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2nd June 1931
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Increased Weight Limits

A POWERFUL plea that the limit of total weight for a four-wheeled'vehicle for the conveyance of goods should be raised from 12...

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Truth in Vehicle Salesmanship.

T HE sale of a commercial vehicle is a vastly different proposition from that of a private car, for the reason that the...

The Public Must Not be Inconvenienced.

nERHAPS the most conspicuous -result of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, so far as passenger services are concerned, is the...

R AILWAY officials in this country are rather apt to treat

their decreasing revenues as something of a national character. The news now comes to hand that the German State Railway...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY "The wheels of wealth will be slowed

by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it...

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Bus Working at Leeds.

In our issue dated May 19th we gave brief details of the municipal passengertransport results at Leeds and, from the...

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Official Orders in April.

During April last the G.P.O. authorities placed an order for S.D. Freighters, Whilst the Crown Agents for the 'Colonies ordered...

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London's New Single-deck Six-wheelers.

The London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., is placing in service on certain routes in and around London 100 new single-deck...

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The MARKETS of the

\EAR EAST Where Registrations of Road Motors Have Increased Nearly 350 per cent. in Four Years. How Desert Routes are Being...

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The Transport Association Congress

Pointers from Important Papers Read at the Annual Congress of the Tramways Light Railways and Transport Association T HE...

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THE LATEST LATIL

high-speed 3-4-tonner First Details of a New Archedframe Machine, Having a Powerful Engine and Doublereduction Drive A NEW...

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Road Transport in British East Africa

An Insight into Conditions Prevailing in these Promising British Poseessions is given in this Ankle by one who has Studied...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES Boy Scout Camps Severely Handicapped by Mr. Morrison. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL Alaron. [3413] Sir,—In your...

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A Colliery Company's Transport Service for its Employees

TN the most recent issue of the Thornycroft Magazine," the works organ of John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., of Basingstoke,...

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THE RAILWAYS' 2ASE DESTROYED

By a Railway I N the fight that is now proceeding between the railway and road-transport companies little regard is likely to...

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Road Transport Activities

in PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent The London Passenger Transport Bill. B EFORE Parliament adjourned...

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Railcars on Pneumatics

Our Paris Correspondent Sends Details of Some Interesting Experiments Made by the Michelin Co. A SERIES of interesting and...

CC The Mechanical 1-lorse"

Proves its Merits A S our readers will be well aware, two types of what is now commonly termed the Karrier "mechanical horse"...

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A New Oil-engined

Industrial Tractor A Single-cylinder Machine of 30 b.h.p. Cold Starting and Simple Control I N our issue dated June 3rd,...

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Where Should

THE COACH ENTRANCE• Be Placed? Some Controversy Exists Among Bodybuilders and Passenger-vehicle Operators as to Whether the...

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The Latest

FEDERAL 2-tonner TESTED T FIREE new Federal models have become available for general distribution in this country, and an...

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DETECTING IGNITION FAULTS

A SIMPLE device intended rapidly and efficiently to locate faults in either coil or magneto ignition systems has been...

A NEW

• NEWTON RECOIL DAMPER W E have frequently dealt with the hydraulic spring-recoil dampers made by Newton and Bennett, Ltd.,...

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Problems of

THE HAULIER AND CARRIER Further Information with Regard to the costs and Charges for Solid-tyred and Pneumatie-tyred Steam...

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BOURNEMOUTH CORPORATION'S BUS-SERVICE PROFIT

Satisfactory Working is Re fleeted in the Transport Manager's Annual Report TN his annual report Mr. I. Bulfin, _Lmanager of...

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THE COMMISSIONERS: SITTINGS ARRANGED AND LICENCES GRANTED

Details of Forthcoming Public Sittings and of Decisions Announced During the Week MHE following are the times and places...

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HOW LONDON-AREA COACH SERVICES ARE BEING DISORGANIZED

Correspondence with the Minister Regarding Difficult Restrictions— The Whitsun Muddle — Seven Green Line Licences Refused TN...

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Silent-,third A Risvme of Recently Pub GEARBOX fished Patent Specifications

TUB HE gearbox described in patent No. 347,004, by W. Duckitt, Crown Works,: Tyburn, Birmingham, is et simple and compact...