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29th January 1929
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Spare-wheel Equipment for the eumatic-tyred Vehicle.

A ' wit taxatio unladen tyres." It is even if wheels, has soli but it .h provide vehicle . a solid point to The debar t...

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Loose Leaves.

filHAT ominous metallic clink, so unpleasing to the driver's ear, is generally easy to diagnose, but is not always due to...

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ONE HEARS

Somebody asking if he comes off best who gives evidence last, Of those who regard road transport as a rodent gnawing at the...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

Many Private Bills. A notable feature of the present session of Parliament is the large number of Private Bills introduced by...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

Pueneen Borough Council has under consideration the purchase of seven additional motor vehicles for dust collection....

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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS.

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. New Zealand's Import Trade....

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A SIX-CYLINDER THREE-TONNER.

T HE six-cylindered eugine is rapidly coming to the fore for use both in connection with the passenger vehicle and that...

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Obviating Traffic Stops at Cross-roads.

I T is not our usual custom to concern ourselves with methods of road construction, but catering as we do for users of the...

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COIL SPRINGS FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION.

An Interesting Horstman System Described in Detail After a Short but Convincing Test. A N ingenious suspension system...

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RUNNING A SIX-WHEELER ON PRODUCER-GAS.

The Results of an Instructive Test of a Guy Lorry Equipped with a Tulloch-Reading Gas Producer. N OWHERE in the world is cheap...

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WHAT WILL THE RAILWAYS DO?

A Brief Commentary on a Subject of Importance to Vehicle Operators. T HEquestion of railway intentions in respect of road...

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SPRINGING, SHI AND I

K ABSORPTION 4PING. W HAT a lot of misnomers there are in the automobile engineer's dictionary ! Such a sentence as this, for...

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A 4-tonner for Narrow Streets and Sharp Turnings.

A MONGST the 12 goods-carrying chassis which are being marketed during the present rear by Karrier Motors, Ltd., is a new...

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WHAT OVERSEAS BUYERS REQUIRE.

'JOUR Road Travel Number has just come to hand and I wish to congratulate you upon what I tensider to be one of the best of...

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A Tyre-deflation Indicator.

T °give a driver an indication that the pressure in one of the tyres is below that w.nch is considered a safe minimum has been...

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WE TEST THE BEAN.

A Trial to Show the Speed, Power and Load-. carrying Capacity of a Popular 30-cwt. Lorry W HEN planning a test of the road...

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Commercial Motor Progress in America in 1928.

SURPASSING all previous records, motor lorry and bus production in the United States during 1928 continued steadily to reach an...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

(AN the coach or bus used for long distance journeys comfort for the passengers is a vital factor in obtaining continued...

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CO-OPERATION AMONGST COACH OWNERS.

Some Details of the Proceedings at a Recent Meeting of the Coach Services Association. A BOUT 50 persons attended a meeting of...

DISCUSSING A PLYING-FOR-HIRE DECISION.

Manchester and District Coach Owners Give Consideration to a Recent High Court Ruling. riEOSE on 100 representatives of V...

IN A LINE OR TWO.

Blue Belle Motors, Ltd., of Acre Lane, London, S.W., is erecting a large motor-coach station at Brixton. The Australian...

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ROUTE-BOARDS

and DESTINATION INDICATORS. T BE bus proprietor offers transport service and if his vehicles are to be readily patronized the...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Co-ordination of Passenger Traffic. Proposed Traffic Police Corps. Dangers of Hawsers Across Roads. By Our Special...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

Tramways Which are Still Successful. The Editor, TEE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [2719] Sir,—Inspired by the proposed scrapping of a...

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A Railway Company's Road-transport Progress

in 1928. , D URING the-past year the directors of the Great Western Railway Co. authorized the purchase of an addle tional 50...

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL.

Interesting Contributions from Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics. The LObrication of Floating Bushes. I T is...

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FEEDING SIX-CYLINPERED ENGINES.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. MEE feeding with fuel of engines baying more than four cylinders has...