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23rd June 1933
23rd June 1933
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The Speed of Steam Wagons

A CASE of Considerable importance to concerns operating steam wagons was recently heard at Bristol, and as, in our opinion, the...

M. of T. Attitude Towards Coaching

?THERE are welcome signs of ar far more -Ireasonable attitude on the part of the Minister of Transport towards coaching. The...

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Passing Comments

A STRIKING appeal for the establishment of more municipal aerodromes was made by Mr. Roland E. Dangertield when he proposed the...

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ONE HEARS

That the standard of health of dustmen and of men who work in refuse destructors is high. That thieves broke into Purfleet...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY "The wheels of wealth will be slowed

by oil difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it...

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News of Municipal Activities

Modernizing South Shields Fire Brigade. In order to bring the fire-brigade equipment up to date, the watch committee of South...

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Comparing the Merits of Trams, Trolley-buses and Buses

MILE general manager of Bradford Corporation Tramways, .1 Mr. C. R. Team; M.Inst.T., yesterday read his paper entitled...

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The Regulation of Public Passenger Transport

T "paper by Sir Cyril W. Hurcomb, K.B.E., C.B., permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, was entitled " The Growth of...

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The New I.T.A. Training Scheme

T HE second annual conference of the Industrial Transport Association took place on June 16-18 at the Arundel Hotel, London, -...

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The Scammell Mechanical Horse as a Refuse Collector

T HE Mechanical Horse, made by Scarnmell Lorries, Ltd., High Holborn House, 52-54, High Holborn, London, W.C.1, with a Scammell...

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THE JOWETT FLAT-TWIN Flattens

Hertfordshire Hills M AXIMUM thermal efficiency is afforded, theoretically, by the engine which has the minimum...

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An Ingenious

anti-kick Starting Handle T O remove the risk of accident through a backfire when starting an engine by hand, Thompson...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The " C.M." Tables of Operating Costs Useful when Changing Vehicle Types.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4098] Sir,—Will you kindly send me The Commercial Motor Tables of Operating Costs,...

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Dual-purpose Vehicles for industrial service

MWO unusual dual-purpose vehicles have recently been supplied by Garner Motors, Ltd., Tyseley, Birmingham, 11, through Donald...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

New British 380 h.p. Oil Engine. The Commercial Motor learns that, after a lengthy period of experiment, the Bristol Aeroplane...

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A NEW GUY OILE

FOR BUS WORK T HE year 123 will be remembered, so far as transport work is concerned, by the number of chassis which has been...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT Road and Rail Bill Proceedings Resumed By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Discretion to Grant or...

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A POPULAR STEERING STEADY

F OR some years Steering Steadies, Ltd., la, Oldridge Road, BaIbare, London, S.W.12, has been marketing a device for preventing...

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PRECISION WORK

inOil! ?ngine Manufacture EAT.,LY fine workmanship in any industry always evokes interest; in most cases also it results in a...

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VAN BODIES to Suit the

LAUNDRY TRADE T HE laundry trade is a large and progressive Industry in which transport plays an im portant part, because the...

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THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR 6S0 June 2 3 1 933

Eyewitness Impressions ol :he Public Cleansing Show T HERE were many novelties displayed under the roof of the Waverley Market...

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I.A.E. Proves Corrosion to be The Cause of Cylinder Wear

Condensation of Products of Combustion Caused by Cold Cylinder Walls the Main Factor A REPORT lately issued by the Research...

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Where To Find Haulage Business

Boom in Drapery Continues. Canning Industry Expects Record Season. Activity in Wool. Many Valuable Building Contracts T HE sun...

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Operating Aspects of • PASSENGER TRANSPORT

THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS BUSES FOR TRAMS IN LONDON? IN London tramways circles the possi bilities of the London...

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BIG " NATIONAL " DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WEST COUNTRY

The Western and Southern National Companies Buying Out Small Operators 0TH the Western National Omni_0 bus Co. Ltd., and the...

Solving the Season-ticket Problem

Objections to the Unlimitedtravel Ticket Overcome by the 12-journey Ticket W HERE there is more than one transport undertaking...

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Resilient Engine Mountings

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications T HE names of Humber, Ltd., and Ti. C. Ord appear in patent No. 392,256,...