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24th September 1929
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Meeting Transport Conditions in Overseas Countries.

TT is becoming increasingly obvious to the British commercial-motor manufacturer that in future years a considerable proportion...

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The Niceties of Cab Hiring.

T HE question as to whether the leading cab in a rank should always be selected is really more a matter of fair play than...

The Comfort of the Modern Coach.

I N some sections of the daily Press considerable adverse criticism of the modern motor coach has been appearing lately. At...

LOOSE LEAVES

-O NE of the most cheery spots at Yarmouth during the recent , conference of the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association...

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ONE HEARS

That nothing good can come too scon. That 14-seaters are still widely used to blaze the trail for new bus routes. No reason...

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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 roughness of the roads over which...

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A NOVEL

type of DOUBLE-SALOON BUS N OVELTIES in passenger vehicles are likely to be many at the forthcoming Commercial Motor...

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A Demonstration of Passenger Vehicles

O NE of the most interesting features of the 28th annual conference of the Municipal Trapiways and Transport Association was a...

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Two Useful Ford Bodies

A T the Bakers and Confectioners ei.Exhibition which was held at the Royal Agricultural Ilan, Islington, London, N.1, during...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

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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A MOBILE SHOWROOM

• for Demonstrating Cinema Apparatus An All-British Commercial-motor Vehicle as an Aid to Improved Salesmanship. From Car to...

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60 YEARS' COMPETITION Between Railway, and Road Motor

DT:RING the past few weeks we have been able • to give our readers some impression of the plans • of two of Britain's great...

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-A NEW CHASSIS

for Double-deck Buses Details of a New 50-Passenger Crossley Vehicle, Which is a Development of the Six-cylinder Model...

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A Sliding Roof for £5

VOR some time past Weather shields Ltd., a motorcar equipment manufacturer, of 48, Moor Street, Birmingham, has been marketing...

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CHASSIS

ACCESSIBILITY— Its Bearing Upon Body Design R EADY access to the various parts of the chassis is desirable from the points of...

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A Useful Combination Tractor-tanker

A N interesting articulated sixwheeled vehicle has recently been constructed by Fons, Ltd., of Sandbach, to the order...

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A USEFUL SIX-TONNER

at Moderate Cost TN our issue dated May 28thwe gave details. of. the design of a three-axled '10-ton chassis which Mr. A. E....

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A NEW AMERICAN CHASSIS

for Goods Service -Dort many years Stewart chassis V have been well known in their country of origin„ the United States of...

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Phases of PASSENGER TRAVEL

THE POPULARITY OF THE COACH IN AMERICA. An Impression of One or Two of the Favourite Road Services, and the Comfort Which They...

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A NEW LONDON-CARDIFF SERVICE.

A Westcliff-on-Sea Concern Commences a New Long-distance Service, Employing Tilling-Stevens 33-seaters. I N the early part of...

THE PILOT COACH ON A SERVICE FOR PILOTS.

Fleet Additions Called for in the Development, of a Useful Cross-country Route. A CROSS-COUNTRY bus service AL which has...

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HOW A FRENCH RAILWAY OPERATES COACHES.

Details of Working of the Passenger Vehicles of the P.L.M. The Services are Let Out to Contractors. SOME idea of the great...

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Problems

of the HAULIER and CARRIER T HE time has now arrived when I must refer more definitely, even if briefly, to that other aspect...

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A Trailer of Varying Overall Length

p OLES, pipes or timber baulks are best carried upon a trailer which can be varied in overall length to suit the needs of the...

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Permanent Visibility

with a Draughtless Screen I N our issue dated February 12th, we published an article dealing with a special form of windscreen...

Simplifying the Charging of Grease Guns

A Tecalemit gun-filling tank. I N garages and fleet-maintenance depots chassis lubrication is a routine task which involves, at...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport which will Appeal to the User, Driver and Repairer. 635.—A Valve-stem Filing...

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TESTING TYRES

for BALANCE I T is known that any unbalance in a tyre may cause vibrations when a vehicle is travellitig at certain speeds....