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26th November 1948
26th November 1948
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The Policy of Steal

Over 100 Industries Concerned with Home and Export Trade Affected by Steel Bill T HE Government h a s marshalled all its...

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Vehicles to Spare

0 ASES of plenty have suddenly appeared in deserts which, until recently, were expected to be barren of new commercial vehicles...

Passing Comments

I T is not always necessary to use X-rays to detect flaws within metal parts. This means requires considerable power when the...

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One Hears

That our roads are far from perfect, but; after all, they're not so dusty. That the Government's Central Office of Information...

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News of the Week

R.T.E. TAKES OVER THREE MORE HAULIERS THREE more long-distance haulage undertakings were taken over during October by the Road...

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Mr. Eden Promises More Freedom

A T the banquet of the Road Haulage Association (Metropolitan Area), held last Monday, Mr. Anthony Eden, M.C., proposed the...

IN A LINE OR TWO Recent orders for the Land-Rover

iii,Jude 200 for Pakistan, 200 for Brazil, 100 for Egypt and 50 for Turkey. A £6,000,000 research budget for 1949 has been...

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NEW T.R.T.A. SUB-AREA: APATHY • OVER TRANSPORT ACT

T o assist C-licence operators in the Eastern region, an East Anglian sub-area of the Traders' Road Transport Association was...

M.I.R.A. BroadensResearch: P.S.V.

Ventilation to be Investigated, T HE scope of research work has been broadened to meet the diverse . needs of the Motor...

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Lucas Stocks 10 ,000,000 Items

IN the Birmingham stores of Joseph lLucas, Ltd are 64,000 bins, carrying a stock of more than 10,000,000 items, staled Mr....

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Mr. Barnes on His Roads Bill

T HE dinner of the Public Health and Municipal Engineering Congress and Exhibition was held in London on November 16, with Sir...

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A Light Electric

"Goes Through the Hoop" I NTRODUCED almost a year ago, the Cleco Bijou batteryelectric has proved highly successful. The...

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A Novel Grease Gun

A GREASE gun that will dispense a predetermined quantity of lubricant in a minimum of time, and automatically replenish itself...

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People Stop and Stare at the Cream of the Woodhead Transport Fleet Which is Outwardly Handsome and Inwardly Healthy

By J. D. McLintock " OZENS of lorries may pass, but very few are seen by the average person. Our object was to produce...

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Stopping Propeller Shaft Rattle

Investigation into Causes of Transmission Vibration Shows that Extreme Flexibility of Centre Bearing Prevents Oscillation Under...

Textbooks for the Student and Mechanic

T HE second part of a work specially written for students preparing for the examinations of the City and Guilds of London...

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By a Special Correspondent T HROUGHOUT the long Manitoba winter hundreds

of tractor-trains swing over the frozen lakes, carrying supplies to tradrng posts and mining fields. Because the freight is...

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WHAT MAKES .„ G

KER F ROM at s 1cag,tyr9 important aspects, the steering gear, Which L t tii b fa ce s all . components from the stetting...

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Aluminium-alloy Bodies Increase Payload

S OME excellent bodies constructed in aluminium alloy are being built by Motor Bodies (1-lapton), Ltd., North Street, Manton,...

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The Psychology of Diagnosis

Points from Paper Read Before the Institute of Road Transport Engineers by R. B. Daniell, M.I.R.T.E. T HE author of the paper,...

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Economical

Transport for Light Loads Some of the Exhibits of Commercial Application at the Cycle and Motorcycle Show, Goods Carriers and...

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An Electrically Powered Steering Servo

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications A STEERING system for heavy road vehicles is shown in patent No. 603,281,...