councils. The Government and Coal Research. Motor Vehicle Imports into Great Britain. By Our...

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AUTO-CARRIAGES a Century Ago.

Delving Into Past History. The Earliest Attempt to Employ Power in Highway Passenger Transport. ej UST a huadred years ago was...

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THE AUTOMOBILE DIESEL ENGINE.

A Survey of the Situation Arising Out of the Developments in the Year 1928. The Type of Engine on the Market and the Fuels...

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Farm Transport in South Africa.

U NTIL recently, South African farmers were still thinking of transport in terms of the ox-wagon. The more progressive now...

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MARVELS of

THE PNEUMATIC TYRE. How It Has Arrived at Its Present Pitch of Perfection and what are the Causes of the Recent . Rapid...

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A SLEEPER-COACH of Outstanding Design.

Full Description of a Noteworthy Vehicle—the First Sleeper-coach for Service in Ireland—the Body of which was Built by Messrs....

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THE FLOWING TIDE of

ROAD TRANSPORT. T "year 1928, although not satisfactory from the point of view of many branches of industry, has been one of...

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HOW SIX CYL

1ERS and LS make SIX WI for REF ;MENT. I T is not so very long ago that practically the only difference between a chassis...

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A DAILY SERVICE

Links LONDON and a BUSY KENTISH PORT. O NE has only to visit the works of prominent coachbuilding concerns to secure...

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SLEEPING ENGLAND.

A Lady Keeps Awake for a Large Part of a Trip by Sleepercoach Between London and Liverpool. By MISS BARBARA BIDDEN. N O...

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THE WHY AND WHEREFORE OF COSTS.

Some Suggestions for Ascertaining the Operating Costs of Commercial Vehicles and for Making Good Use of Those Costs When...

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• A STRIKING A.E.C. PASSENGER CHASSIS.

With an Entirely New Engine and Other Major Units Embodying the • Improvements Made During Five Years, the A.E.C. Reliance...

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SHOULD BRAKES BE COMPENSATED?

The Argument Here Is that They Should Be Balanced and then the Operating Means Should Be Firmly Secured so that the Brakes...

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MECHANICAL TENDENCIES FOR 1929.

An Article Dealing with Recent Technical Advances and What They Augur for the Future. W THAT a wonderful year the one just...

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MORE IDEAS FOR

SLEEPER-COACHES. I N our Road Travel Number prominence was given to the subjeet of sleeper-coaches. Colonel B. S. Millard,...

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A NEW SYSTEM OF FUEL INJECTION.

An Ingenious Device Which, It Is Claimed, Will Allow An Ordinary Engine to Run on Paraffin or Fuel Oil Without Alteration to...

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SNOW CLEARING BY SIX-WHEELER.

How a 30-cwt. Morris-Commercial in Norway, Equipped with a Snow Plough, Cleared the Way for a Column of Four-wheeled Lorries....

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. 616.—A Useful and...