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28th July 1939
28th July 1939
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Road-Rail Rates Difficulty

W E gather that there is some difference of opinion among the leaders of the industry even as regards the fundamental...

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Driver's Conviction by Scottish Magistrate Quashed

O N June 16 we published a leading article entitled "Presumption of Guilt ty Court Appearance," in which we stated that the...

Pooling Research Efforts Saves Time and Money

A MONGST the most useful sections of the Institution of Automobile Engineers is its Automobile Research Department, and its...

Passing Comments Clearing Exhibits A NYONE who has any After a Big Agri. 1-1 . doubt regarding the use

cultural Show . . . and value of road transport in connection with farming should attend during the afternoon of the last day...

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One Hears—

Views that our scheme for a reserve of passengervehicle trailers is essentially sound. That municipal and company rivalry in...

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NEWS of the WEEK

LICENCE REFUND FOR IMPRESSED VEHICLES. CROM the Ministry of Transport I comes the news that if a vehicle be impressed for...

Transport's Future Demands Fair Compromise

A T last week's meeting of the Western Regional Committee of the Road and Rail Central Conference, Mr. A. E. Sewell referred to...

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DOES THE OIL ENGINE Sc E FOR 30 m.p.h. VEHICLES?

Some Comparative Figures for Opera/it Costs, Which Show that the Oil Engh Might, With Advantage, Be Used for Number of 30...

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Road-Railer Replaces Rail Locomotive

Laid Loco Traulier Operates Successfully on Steel-works Siding While Steam Shunting Locomotive is Overhauled A DEVELOPMENT in...

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Miniature American Motor Sweeper-collector of Wide Utility

A Handy Cleansing Machine Equipped with a 1 h.p. Engine, Suitable for Work in Restricted Areas F ROM America we learn of an...

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JUSTIFYING THE "HIGH" HIRI

JRCHASE RATE Solving the Problems of the Carrier Hire purchase Interest Considered in its Relation to the Haulier's Profit and...

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ENTER, THE COMMER SUPERI ;E PASSENGER-VEHICLE RANGE

S EVEN new passenger vehicles are being introduced by Commer Cars, Ltd., _ Luton, ranging from a 20-seater luxury coach to a...

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"White Horse" Now in Mass Production

P LANT valued at a quarter of a million dollars has been laid down at the works of the White Motor Co., Cleveland, for the...

Dodge introduces Series of Fire-fighters

Comprehensively Equipped Models With Three Types of Body and Normal or Forward Control the range of goods and passenger...

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Magnetic Purification of Gearbox Oil

A Contributor Argues that a Device to Remove Ferrous Particles from Gearbox Oil is More than a Refinement MO engineer will...

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Good Ideas in Lincoln's £8,800 Bus-depot Extension

A T the invitation of Mr. George Rock, M.I.A.E., manager and engineer of Lincoln's municipal-transport undertaking, we paid a...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

The Editor invites correspondence on ll subjects connected with the use of com mercial motors. Letters should be written on...

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A French Front-wheel-drive Van

Novel Constructional Features of Marked Technical Interest Characterize Latest 18-cwt. Citroen A LTHOUGH front-wheel-drive has...

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Time-table Working Speeds-up Deliveries

How the Business of Messrs. Oldroyd's Road Services Has Been Built-up by Giving Reliable and Efficient Service F "goods...

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MAKING the MOST of the M

ILE SHOP Success is Likely to Attend the Employment of the Travelling Shop or Showroom if Attention be Given to Proved...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT THE RAILWAYS WANT IT BOTH WAYS D URING the hearing of an applicalion at Chester, by Crosville Motor...

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• Wage-grading Hitch from Scotland

D EADLOCK, regarding the grading of Scotland by the Wages Board, has led to a threat of drastic action, involving more than...

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What the Associations are Doing

PAT ON BACK FOR STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE. Monday last saw the annual general meeting of the National Road Transport Employers...

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Uniform Weight Distribution on Multi-tyred Wheels

R OAD camber tends to load twin tyres unevenly, and to prevent this is the object of a wheel design shown in patent No....