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20th February 1923
20th February 1923
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Bus Competition in London.

T HE STRUGGLE in London to limit the takings of the small bus concerns and of the latter to hold their end up is very...

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Oil 'Engines for Commercial Vehicles. .

S OME months ago we published details of an interesting engine, designed by M. Tartrais and built at the Peugeot works, to run...

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ONE HEARS

Of admirable "Admirals" Of wasps in the L.G.O. beehive. Of a new and serviceable upholstery for London's buses. Of an...

HERE'S ONE

" Say, Jim," said a friend of the taxicab driver, who was standing in front of his vehicle, "there's a purse lying on the floor...

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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 it by the...

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A REMARKABLE FLEET OF OLD STEAM WAGONS.

Vehicles Still In Use After 19 Years' Work, Serviceable Parts Being Used in the Construction of New Similar Machines. A...

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Adapting a Vehicle to Run on Snowbound Surfaces.

F OW! 1.7XAT.ELY, conditions in this country are seldom sufficiently severe to warrant the use of special attachments to...

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A NEW PETROL-ELECTRIC CHASSIS.

Designed for 2i-ton Gross Loads and 21on Net Loads, the New Stevens-Thornvcroft is Suitable for a Bus, or a 20-seater Motor...

NOTTINGHAM CLEARING-HOUSE DINNER.

MARKED success has attended clear ing-house arrangements in connec tion with the motor haulage section of the Nottingham...

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A NEW METHOD OF RADIATOR CONSTRUCTION.

A Process which Enables an Important Component to be Manufactured in a Considerable Number of Patterns at a Reasonable Cost....

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THE CONTROL OF TRANSPORT BY WIRELESS.

In this Third Article Upon the Application of Wireless Telephony to the Control of Transport, We Deal with Some Detail...

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AN OILCAN FOR HEAVY WORK.

We have before ns--after it, has been put, to the test of about six weeks' service—an improved NA. 340 force-feed oilcan,...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. PROVINCIAL BUS PROBLEMS. Various Directions in Which...

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SIGHT-SEEING BY MOTOR COACH IN AMERICA.

The Part Played by Coaches in Popularizing Road Travel. N EARLY 4,000,000 motorists visited the National Forests of the United...

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EARLY SEASON COACH FARES.

Factors Which May Influence This Year's Rates. A RE NOT motor coach owners who start off their season's advertising by talking...

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THE SMALL BU; ■ TER IN LONDON.

W HEN LORD ASHFIELD proposed six months ago that, in return for the projected embarkation by the Underground group upon a...

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THE ADAPTABILITY OF THE FORD.

The Suitability of the Standard and the Ton Truck Chassis for Employment in Diverse Occupations. Ideas for Present and...

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ROADSIDE WATER SUPPLY FOR STEAMERS.

Two Methods Recommended for Final Approval. The System of Payment Through the Commercial Motor Users Association. T HE NEED...

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THE MOTOR TAXATION INQUIRY.

The Use of Non-dutiable Spirit Mixed with Dutiable Spirit. Should the Commercial Vehicle Now Bear a Greater Proportion of the...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side of...

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FORD VAN POINTERS.

By R. T. Nicholson (Author of "The Book of the Ford "). W E HAVE SEEN that there arc three sources of electricity on the...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. The device which we illustrate, and which...

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EASY STARTING IN COLD WEATHER.

Seasonal Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. Q UITE an ingenious notion is contained in a letter from...

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A ROTARY SLEEVE VALVE AND GEAR.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patents. S PECIFICATION No. 191,216, by H. IL Heaton, is devoted to a description of a rotary...