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26th March 1929
26th March 1929
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THE

CPNIMERCIAL MOTOR Largest Circulation. Conducted by EDMUND DANGERFIELD. Combating the Excessive Taxation of Commercial...

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VERY year statis tics are published showing the number of

new vehicles put on to the road. When reading these, one naturally won ders where all the old vehicles go to when they are...

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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...

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Personal Pars.

The many friends whom Mr. E. L. Cadwallader, of C. A. Vandervell and Co., Ltd., has in the industry will be interested to know...

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BRITAIN'S FIRST SIX-WHEELED SLEEPER-COACH.

An Unusually Interesting Vehicle Which is Destined for Service Between London and Manchester. W HAT must rank as one of the...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

The transport committee of the SnreLEY Urban District Council has decided to purchase two motor lorries. Ricisstosaa (Surrey)...

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• ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS.

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. Poland as a Market. SOME interesting...

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COMFORT

as the most important factor ON THE LONG DISTANCE COACH. T HERE is little difference between the equipment of many...

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The Progress of Producer-gas •in France.

TITII the increasing develop ' V ment in Prance of the use of producer-gas as a source of power for motor vehicles, careful...

1909-1929 AND STILL

IN USE. T HE longevity of Rolls-Royce products is an understood and proven fact and, in the private-car world, many instances...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Road Development and the Mitigation of Unemployment. Hopes of Shortly Re-opening Holborn Roadways. Charing Cross Bridge...

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THE PRODUCTION

OIL FIZAI COAL Oil May Soon Become an Important Fuel for Commercial Vehicles if Diesel Progress Con tinues. I T is common...

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VALVE SEATS

Details of a Successful Method by Which They Can be Renewed. T HERE are various ways in which worn valve seats in cylinders...

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How Commercial Motoi

CAN BENEFIT TH1 AGRICULTURIST TAESPITE the comparative youth of the commercial-motor industry, it can offer exceptional help...

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A LIGHT DOUBLE-DECKER for LONDON

Birch Bros., Ltd., Produces a 54-seater Incorporating Several Interesting Features to Save Weight. A SSIDLTOUS attention is...

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A BUS-ROUTE SURVEY VEHICLE.

Interesting Equipment on a Special Vehicle Used by the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd. A CHEVROLET 14-seater saloon vehicle...

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PHASES• OF PASSENGER TRAVEL.

Notes on Every Aspect of Bus and Coach Development. NEW COACHES FOR A ROAD-RAIL SERVICE. Separate Armchairs in a 22-seater...

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UNCOMMON BODY DETAILS ON A COACH.

Particulars of a New Saloon Vehicle Built to the Special Requirements of the North-Western Road Car Co., Ltd. ARTICULARS have...

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A PIONEER OWNER ON COACHING PROSPECTS.

Mr. C. F. Rymer Expresses Certain Views on Phases of the , Passenger-transport Industry. 'A, SPECIALIST in motor-coach...

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The Merits of FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE.

Details of Tests Carried Out Recently in Saxony. (NE of the outstanding exhibits kJ in the commercial-vehicle section of the...

The Latest LANCIA Passenger CHASSIS.

T E new Lancia-Omicron chassis is not new to us, except so far as this country is concerned, for we have examined it with great...

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The Distribution of Bottled Milk.

IATEEEN milk has to be distributed V V from one depot at the rate of 10,000 gallons daily for seven days per week, and over an...

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LARGE-SCALE BUS OPERATION

Details of the Activities of the United Automobile Services, Ltd., and Some Aspects of Passenger Road Transport as Viewed by...

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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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A HEAVY-OIL ENGINED CHASSIS for 12-ton LOADS.

TN view of the popular interest in heavy-oil engines for 1. commercial-vehicle use it is interesting to note that a 'standard...

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A New Rescue Van

built for London's Fire Service A LTHOUGH motor pumps and turntable ladders form the major portion of the fleets of...

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Problems of the HAULIER and CARRIER.

A Well informed Discussion on the Essential Points of a Contract for Hire. O CCASIONALLY I receive an inquiry concerning the...

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THAT 21D .

PER GALLON p ROVISION for fluctuation in the r prices of the commodities which have to be purchased in connection with the...

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A New Method of

GEAR RECTIFICATION. t' I N their specification, No. 305,971, Frederick William Lanchester and Lanchester's Laboratories, Ltd.,...