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3rd March 1925
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The Licensing of Steam-wagon Steersmen.

P ROMINENOE has once more been given to the question as to whether or not a steersman on a steam wagon must,be licensed as a...

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Road Surfacino and Vehicle and Highway Costs.

MHE CHARGES under the headings of inainten ance and upkeep for a motor vehicle are directly affected by the class of road...

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• ONE HEARS

About some brakes causing some breaks. • That untiring Of purposeful and purposeless committees. That sweet are the fruits of...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

'The wheels 0.1 wealth will be slowed by all difficulties 01 transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DAZZLE PROBLEM.

How the Problem is Being Tackled by Inventors and Lamp Manufacturers, Opinions Upon a Recent Demonstration. D RIVERS of...

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TRAFFIC TUNNEL TO COST £5,000,000.

3,000 Vehicles a Day Cross the River Mersey. F OR. many years cross-river ferry cernmanicatiens of Merseyside have stood in...

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ANOTHER CHASSIS FOR THE SUBSIDY.

A Description of the Salient Features of the New Karrier W.D.-type Chassis for Gross Loads of 21 Tons. mllERE Is uo doubt that...

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A WHEEL FOR ABSORBING ROAD SHOCKS.

A French Product with a Fibre Centre and an Unusual Type of Spring. A SHOCK-ABSORBING wheel for t X. all types of industrial...

Turpentine by Tanker.

d'INE of the greatest assets of the 1.Jflexible type of six-wheeler is that it enables bulk loads to be economically and...

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• THE CULT OF THE CARAVAN SHOP.

An Interesting Vehicle Which Provides Sleeping Accommodation for Two Persons, F OR SOME weeks past there has been stationed at...

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PHASES OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTING IN PARIS.

Mechanical Transport is Widely Used, But the Municipality Owns No Fleet of its Own, Street Cleansing, Refuse Collecting and...

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AN EFFICIENT AMBULANCE SERVICE.

The aim of all municipal bodies is to make their various motor services as near self-supporting as possible, but more often...

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THE ROMANCE 0 4—NIGHT HAULAGE.

An Important Branch of Road Transpor 6 , It Is Being Carried On. The Lighting Electricity ? Problem : A D URING the past few...

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A CHASSIS TO MEET COLONIAL CONDITIONS.

Details of a New 25-30 h.p. Crossley 30-cwt. Chassis Capable of Over 30 m.p.h. with Its Full Load. I T WILL interest many...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. BRITISH MOTORBUSES IN CHINA. Brief Details of Services Which...

REMUNERATIVE MUNICIPAL BUSES.

Details of the Vehicles in the Service of the Stockton Corporation ; Which Operates a Fleet at 2I . Saloon Buses. rpHE...

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• LINCOLN'S LATEST BUS ENTERPRISE. Using One-man-controlled-type Vehicles for Linking-up Outlying Districts.

- r IKE many other enterprising maid, cipal authorities, the Corporation of Lincoln is making considerable use of motorbuses...

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SEEKING WIDER BUS-CONTROL POWERS.

Municipalities in County Durham Hold a Conference and Decide to Approach the Ministry of Transport on an important Question....

TERRY'S NEW THREE-STEP VALVE LIFTER.

TT is claimed by the makers (Herbert 1Terry and Sons, Ltd., of Reclditch, who have done so much to simplify various operations...

A PORTABLE OIL CABINET.

Jr ANN, EGERTON & C0_, LTD., _LIU, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. who market numerous specialities of direct value to...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on one side Of...

[2317] Sir,—I . am glad to gee that you are calling

attention to the matter of brakes on commercial vehicles, and I was pleased to read the letter of " Transport Engineer" in the...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouhle. 606.—Facilitating the Removal of the Clutch...

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MAKING SOME USEFUL TOOLS.

Our Driver and Mechanic Readers' Suggestions for Special Tools. MHE standard tool kit of a large num ber of lorries does not...

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NEW VARIABLE SPEED AND POWER MECHANISM.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. J T STONE AND CO., LTD. (the . well-known engineers, of Deptford) and...