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4th November 1932
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Industry Champions Road Transport

T HE case against the report of the Conference on Rail and Road Transport, which has been put forward by trade and industry, as...

Stop Railway Undercutting

T HE valuable work of the regional fares coin-mittees appointed to advise the Area Traffic Commissioners is, to some extent,...

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Passing Comments

T E form of brick used for works construction has remained unchanged for centuries, but it has now been found possible to...

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ONE HEARS

Slogans that sell—and some that are " sells." Predictions that Major .Nevatt's presidential address will bear fruit. That he...

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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...

BUS OWNERS AND THE "REPORT"

A SPECIAL committee of the Omnibus Owners' Association has examined the statement of the case agfdrisI the report, prepared by...

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News of Municipal Activities

Important Case of Street Trading from a Van. A ruling which, it was stated, would have the effect, if it was upheld, of...

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20 Years' Service from an Ambulance.

The health committee of Middlesex County Council has made arrangements for Crossley Motors, Ltd., to replace an ambulance at a...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

GLASGOW Corporation is buying two Halley fire-engines costing £2,850. CH.ELMSFORD Corporation's gas committee is considering...

A New Metal-body Construction

i'MN the stand of Crossley Motors, ILYLtd., at the forthcoming show to be held in Glasgow, there will be an interesting service...

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Scammell 3-ton Outfit Announced

New Model Intended to Replace Horses, and Capable of Hauling Horse Drays, Now Being Produced MEE machine which Scammell...

Gilford Company Introduces New Rear-drive Double-decker

A RRANGEMENTS are being made by the afford Motor Co., Ltd., High Wycombe, Bucks, for the proonction of a new passenger chassis...

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THE SUCCESS OF THE OIL ENGINE

in France and Belgium T HE rapid development of the compression-ignition engine in France, noted during 1931, has been...

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TRADE and

INDUSTRY versus THE SA LTER REPORT A T a conference held in London on September 28, at which delegates from 66 national...

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Observations from the Warehousing and Removal Industry

I N its answer to the Salter Report the Furniture Warehousemen and Removers Association states that it views the...

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Albion Produces a Double-decker

L./ OPIE time ago it was hinted in this paper that Albion Motors, Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow, would shortly produce a double-deck...

New Leylands to be Shown at Glasgow

A S arrangements stand atripreseut, two new models are to be staged on the stand of Leyland Motors, Ltd., at the forthcoming...

Salerni Transmission in T.S.M. Express Chassis

CI NE of the exhibits of T.S. Motors, Ltd. Maidstone, at ,1 the forthcoming' show in Glasgow, will be a revised edition of the...

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By D. P

AlcHardy POWER "ARMING vital to prosper v in agriculture S 0 much misconception and prejudice exist concerning the...

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PEGASUS PUT THROUGH ITS PACES

Road Test No. 127 T FTC custom usually followed in conducting road tests is to investigate the performance of a laden chassis...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES A New Aspect on Roads.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [3898] Sir,—Much has been written with reference to the Salter Report. May I suggest a point...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER Q UWE recently (en page 127 of our issue dated September 9) I disclosed the gist of a conversation with a...

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WHERE TO FIND HAULAGE BUSINESS

W HOLESALE houses handling hosiery, mantles, quilts, blankets, and heavy furnishing and woollen-dress goods report steady...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent London Transport Bill. T HE Government motion to carry over the...

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A New Three-wheeled Delivery Van

A NEWCOMER to the ranks of three-wheeled delivery vans, the arrival of which was forecast in our issue dated September 30, is a...

A Crossley Bus with Wilson Gearbox

I T is announced by Crossley Motors, Ltd., Gorton, Manchester, that •the well - known Wilson pre-selective gearbox can be...

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• Operating Aspects of PASSENGER TRANSPORT

ADVANCE NEWS OF M.H.C.S.A. ANNUAL MEETING VETE are able this week to give V V advance news of certain of the proceedings at...

LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

MUNICIPAL-PRIVATE AGREEMENT AT YORK. IT is believed that a working agree ment has been reached between the West Yorkshire Road...

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Lightweight Buses for a Big Concern A 'the Loughborough works of

the Brush Blectrical Engineering Co., Ltd., some interesting 20-seater and 26seater buses are, at the present time, being...

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A Combined Fluid and Friction Clutch

I T is evident that the fluid clutch is occupying the attention of inventors at the moment, the latest invention of the kind...