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4th May 1926
4th May 1926
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The Budget Proposals.

W E have reached an epoch in the history of the motor trade and of the road transport industry. The Budget statement, which...

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ONE HEARS

Not all the aces are against us. Of new outbreaks of pneumatic fervour. That taking colliers to work is' a paying job. That...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

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

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Hull Licence Increases.

Statistics prepared by the Hull -Cor4koration show that during 1925 a sum of 169,770 was collected in Road Fund licences, the...

A Long Run on Producer-gas.

O UR recent article dealing with a test run on a Leyland vehicle fitted with the latest model Tulloch-Reading gas-producer,...

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ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Some Representative Opinions on the Budget Proposals. Experiments in Road Construction. The Road Scheme for London Docks....

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A LIGHT DELIVERY VAN FOR £74.

An Extraordinary Chassis with a Swinging Engine, Novel Suspension and Other Unusual Features making for Low First Cost and...

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HORSE OR MOTOR?

The Royal Society of Arts Discusses This Important Topic at the Instigation of Mr. James Paterson. I NTERROGATION rather than...

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A LUXURIOUS TRAVELLING HOUSE.

A Type of Outfit Which Possesses Certain sCommercial Possibilities. A LTHOUGH the vehicles to which reference is made here are...

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THE CHANCELLOR'S CONTENTIONS.

How Mr, Churchill Justifies His Raid on the Road Fund and the Increased Scale of Taxation. The Old and New Scales Compared. T...

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The Protest Against the Budget Proposals.

I AIMEDIATELY after the Chancellor had made his Budget statement in the House of Commons, and it was known .that extra imposts...

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BUILT -WITH AN EYE OVERSEAS MARKETS.

A Well-designed and Thoroughly Sturd3 Variety o: 20-25-cwt. Chassis Suitable for a Wide ort Uses. N OT for one market, but for...

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THE SEVERN BRIDGE SCHEME HELD UP.

T HE proposal to erect a joint road and rail bridge from Beachley (Chepstow), to Aust (Gloucestershire), over the River Severn,...

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TROLLEY-BUSES OUST TRAMS FROM IPSWICH.

Trams to be Entirely Replaced by Trackless Vehicles, The New Ransome Chassis Described. A S with many other of the older...

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PROBLEMS 'OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Periodical Vehicle Inspection and Simple Methods of Tackling the Job. I N a recent issue of The Conmercial Motor I referred to...

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Fresh Fish Supplies for Country Districts.

rirl HE transport of fresh fish on motorvans and motor, lorries from coast to country districts, which was non-existent in...

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BUS BODY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

Some of the Characteristic Features of Buses, Which Have Been Determined by the Particular Service to Which a Vehicle Has to be...

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A BUS-LICENSING CONTROVERSY.

A further development in the difference which has arisen over a licensing point in Darlington between the United Automobile...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. T HE recently formed Worcestershire (City and County)...

A PROJECTED BUS AMALGAMATION.

The Capital of One Important Company Increased to Enable Another Prominent Organization to be Acquired. A T. the twelfth...

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A PLEA FOR STANDARDIZED COACH BODIES.

A Suggestion from an Important Company, Together with Interesting Details of Their Activities. TT is likely that another...

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TROLLEY-BUSES v. PETROL BUSES AT WORCESTER.

Acting upon the Recommendation of Their Adviser, the Authorities Favour the use of Trackless Vehicles. T HE decision of the...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters shoidd be ON one side ol...

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HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 685.—Dismantling the Foot Brake on the...

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IN THE REPAIR SHOP.

Suggestions for Making Work Easier put forward by our Driver aid Mechanic Readers. MAGNETO ball races are such small...

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AN AUTOMATIC VARIABLE SPEED GEAR.

A Resumo of Recently Published Patent Specifications. A CHEAT many fancy names have recently been given to variable gears and...