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30th January 1942
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Passing Comments

Steel-tyred Tractors pp - DB EER is now, owing to Once More to the 1 the Malayan situation, Fore looming larger, or, perhaps,...

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One Hears

Rather too much of bilking by bus passengers. That there is a psychology about the positioning of bus stops. 0 High praise of...

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News of the Week

ANTI-PILFERAGE ACTION SPEEDILY NEEDED Q UESTIONS of pilferage from vehicles on the road came in for considerable discussion at...

Interesting Developments in Fluorescent Lighting

TESTS with an unusual type of 1 luminescent lighting are being carried out by London Transport, with a view to easing travel...

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NO BASIC FUEL RATION FOR COMMERCIAL MOTORS?

S OUNDLNG a warning at a retail traders' meeting at Pudsey, Yorkshire, Mr. B. Peel, District Transport Officer for Leeds and...

Voluntary Rationing of Beer Haulage

A N interesting scheme for promoting economy in the haulage of beer has been organized by Paten and Co. (Peterborough), Ltd....

One-road-one-van Idea for Retail Deliveries

T RADERS' organizations in the 1 North Midland region (Lincs., Notts., Derby, Leicester and Northants.) have been asked by the...

"Rubber Becoming More Important than Petrol"

R EPRESENTATIVES of roasl-transport undertakings in the northwest and many tradespeople met at Preston last week to discuss the...

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C.M.U.A. NORTH-WESTERN SECTIONAL REPRESENTATION

D ESPITE enlistments and other war L./influences among the small operators, membership of the C.M.U.A. North-western Division...

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A USEFUL GUIDE TO ARC WELDING

A COMPREHENSIVE instructional manual on arc welding is being issued free by the Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd., Welwyn Garden City,...

What Are the Post-war Prospects for the Oil Engine?

P OST-WAR prospects for the oil engine in road-transport vehicles formed one of the subjects of many questions put to a...

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Arrest the Ramp in Rubber

A Vigorous Condemnation of the Racketeers Engaged in the Black Markets and Suggestions for Much Firmer Control by the...

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Advanced Producer-gas Washing Plant

Liquid Cleanser and Gas Drying Apparatus Developed by "Eastern National's Chief Engineer A S introduction to the following...

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10 Years' All-bus Operatia at Rawtenstall

For a Decade Rawtenstall Corporation Has Met Local Passenger-transport Needs Solely by the Use of Buses, a Standardized Fleet...

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SIMPLE and PRACTICAL COS] NG SYSTEM for a C LICENSEE

A Way to Keep Track of Vehicle Costs and to Know What the Transport Department of an Organization as a Whole is Costing...

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Farm Tractor with Variable Front Track

New Ferguson Device by Which Frontas well (..s Rear-wheel Position can be Adjusted, in Respect of Track Dimension, Without...

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Let Us Spray Those Worn Parts

With Spares at a Premium, Reclamation by Metal Spraying Comes into its Own. W. E. Ballard, in an Informative I .A.E. Paper,...

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Oil Engine With Variable Flywheel Mass

Auxiliary Flywheel, which can be Clutchedin for Starting and Uncoupled for Running, a Feature of Novel Scheme Evolved by...

Financial News of the Industry

NEW COMPANIES Walter Runciman and Co., Ltd.—Private company. Reg. Jan. 8. Cap. 4100,000 in 100,000 sha:es of £1 each. To...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Advocate For "Get Together" Instead of "Segregation" A LETTER reply to "Tantalus" will be sufficient, as I do not intend to...

The Future Chances of the Steam Wagon

WITH much interest I read the article on a new steam VV technology by Mr. David Brownlie in your issue of January 2, as I have...

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Two-leading-shoe Brake with Two Expanders

A Resumi• of 'Patent 541617 Specifications That Have Recently Been Published. Copies may be Obtained from the Patent...