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20th March 1923
20th March 1923
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Passenger Travel in 1923.

T 11E COACH . owner everywhere is askieg himself this question. We asked it ourselves a few days ago of a coach Proprietor at...

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. The Suggested Institution of a Prize Fund for Road Vehicle Builders. .

1 HE EFFICIENT maintenance of our roads and the buildin g of new main thoroughfares form one of the lar g e.st burdens on our...

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ONE HEARS

Safety lines firstl " 210 pumps and money talks." That the " Phibbs " device tells the truth. That the abolition of the...

HERE'S ONE!

Market day was warm and sunny, and Hinks, the carrier, had his motor full of passengers and provender. As they neared the top...

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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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Motor Taxation Reform.

Wednesday last Sir Arthur Stan ley took the chair at a luncheon held at the R.A.C., London, and at which practically every...

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FEATURES FAVOURED IN PASSENGER VEHICLES.

Small v. Large Coaches. Attention to Comfort. Protection from the Weather. Luggage Accommodation. Developing the Small Bus. T...

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THE SUMMER PROGRAMME OF AN EDINBURGH COMPANY.

T "EScottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., who have been running passenger vehicles for 17 yeari, have built up a very big motor...

WHAT A YARMOUTH OWNER DOES TO ATTRACT CUSTOM.

T HE PROGRANDIE of the Great Yar mouth Motor Coach Co., 139, Ring Street, Great Yarmouth, for the coming season will be on...

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WIRELESS RECEPTION FOR THE COACH PARTY.

An Added Attraction to Motor Coaching. A New Combination of Amusements —the Motor Coach Picnic, Music and the Scientific...

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THE SIDECAR TAXI AT THE SEASIDE.

An Innovation of Recent Years which has Proved a Commercial and Practical Success in Providing a Useful Public Service. By L....

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THE PROBLEM OF THE TRACTOR-BUS.

A Vehicle which Presents Many Possibilities and may Assist in Coping with the Increasing Congestion in Passenger Transport. T...

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HOODS AND HOOD POSITIONS.

Brief Details of the Latest Types of Hoods for Motor Coaches. A Problem Bristling with Difficulties which Still Provides Ample...

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FROM THE SEA TO THE MOUNTAIN SUMMITS.

One of the Most Wonderful Motor Coach Drives in Europe is from Nice Through the Freilch Alps to Evian, on Lake Geneva, an...

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THE REASON FOR SIX OR MORE WHEELS.

Reduced Costs and Bigger Pay Loads for the Vehicles, and Increased Capacity for the Roads are Rendered Possible by an Increase...

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ANOTHER CASE FOR THE SPRAG.

S EVERAL women were injured in a motorbus accident which occurred at Lancaster yesterday. The bus, containing between 20 and 30...

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Bus Station Developments in South Wales.

Fr HE FIRST bus station to as opened 1 in South Wales was that completed by the South \Vales Commercial Motors, Ltd., of...

FARE-CUTTING DIFFICULTIES AT MORECAMBE

T HE ‘ ' srtyER GREY" fleet ef motor coaches is run by Morecinbe Motors, Ltd., Harbour .Garages . , Promenade, Morecambe, and...

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POSSIBILITIES OF THE PASSENGER TRAILER, •

A Call for the Authorization of What Would Certainly Prove a Valuable Addition to Existing Means of Passenger Transport. I T...

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The Exide — Ironclad Bus Lighting Battery.

T HE SUCCESSFUL operation of an electric-lighting set on a bus or other commercial vehicle is very largely —in fact,...

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIDECAR TAXI.

A Type of Hire Vehicle which has Rapidly Sprung into Favour. The Latest Ideas in Design. Costs and Charges. THERE IS LI1 ILE...

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Why the Small Coach Will Become Standard.

T HE FUTURE of the smaller coaches has never been brighter than it is at the present time, and, although at this juncture many...

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ORGANIZING A MOTOR-COACH STATION.

How the Blackpool Station Assists Owners and the Passengers, whom their Vehicles Carry. I N reviewing the prospects of motor...

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- ON THE ROAD WITH A LANCIA.

A T THE invitation of the Curtis Automobile Co., Ltd., 18, Berkeley Street, Piccadilly, London, W.1, we recently inspected, and...

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MANY NEW VEHICLES FOR N. WALES OWNERS.

Details of the Plans and Intentions of a Number of Proprietors in Seaboard Resorts. fr Mg SUMMER thee will be considerable...

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OBJECTIVES OF A TYNESIDE OWNER.

The Rapid Extension of the Activities of a Gateshead Owner. W ITH AN actual connection with the paeeenger-carrying industry...

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RUNNING BUSES AND COACHES IN THE MIDLANDS.

The 1923 Programme of the Company Who Run the "Midland Red" Motorbuses and Motor Coaches. 0 NE of the familiar objects of the...

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THE COACHING TRADE AS VIEWED BY AN ILFRACOMBE OWNER.

T HE total fleet of coaches run by Messrs. Thomas Copp, 119, High Street, Ilfracombe, provide a seating capacity for 136...

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THE PECULIARITIES OF THE BLACKPOOL 'TRADE.

Some Aspects of the Motor Coaching Industry at a Popular Lancashire Seaside Resort. " T HE more visitors to Blackpool the...

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COACHBUILDING TENDENCIES IN THE MIDLANDS.

Features which Are Favoured for the 1923 Season. What is Being Done to Provide Comfort and Convenience for Passengers. THERE...

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NEW VEHICLES FOR A BRADFORD OWNER,

T HE COACH owners of inland towns are faced with difficulties which are not part of the lot of the seaside owner, and the...

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DIFFICULTIES OF TROLLEY-BUS UNDERTAKINGS.

Some Experiments with Railless Vehicles in Service in Yorkshire. A T ONE TIME it might almost have been suggested that the...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 349.—Overcoming End-play in the Gearbox...

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SOME GENERAL HINTS AND TIPS.

Useful Information on Soldering, Tempering and Hardening. S COME VERY useful miscellaneous asIl hints and tips are contained...

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SOME TIPPING GEARS,

A Resume' of Recently Published Patents. A N INGENIOUS tipping gear and its mechanism is the . subject of a patent by W. II....