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Organizing the Road Industry

T HERE is still an urgent need for further organization in the various sections of the road-transport industry. We hope,...

Internal Air Services— No Time to Lose

T OE fact that the Great Western Railway announces this week the commencement of a regular daily air service between Cardiff,...

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The Economics of Air Transport.

O N the broad grounds of practical economics, transport by air is more favourably placed than is any other form. The most...

Passing Comments

ITho "IRMO authorities are making considerable progress in the installation of traffic-control signals in various parts of the...

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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...

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News of Municipal Activities

Strong Opposition to Municipal Application. Derby County Council recently applied to the Ministry of Transport for an Order...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

CA313nawina, Borough Council is recommended to buy a Ransomes motor mower. The City Council of GLOUCESTER recently sanctioned...

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Steam Wagons Demonstrated

T AST Tuesday, the first day of the demonstration of steam wagons, held outside the Houses of Parliament, by the Coal...

A New Goods Carrier

W E have received advance particulars of an interesting new vehicle being manufactured by G. Scammell and Nephew, Ltd., Fashion...

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Improved Benes Injection Pump

Governor Now 4vailable, Redesigned Injectors, New Timing Device and Standardization of Fittings A S a result of a long period...

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MORE NEW MORRIS. COMMERCIALS

Six Models Equipped with Four-cylindered Power Units. Normal and Forward control Chassis for Pay-loads of 30-cwt., 2 tons and 3...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES Big Mileages with Oil-engined Buses.

The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. [4034] Sir,—Referring to Mr. Goddard's letter No. 4029 in your issue for March 31. Mr....

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AIR TRANSPORT

ENCOU 1 1 AGING COMMERCIAL AVIATION By THE EDITOR T HE first monthly Air Transport Supplement, published in The Commercial...

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The De liavilland fir

its construction and maintenanc T 0 give information which we believe many road-transport Operators are anxious to have, we...

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What the A.A. is Doin

Air Transport 01) ( for T 0 supplement, and not to compete with, the activities of the Air Ministry, the Automobile...

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Formalities in Startin an Air Service

Notes on the Licences and Certificates Required A Brief Survey of the Legal P sition of, the Operator A T present it is not...

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The Views nd F ans of a Pioneer

What a Successful Independent Coach Operator Thinks About the Opportunities of Unsubsidized Air Transport M UCH has been...

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peratin (Ii

Costs of Air Transport /a) ,p y S.7 1 lir "The Commercial Motor" Costs Expert. MLLE fundamentals of costing of air transpout...

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Airspeed Cot

Airspeed, Ltd., rier Airport, Portsmouth T EIS new machine—not yet through its trials—is in quite a different class from the...

Percival Gull

Percival Aircraft Co., 20, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W .1 A S the result of particularly clean design and a high degree of...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

Birmingham-Skegness Service Next Week. Following the provisional statement in our issue dated March 24, the Skegness and East...

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A Notable Performance by

A MEDIUM-SIZE OILER How a Guy 4-tonner Behaved During a Strenuous Test in the Midlands. Full Details of a Well-built Model in...

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Road Transport Activities

IN PARLIAMENT By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent Figures of Unemployed in Industry. MIIE Minister of Labour has pro...

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EQUIPPING A

VAN ON MODERN LINES T HE driver's compartment of the boxvan is formed by continuing the 'sides and roof of the loading portion,...

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R.H.A. Prestige in West Midland Area

An Enthusiastic Gathering of Over 200 Members and Guests at the Animal Dinner of the Area Section Held in Birmingham....

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Operating Aspects of PASSENGER TRANSPORT

RAILWAY OBJECTIONS TO COACH FARES ROUTED OLLO WING fares conferences in the East Midland area, an inquiry was held, last...

LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

HILLMAN'S TO BE TARMST OVER? IT is understood that the interest in Edward Hillman's Saloon Coaches, Ltd., which was formerly...

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MINISTER OF HEALTH'S• STATEMENT ON FREE PASSES

Concessions to Councillors Objectionable in Principle ..11) ECENTLY, a certain amount of public attention has been given to...

Spray Painting Over Water

E CONOMY of operation, greater convenience in working and improved comfort for the workmen are amongst the advantages which...

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WHERE TO FIND HAULAGE

Building Trade Active. Boot and Shoe Factories Busy. Shipbuilding Industry Improved, iron and Steel Trade Brighter T HE spell...

TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS

MENDERS are invited by the follow ing (latest dates given in parentheses) :—Borough of Bexhill, for (1) 2,000 tons of limestone...

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Problems

• of the HAULIER and CARRIER I T may be as well to remind readers that I am dealing with the problem of finding money to pay...

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Relieving Springs of Side Thrust

A Resume' of Recently Published Patent Specifi- , cations T "patent of John I. Thornycroft and Co.. Ltd., and V. G. Barford,...