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21st November 1947
21st November 1947
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Page 25

What of the Show?

Presumably the Emphasis Will be on Export illadels, but Others Should be Staged T HERE is as yet no decision to hold a...

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War Between the Ministries? .

T HERE appears to be something like a battle between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Supply over the matter of...

Passing Comments

Transport Chief SPEAKING at the annual Praises Press an d t-'luncheon of the National Warns (g Danger . . Conference of...

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"Where do 'gee think you're idling viin to g ° ?:'

One Hears— Of a boom in business in snowploughs Of interest in the bulk transport of grain in tankers. Of a bus being...

Page 29

Road Transport Feeds the

Furnaces D ELIVERY of pnlverized coal is a task demanding specialized equipment if the work is to be performed efficiently,...

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Coal Traffic Must be Concentrated

TN diverting coal traffic from rail to I road, motor vehicles should be applied in concentrated, rather than diffused, forces,...

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200 TANKERS ON WILD GOOSE CHASE

A F IER a deluge of rain and a reduc tion in water consumption, it was announced last Friday that Manchester would not require...

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Ott Engine Data at a Glance A RISING out ,of, a

suggestion made by the Editor of " our associated journal, "The 'Oil Engine and Gas Turbine,' to Sir ,Lynden Macassey,...

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Essential Safeguard

Recording 'Amounts laced to Sinking Fund and Expenditure from It. Examples in Relation to Various Sizes of Vehicle. The...

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Active Assistance, or Passive Resistance?

By E. B. H OWES Vice-president, Hauliers' Matual Federation T HE time has come for the leaders of our industry to define...

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Hydraulic Operation in A New Semi

iutomatic Gearbox T HE Hobbs transmission unit has been known to be in its experimental stages for some time, and, although...

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Involving Revolutionary Features in Construction, the Fabricated Body-cumChassis Light-alloy Frame

is of Noteworthy Design. Driving Comfort and Accessibility of Components are Prominent Attributes of the Jensen 5-6-tonner By...

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Be Careful with Alcohol Anti-freeze

Ready Evaporation of Alcohol Requires that Cooling Systems Should be Topped Up Regularly with Anti-frost Solution M ANY...

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15 Subjects in M.I.R.A. Future Programme

Research on 12 Other Problems Already in Progress, Including Fuel Injection in Spark-ignition Engines A S reported in "The...

System in Mixed Fleet Maintenance

How the Transport Departrnentof Bradford Electricity Undertaking Tackles a Complex Problem H OW the problem of applying...

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Standardization Extended to Half-bearings

A LTHOUGH the industry is making tAheadivay with standardization of vehicles, the wisdom of standardizing components is not so...

Starting Big Engines by Cartridge

A T the touch of a button, a large oil or petrol engine can be instantly started with the new cartridge starter developed by...

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Broken Propeller Shaft Caused

Coach Crash A BROKEN propeller shaft figured prominently in the evidence at a Ministry of Transport inquiry at Holmfirth,...

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What Makes Success in Big-scale Business

An Outline by a Railway Vice-president of the Prin. ciples of Control of Large Undertakings T HE subject of the organization...

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CI Engine Without Injection Pump

A Résumé Of Recently Published Patent Specifications A COMPRESSION-IGNITION engine 1 - 1 in which the 'rue! is drawn in by...