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5th February 1943
5th February 1943
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THE TANK THAT NEVER SAW BATTLE

A S long ago as 168o the idea of tarlts and the main principles of modern tank tactics were foreseen by a British economist and...

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Great Plans for Tourist Tra ffic T HERE is little doubt that

very many people, possibly millions, will wish to visit the British Isles as soon as possible after the conclusion of...

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Be Ready for Higher-octane Fuels

S UME designers of commercial vehicles are becoming particularly interested in the question . of the possible use of...

rassing . Comments An Aid to Would-be n N the whole, thequeue Passengers Forming 1 -Isystem for bus passtngers

Bus Queues. . . has worked well, but difficul ties have arisen ,at /" split" stopping places . where vehicles on different...

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Insurance of Buses on Loan ' Or Hire R EVISED arrangements hare

been agreed with the Accident Offices Association, Lloyd's Motor Underwriters' Association and the independent insurance...

News of the Week

HAULAGE SCHEME FINANCIAL PROVISIONS UNACCEPTABLE I T is reported in well-informed quarters that at last week's meeting, in...

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Clearing Houses as Part of New Haulage Scheme

nNE: of several resolutions put ‘-"forward by the Road' Transport Section of the Leeds Incorporated Chamber of Commerce, and...

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Initial Success of Hauliers' Mutual Federation

E new association, Hauliers' 1 Mutual Federation, Ltd., the membership of which is limited to professional hauliers only,...

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Experiment on Concentration in the Garage Industry

T HE Ministry . of War Transport in the South-Western Region, as in other regions, has been anxious to conserve a sufficient...

Suicidal to Throw Away Our Heritage, Says Association

WHEN presiding at last week's 71st VI' annual general meeting of Liverpool Cart and Motor Owners' Association, MT: J. F....

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From Spoon Brakes to Two Leading Shoes

Deceleration and Weight Transference from the Design Angle. Although Modern -Brqkes are Excellent, There is Scope for the Disc...

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Regenerative Braking

for Battery-electrics An Attractive Scheme Whereby the Efficiency of the Type Might be Materially Increased R EGENERATIVE...

DRIVERS' REPORTS AID VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

• T HE importance 'of vehicle-Mainten.1. anee records and of drivers' reports on performance was stressed when tralleybus...

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London Carrier's Chief Engineer Says—

Preventive Maintenance is Imperative J. B. Oskr, of Carter Paterson and Co., Ltd., Stresses in 1..A.E. Paper the Need for...

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COMBUSTION CHAMBER PRC

3LEMS SOLVED AND UNSOLVED ,ure Rise and the Phenomenon of Detonation Are But rs Associated With the Complex Subject of...

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Hauliers Must Think for Themselves

A Record of Another Conversation Between Arthur and Charlie and a Third Haulier Who Says a Mouthful Concerning the Industry's...

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How Tyre Mileage is Wasted

Although Less Liable to Abuse Than the Cover, the Tube Can Be Directly Responsible for Causing a Variety of Tyre Troubles S O...

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OPINIONS and

UERIES PRIORITY CERTIFICATES ESSENTIAL FOR WORKERS WII LE waiting in a queue at an important Hants and rset bus station the...

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Air-brake Servo-motor With No Return Spring

T O . obtain the maximum braking effort for the power employed is the object of a design of compressed-air servo motor shown in...