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26th March 1948
26th March 1948
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Education in Road Transport

OAD transport, Some el the Probte although ancient in terms of years, is, compared with many other indus tries, young in...

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Big Task in Passenger Transport Conversion,

T HERE are still a few muncipalities owning tramway systems which appear to wish to retain them, but, in the majority of cases,...

Passing Comments

Something Like a ONE of the most startling lyre — It Carries 25 exhibits in the gallery at Ton , . the Geneva Show was a huge...

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One Hears

Of buying in baulk. Without seeing very well at some lantern lectures promoted by learned bodies. That a Polish concern is...

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83-ton " Wind " Tank Goes by Road H IGH-SPEED aerodynamics

and the road transport of heavy machinery seldom have much in common. There was a fink between the two, however, when an 83-ton...

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In a Line or Two

During February, exports of " vehicles" reached the new record total of £19,000 000. The annual spring meeting of the...

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Passenger Transport News

GUINEA FEE FOR M.P.T.A. CONFERENCE A FEE of EI Is. will this year be charged for each delegate to the annual conference of the...

Council Loses in Terminus Dispute

B LACKBURN Corporation recently put forward a scheme for the relief of traffic congestion on the Boulevard, an open space in...

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TO THE SEA IN 20-MILE HOPS

A LEEDS firm of hire-car proprietors were recently reported in the "Yorkshire Evening News" as having already £600 worth of...

Luxury Tours to the Wye Valley 'TWO 0 beautiful holiday tours

by have been organized by South Midland Motor Services, Ltd., 118, High Street, Oxford. Full details can be obtained from, and...

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"WORM'S EYE" VIEW ON KID-GLOVED FITTERS VOUR correspondent signing himself

" R.E.M.E. " in I "The Commercial Motor" dated February 27, seems to be totally unaware of the revolution that has been taking...

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The Sentinel Scores on

Accessibilit and Performance A FTER spending a day in trying to find a weakness in the Sentinel 7-8-ton chassis with...

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Vehicles Consolidate Refuse Tips

T HE dual role which collection vehicles play in refuse disposal by controlled tipping, as practised in Bradford, was explained...

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10-YEAR CONVI ON PROGRAMME

D URING a recent visit to Liverpool, I was afforded the opportunity of a long interview with the general manager of that city's...

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DUNLOP

Diamond 1665 Jubilee 19,. by overlapping stages to a maximum of 4d. (except in one case), mostly measured from the Pier Head...

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"Aim High" is the Secret of Maintenance I N planning a

scheme of maintenance for a fleet of vehicles it should be arranged so as to make sure not only that all the work that should...

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A New "Straight 8" Fire-engine XPRESSED in terms of fire-fighting

efficiency, the new Dennis F.2 fireengine . which was demonstrated on Tuesday, is more manueuvrable in congested areas and...

A Steering Joint with Separate Ball

T HE use of a separate hardened steel bail is an interesting feature of a new steering ball joint which has been patented by...

Metalastik Shackle Pins for Heavies .1 )

UBBER-BONDED shackle pins of Metalastik manufacture are now being made available for all vehicles employing springs 3i ins. and...

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Good Maintenance Means Care of Detail

N 'y ELTY in presentation was introduced in an address to the Scottish centre of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, at...

Roads Limit Bus Services in South Wales A FTER a career

in the service of road passenger transport undertakings, which began 50 years ago, Mr. T. G. Richardson, general manager of the...

New Lightweight Trailer

A STREAMLINED trailer having a capacity of 40 cubic ft. and a maximum load capacity of 2f cwt. is being produced by Aero...

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&amine11 Design for a Refuse Collector

DATENT No.. 595.516 tomes from P. Hugh, L. Watts and Scammell Lorries, Ltd. Folea.s Lane, Watford, and describes a...