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Some Sleeper-coach Considerations.

WHAT are the prospects of the success of V V the sleeper-coach is a question which is being asked on many sides. At present it...

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LOOSE LEAVES.

rilHE question of paving roads with rubber nas again come to the fore. In a paper read by Lieut. Colonel T. H. Chapman at a...

Page 41

ONE HEARS

That the new land liner is like a modern house. That the kitchen, however, is bigger on the liner. That, east or west, fair...

Page 42

WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

"The wheels of wealth will be stowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT,

The Government and Petrol Prices. Channel Tunnel Inquiry. Rubber Road Surfaces and Traffic Vibration. Foreign Materials for...

Page 47

The Provision of

A COMFORTABLE SEAT for the BUS DRIVER T "passenger seats are provided for ease and comfort and they constitute one of the...

Page 49

A NOVEL PROPELLER-SHAFT-COUPLING DEVICE.

Details of the Patent Specification Concerning the Salerni Invention for Facilitating Gear Changing. M UCH has been written...

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The UNCONVENTIONAL in

RADIATOR DESIGN rpHE commencement of this _L article has to be made by an assertion of fact—quite contrary to the belief of...

Page 51

A Drain-plug Magnetic Filter.

O Nprevious Occasions we have referred to the extremely interesting and effective magnetic oil filters manufactured by Simms...

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ANEW TRACK-LAYING MACHINE Weighing Under Two Tons.

K NOWN as the Caterpillar Ten is a simple track-laying machine just introduced to the British market. It is produced by the...

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TRANS JRTING BUILDERS' vIATERIALS EFFIC NTLY

T E transport of the vast variety of materials utilized in the building and allied trades necessitates dealing with such a...

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A Dual-purpose SIX-WHEELED TRAILER

I T is particularly interesting to observe the wide variety of purposes for which the trailer is now being employed, and...

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A LINER OF THE ROAD.

Bed and Breakfast are Provided Aboard the Latest Sleeper Coach to Run Between London and Manchester. W HEN undertaking a long...

Page 59

THE A.C. FUEL PUMP.

A RECENT development in fuel-supply systems is the engiim-driven pump sold by the AC.-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co., Ltd., Bradford...

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How the

TRACTOR CAN SERVE THE FARMER AND SMALLHOLDER I N an article published in our issue dated March 26th, we outlined the...

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PHASES OF PASSENGER TRAVEL.

Notes on Every Aspect of Coach and Bus Development. WEYMANN CONSTRUCTION IN A SMALL COACH. A Demonstration Coach Built under...

Page 63

IRISH FREE STATE BUS TRAFFIC.

Some Sidelights on Problems Which Have to be Faced and Interesting Figures Relating to the Industry. W ' HILST it might be...

NEGOTIATIONS FOR ROAD - RAIL CO - OPERATION.

Interesting Information Revealed at the Annual General Meeting of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd. A T the twenty-second...

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Through Wildest South America by Six-wheeler

A N exceedingly interesting journey ,tinf exploration and survey in unknewn parts of South America was recently made by a...

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A Promising Tractor Market—RUMANIA.

I T is considered that Rumania offers a promising market for the sale of tractors, tractor attachments and implements, the...

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GARNER CHASSIS MODIFICATIONS,

y N the issue of The Commeriai _LMotor dated November 15th, 1927, we gave details of the Garner chassis designed to carry...

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A Combined Spray-painting and Tyre-inflating Outfit.

mIRE inflation is an every-day operation in most garages. • and workshops, and spray painting is another task which often has...

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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS.

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest ot British Makers in Overseas Markets. British Buses to the Fore in Brazil....

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL

Interesting Contributions ircm Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics. Removing a Spigot Bearing. T1ROM " G.P.," of...

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AN AUTOMATICALLY VARIABLE FRICTION GEAR.

A GEAR which attracted considerable attention some little time back is described in patents Nos. 306,752 and 306,753, by John...