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5th May 1931
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Another Blow at Road Transport

T HE Government appears to be determined to make road transport the long-suffering camel which has to bear every burden....

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LOOSE LEAVES

I T is seldom that one has news of a new prim e mover, but, according to a notice received from the Royal Society of Arts, a...

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ONE HEARS

Let there be roads." That a cessation of legislation would do much to revive trade. That the railways are not going to have...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY "The wheels of wealth will be slowed

by all difficulties o, transport af whatever pointsnrising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it...

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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS

MIDDLETON Town Council is buying a further Commer tipping lorry. More Leyland double-deck buses are to be bought by...

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How LONG MAY A

DRIVER W ORK ? A Straightforward and Concise Explanation of the Provisions of the Road Traffic Act with Regard to the Hours of...

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THE NEW

SCAMMELL EIGHT-WHEELER T HE new Scammell articulated eight-wheeler with low-pressure tyres, of which the following is the...

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DOCK-TO-WAREHOUSE HAULAGE PROBLEMS

S OME of the difficulties of the lorry owner in reference to the conveyance of produce from docks to local warehouses were...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

A Plea for Opposition to a Commissioner's Action. Our Tables of Operating Costs an "Asset to Business" Trade Plates and...

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NEW EDITION OF "THE MOTOR ELECTRICAL MANUAL"

A NEW and fifth edition of "The Motor Electrical Manual" has lately been issued and many new illustrations have been added to...

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A NEW SUNBEAM

SIX-WHEELED ri ZOLLEYBUS First a High-g] a Hos Weymc Work, 1 Full Particulars of a 3 Chassis, Incorporating )f Interesting...

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The New Salerni Gearbox Tested

An Interesting Device Employing Epicyclic Gears 1 - 1 A REPRESENTATIVE of The Coramenial Motor has recently carried out...

The Mechanization of American Agriculture

J UST over 12 months ago a delegation consisting of a representative of both the Farmers Union and the National Union of...

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How to Reduce

BODY WEIGHT Unnecessarily Heavy Coachwork Greatly Increases Petrol Consumption and places Added Strain upon a Vehicle; in this...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER An Outline of the Trailer and Its Use in Goods Haulage, Giving Figures for Costs. Wages a Complicated Item...

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Operating Aspects

of Passenger Transport Latest News from the Various Traffic Areas THE RAILWAYS WITHDRAW OBJECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES...

DISPUTES OVER THE EDINBURGH-GLASGOW ROUTE

South Scotland Commissioners Faced by Problems of Wages and Statutory Protection A T the second public sitting in Gins/1..gow...

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METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONER AND A REPRESENTATIVE CASE

The M.H.C.S.A. Puts Forward a Suggestion to Save Time, Trouble and Expense A T the public sittings held by Mr. .tI.Gleeson...

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ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICES TO FIGURE IN LICENSING STRUGGLE

Decision in Respect of Several Licences Postponed by the Northern Commissioners A T the sitting of the Northern Area Traffic...

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A New Three-wheeled Sweeper

liRING the past year or two Rel./Rance three-wheeled, petrol-engined trucks have been performing many useful industrial...

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Road Transport Activities in PARLIAMENT

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent 2d. More on Petrol. T HE Budget, as had for some time been anticipated in...

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A New Trailer

from a steam-wagon works A RECENT addition to the range of goods-cartying units made by the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.,...

Items of News in a Few Lines

Building operations have commenced on the new station of London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., in Buckingham Palace Road. It is...

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An Alternative to the Gudgeon Pin

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications I T is not often that we have to deal with a patent which hails from...