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29th May 1928
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Page 35

How the Magistrate Has Dealt' with the Eight-wheeler.

T HE di ffi culty has always faced the pioneer of a new type of vehicle that the schedule of licences under the Finance Acts...

Page 36

Loose Leaves.

fINE learns from Merthyr-Tydfil that the scrap market is very dull, owing, no doubt, to the activities of housewives in...

Page 38

WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

A Cornish Coach Absorption. The National Omnibus and Transport Co., Ltd., which recently acquired the Cornwall Motor Transport...

Page 43

Horseboxes With Many Good Features.

W HEN one deals in any way with the subject of horseboxes, the name of Messrs. Vincent of Castle Street, Beading, immediately...

Page 44

IMPROVEMENTS IN AN AMERICAN TWO-TONNER.

T EM number of American chassis on the British market compared with that of only a few years ago is small. It is only those...

Page 45

Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

The health committee of the Msnasixa rlorporation has decided to invite quotaions for the supply of a motor tmbulance....

Page 46

ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

T HE Secretary for Mines, Commodore King, states that there are at least eleven different systems of low-temperature...

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AN IDEAL VAN FOR HOUSE-TO-HOUSE CALLS.

An American Vehicle with Many Interesting Features, Including Duplicate Controls at Each Side of the Centre of the Chassis. A...

Page 48

'Municipal Bus Results at Bournemouth.

In his annual report for the past mtfuicipal year, Mr. I. Bulfin, the tramways manager of the Bournemouth Corporation, states,...

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INCREASING HYDRAULIC PRESS EFFICIENCY.

A Novel Water Accumulator Device, the Use of Which Greatly Expedites Ram Movement. I N PRESSING solid tyres on to or off their...

Exhibiting at the Royal Show.

T "list of exhibitors at this year's Show to be held at Nottingham from July 10th-14th by the Royal Agricultural Society of...

Page 50

BUILDING THE BO LONDON'S BUSES.

The Organization which Bu ids Build Over Bus Body Per Day and Could if Required. T HE task which faces the engineering...

Page 53

The Articulated Eight-wheeler and Its Legal Status.

F OR using a heavy locomotive in Manchester without a third man in attendance and at a speed greater than two miles an hour,...

Page 54

HOW MANCHESTER IS CLEANSED.

Details of the Work of the Cleansing Department and of the Vehicles and Appliances Employed. T HEproblem of maintaining...

Page 55

A Tipping Gear Improvement.

TN the new design for end-tipping gears with long screws, 'recently brought out by Walters and Co., of Albert Street, Rugby, an...

Page 56

THE RAILWAY BILLS IN COMMITTEE.

The Conclusion of the Case for the Promoters and the Opening of the Case for the Opposition. p RESSURE of space in our Special...

Page 57

PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

B LACKPOOL motor-coach owners are making an earnest endeavour to settle, once and for all, the evil of low rates. It will be...

DEVELOPING THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND.

What Has Been Accomplished by an Enterprising Dublin Motorbus Company. T HE most revolutionary step in the development of...

Page 58

A SPECIAL-PURPOSE SALOON BUS.

Details of a Dennis Municipal Vehicle with Several Interesting Features. A N illustration which we produce on ,..this page...

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AN IMPORTANT SOUTH WALES INQUIRY.

A N investigation by the Ministry of Transport into appeals made by the Cardiff City Council for sanction to extend its...

EXCLUSIVE BUS-OPERATING RIGHTS.

1 - VrEMBERS of the parliamentary _IN_Lcommittee of the Oxford Corporation recently had an interview with representatives of...

Porthcawl Presented with a Bus Station.

T HE Portheawl (Glam.) Urban District Council has received a generous offer from 19. local resident, Mr. Maurice Walker, to...

Page 60

MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. 585.—An Emergency...

Page 61

ROADSIDE AND GARAGE.

Relating to Ball and Roller Bearings and Their Housings. I N a somewhat long letter, " of Glasgow, raises some interesting...

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A COMBINED CONE AND HYDRAULIC CLUTCH.

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. T HE name of Louis Renault appears in patent No. 282,018, which...