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THE .

COMMERCIAL MOTOR Recognized in Business Circles as the Leading Journal. The Authority on all forms of Mechanical Road...

Farmers and the Railway Proposals.

T ROUGHOUT the country farmers are taking a lively interest in many matters relating to road transport, and as agricultural...

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Busy Minds on the Free-wheel Movement.

N EW ideas are often, old • ideas revived and, meeting a new set of circumstances, it frequently happens that they then survive...

Loose Leaves.

T HE Editor and staff of The Commercial Motor offer to readers of -the journal their sincere wishes for a happy Christmas....

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ONE HEARS

Of still more tractable tractors. Of large year-end orders for bodies. —0 Of tyre pressure-gauges in battle array. Of no...

HERE'S ONE—

Let me help you I " cried the polite lorry driver, as he pulled up beside the stranded flapper motorist. "I can't get the...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

• Forthcoming Events.

1928. March 16.25.-5'iith Swiss International Motor Exhibition, Geneva. July 10-14. —Royal Agricultural Show, Nottingham....

Nottingham Spends £50,000 on New Buses.

Some disappointment has been occasioned among residents at West Bridgford, Nottingham's principal residential suburb, by the...

Austin Profits.

The report of the directors of the Austin Motor Co. shows that the net trading profit for the year ended September 30th last,...

Rent for Parking Buses.

Enniskillen Urban District Council has decided to charge owners of buses which use stands in the town a rent of 10s., but...

A River Mersey Risk.

As a result of the grounding of the petrol-carrying s t eamer “s em i no l e, ., and the release into the River Mersey of a...

Notes from Northern Ireland.

Our correspondent "Ulsterman " says that the Ulster Government has decided to introduce, early in 1928, a Bill legalising...

A Long-distance Bus-service Licence Refusal.

Leeds Watch Committee has refused to grant the application of the Wensbeck Trading Association, Ashington, for licences for...

A M.A.B. Recommendation.

The Metropolitan Asylums Board recommends acceptance of the tender of Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., for the supply of two...

A Leeds Concern's Dinner.

Frank U. Detson (Leeds), Ltd., held its annual dinner at Powolny's Restaurant, Leeds, one day last week. As usual, there was a...

Articles on the Diesel Engine.

We now have the permission of the author to disclose the fact that the article entitled "Progress in the Diesel Engine," which...

Belfast Trying Again.

Belfast Corporation has decided to promote a Bill in the Northern Parliament to give it powers to run buses within an area a...

Road Fund Grants to Meet Cost of Police Force Additions.

The Glamorgan County Standing Joint committee is to send a deputation to the Ministry of Transport to urge that special grants...

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National Omnibus and Transport Progress.

In a communication to shareholders, the National Omnibus and Transport Co., Ltd., draws attention to the fact that, during the...

S. Smith and Sons' Successful Trading.

In the past year, S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., made a net profit of £101,432. The company's successful trading for the...

Electrical Equipment for Business Motors.

C. A. Vandervell and Co., Ltd., Acton, London, W.3, has recently issued a catalogue which deals very fully with the range of...

Goodyear's in Production in Australia.

It is stated that production has recently commenced at the new Goodyear tyre factory in Sydney, Australia. The plant has an...

Protecting Small Bus Owners' Interests.

At a dinner and dance given recently by tho Nuneaton Autocar Co. to Reo owners and their friends, the chief guest being Mr....

A London Street Widening.

Arising out of the recommendation of the -London and Counties Joint Traffic Advisory Committee the City of London Corporation...

Municipal Orders for Guy Vehicles.

Amongst the recent orders which have been received by Guy Motors, Ltd., from municipal authorities are several in the nature of...

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Six-wheelers for Wallasey.

The tramways committee of the Wallasey Corporation has recommended the purchase of 12 six-wheeled double-deck motorbuses at a...

Two Novel Devices for Commercial Users.

Two interesting new accessories have recently been added to the range marketed by G. T. Riches and Co., Ltd., 19. Store Street,...

Thornycroft's Activities Abroad.

At the recent annual meeting of John I. Thornycroft. and Co., Ltd., the announcement was made of the recent successful...

Will Benefit Dock Traffic.

Bristol Corporation has completed the construction of Portway at a cost of £953,530. This new highway improves the access to...

Irish Free State Imports.

A further improvement has to be recorded as regards the importation of commercial-motor vehicles into the Irish Free State, the...

Petrol Pumps on Highways.

Mr. T. Anenryn Rees, town clerk of Merthyr, in a report in regard to petrol purn.ps on highways, says If the owners of petrol...

Bus Services and Road Adaptation,

The Ministry of Transport has agreed to call a conference in regard to a point raised by the Durham County Council as to...

Applying Celluloid Lacquers.

Postans and Morley Brothers, Ltd., Trevor Street Works, Birmingham, tells us that it now has available a handspray plant with...

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Bus and Theatre Services.

With the rapid approach of the pantomime season north-country motorbus proprietors are completing their programmes of combined...

Bus Traffic and Road Wear.

At the December meeting of the Glamorgan, Roads and Bridges Comrniee the question of the wear and tear of roads by buses was...

Few Farm .Tractors in Persia.

According to a recent report from Teheran the peasant farmers of Persia strongly adhere to the primitive methods of their...

Terry's Trade Mark.

Herbert Terry and Sons, Ltd., which makes springs of all types, presswork, saddles, etc., informs us that the name " Terry's"...

Buses and Trams in Canada.

Speaking at the recent annual meeting of AlioBritish Columbia Electric Railway in London, Mr. George Kidd, the general manager,...

A South Wales Bus Acquisition.

In the Carmarthenshire districts it change of proprietorship of several local bus services has been effected. The Llandilo and...

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A Novel Type of Jack.

We have recently received details of an interesting new device, which is designed chiefly for facilitating operations on the...

New Limited-stop Services in the North.

Another new company has been formed in the Newcastle neighbourhood for the purpose of opening up limitedstop bus services. This...

Municipal Buses for Gloucester ?

A loss of E122,000 having been ire curred by Gloucester city ratepayers , on their tramway undertaking since Its inception in...

COACH OWNERS ENCOURAGING WINTER TRAVEL.

TT is worthy of note that several of the Blackpool coach owners are showing commendable pertinacity in maintaining enntinuity...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

• Canal Bridges in the Midlands. Buses in Glasgow. Inadequate Traffic Facilities on Tyneside. The Vehicles Lighting Bill Sent...

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Transport Lighting Bill Passes the Commons.

frtHE Road Transport Lighting Bill has at last been 1 given a third reading and sent to the House of Lords, where several...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS.

Burton-on-Trent Corporation has authorized the purchase of a footpath petrol roller at a cost of about £250. Blyth Corporation...

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SLAPLESS ALUMINIUM PISTONS.

O NE of the greatest difficulties facing the designer and maker of aluminium and aluminium-alloy pistons is how to reduce the...

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COSTING RETURNS FOR PUBLIC CLEANSING.

An Official Publication which Gives Interesting Data in Connection with Work on which Motors are Largely Used. A LMOST three...

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THE DIESEL ENGINE AND ITS DESIGN.

Continuation of an Article which Analyses Diesel Engine Design and Indicates the Difficulties which have had to be Overcome in...

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Simplifying the Removal of Giant Pneumatic Tyres.

T HE task of removing a giant pneumatic tyre from its wheel is often. made unnecessarily laborious, and the makeshift tools...

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THE " C.M." TESTS A NEM :-WHEELED STEAM WAGON.

BEFORE laying out a programme for a test of any _vehicle it is always advisable first of all to consider the exact nature of...

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Farm Produce Transport in Ireland.

"DIELELIMINARY figures relating to the recent agricul tural returns 4re contained in a memorandum just issued by the Statistics...

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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. 561.—Assembling the Rear...

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MAKING STEEL BY ELECTRICITY.

Britain Leads in the Production of High-grade Steels Suitable for Motorvehicle Construction and Tool-making. A ',THOUGH the...

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THE STEAM WAGON FOR "HARD GRAFT."

" NTOTHING like steam for hard work. . ." " Give 1.1 me a steamer when the going is bad. . . ." " A steamer will work in and...

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A SAVING OF 25 PER CENT. IN BREWERY COSTS.

Details of the Operations of the Modern Delivery Equipment of a Norfolk Brewery Concern. Tr WO breweries, one at Norwich and...

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MOTORS ON THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

A Sphere of Service in which Lorries Work Under Gruelling Conditions. NTOT so very long ago all the .1. 1 11 water-carrying...

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Timber for Commercial Motor Bodies.

The Editor, THE COISIMERCIAL MOTOR. [2,649] Sir,—With regard to the correspondence in the issue of The Commercial Motor for...

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ORKSHOP AND GARAGE TIPS.

Usef 1 Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic 'Readers. Converting fr m Solid to Pneunriati Tyres. ring troubles whatci...

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LIFEGUARDS FOR FRONT WHEELS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. TIIE invention described in specification No. 280,344, Vernon John...