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26th November 1929
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World-wide Interest in the Diesel Engine.

TT is too early yet to be able to say whether -I-the Diesel or semi-Diesel motor will ever entirely replace the petrol engine...

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Testing Vehicle and Trailer Brakes.

O NE of the most foolish provisions in the law applying to the use and construction of motor vehicles is that the brakes, to be...

Chassis for Overseas.. Service.

.T HREE features which are observable in certain recently introduced Continental chassis are noteworthy and may well be remera•...

LOOSE LEAVES

TNTEREST in Diesel erigined vehicles is growing keener every day on this side of the Channel and we have had many questions...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY " The whsels of wealth will be

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

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Statistics on America's Longdistance Services.

It is reported that about 700 coach services exceeding 100 miles in length operate in America, their aggregate route-mileage...

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Comparative Tests of Road Materials.

The Ministry of Transport has intimated to Middlesex County Council that it is considering the question of making comparative...

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Delivering Bananas in. Prime Condition.

The Leyland banana van illustrated on this page was supplied to T. Walton (London), Ltd., of Covent Garden, London, W.C.2, the...

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More Saurers for Swiss Postal Services.

The Swiss postal authorities have recently put into service a fleet of 20 e Saurer low-platform Alpine motor coaches, which...

A Promising Automatic Variable Gear

rilHE automatic variable gear 'de scribed in the specification (No. 318,938) of Lieut.-Colonel T. B. Barrington and C. P....

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The Tie Between Motor Manufacturers and Agriculturists

Notes upon Two Interesting Papers Read at the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress, Dealing with Land Drainage and with...

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T FIE latest arrival from the Unic factory in Prance is

the largest of this make now sold in Great Britain. It is handled by U.M. (1928), Ltd., Canberra House, Regent -Street, London,...

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A Multi-purpose Lamp

MILE normal type of inspection lamp 1 is a useful piece of equipment, but its design limits it to one use. Having, it is...

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A Forward-control

FIRE -ENGINE with Novel Features Full Particulars of a New Largecapacity Dennis which has been Built to Augment the Fleet of...

Page 64

A Special-purpose Petrol-electric Van

Brief Notes on An American 25-cwt. Vehicle Built for House to house Delivery Work K NOWS as the Thorne petrol-electric delivery...

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Alleviating the Nuisance of THE LEVEL CROSSING

An Outline of History with Regard to Crossings, of the Difficulties which they Present, and how they can be Mitigated T HE...

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An Inexpensive DUSTLESS REFUSE COLLECTOR

Details of a New Appliance Introduced to Complete the Range of Eagle Refusecollection Equipment T EE Eagle rotary refuse...

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A Passenger Chassis for Freight Service

A Well-known Pas senger Model as the Basis of a Large-capacity Pantechnicon for Speedy Removals Work T HE modern type of...

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DISTRIBUTING

a Famous Brand of PETROL A Huge Fleet, Comprising 2,500 Vehicles, Ranging from 1-tonners to 12-tonners, is Employed in the...

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A New

Pump-type Carburetter A Recent Amal Introduction Intended to Give Rapid Acceleration Coupled with Economy R APID acceleration...

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Ideas for Improving

THE REAR PANEL of the Passenger Vehicle Useful Suggestions that will Enable Operators to have the Rear Panels of their...

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Road -transport Activities IN PARLIAMENT

Road Transport in the Empire. Mr. Thomas Meets Makers. By our Special Parliamentary . Correspondent Unauthorized User of...

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• PHASES OF PASSENGER TRAVEL

Notes on a Variety of Aspects of Coach and Bus Travel 23 YEARS OF COACH OPERATION. Details of the Passenger-transport...

WHY NOT COACH - SERVICE CONNECTIONS IN LONDON?

Suggestions Which Will Undoubtedly Interest Those Operators Whose Coaches Run To and From the Metropolis. I N reviewing the...

Page 74

THE PROBLEM OF NEWPORT'S TRAMWAYS.

A Decision Arrived at to Employ Trolley-buses on the Newport Section of the London-Fishguard Road. I N our issue for November...

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HOW LEEDS HAS BENEFITED BY BUSES.

A Correspondent Gives His Views on Phases of the City's Transport Facilities. " °ME three miles out of Leeds one finds...

A Novel Safety Starting Handle

irANY accidents have occurred to IlLpersons engaged in the motor industry, due to the back-firing of engines. A patented...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects

connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be written only on one side of the paper. The right of abbreviation...

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An Automatic Brake Adjuster

A Simple Device which Replaces Existing Brakecamshaft Levers K NOWN as the Safety Brake Regulator is a device marketed by Brown...

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Further Pointers from the

PARIS SHOW Aspects of Gas-producer and Parcelcar Design as Revealed by the Recent Exhibition in the French Capital TN last...

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Problems of the

• HAULIER and CARRIER " S.T.R." Discourses Upon His Recent Experiences at O lympia With a Large Number of Haulage • Contractors...

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Progress in

Central Lubrication Some Details of the Alcyl System Which is Being Adopted by Important Commercial Vehicle Makers D URING...

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Road Transport

in Other Lands Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets Ireland's Tractor...

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL

from Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics Interesting Contributions Driving in Fog. _ti A s we are now at the...

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A Novel Type of

Fire-escape A Rdsurn4 of Recently Published Patent Specifications A LTROUGFI the actual construction 21_of fire-escapes does...