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Road Transport in the Emergency

T AST week, in referring to L a the organization of road' transport for the national emergency, we suggested that the...

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Passing Comments

Humour in Letters LIUNDREDS of letters daily Received by London I lare received by London Transport . . Transport from men who...

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One Hears

That Manchester should back up Mr. Pilcher in his anti-tram and pro-bus scheme. That the "put and take" of sand, ballast and...

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NEWS of the WEEK

NEW TEMPLE PRESS BUILDING WELL UNDER WAY. The foundation stone of a fine new building for Temple Press Ltd. was laid by Mrs....

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THE MILEAGE FACTOR N CALCULATING COSTS

Some of The Important Effects of Varying Mileage on Costs of Operation, also an Instructive Argument Concerning Depreciation...

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_Costs and Rates in the Limelight

at National Road Transport Conference Both the Papers Read at the Birmingham Meeting Concerned Matters Which are of Vital...

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Establishing an Economic Rates Structure

I N his paper entitled "The Establishment of an Economic Rates Structure for the Road Transport Industry," Mr . L. W. Gupwell,...

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Dyson 8-ton Trailers for Big Brewers

D ESIGNERS of trailers have little opportunity to become stagnant in their ideas for the reason that they have to keep pace...

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Conference Delegates' Views on Costs

Discussion on Mr. Winson's Paper, a Resume of Which Appears on Page 260 'THE discussion of the paper on " Thf Control of...

Need for Greater Unity Stressed at Conference Banquet

. C.M.U.A. Conference Banquet, THE iE a t theGrand Hotel, Birmingham, last Monday, was attended by many distinguished...

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NEW ALBION RIGID EIGHT-WI iLER ACQUITS ITSELF WELL

DoUble Drive and Serv Interesting Constructiona Built and Well-equipped . , and High Engine Tor of Perf Brake Among es of this...

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Problems of

Establishing a Rates Structure Some of the Factors Which Must be Taken Into Co ns ide - ration When Solving a Most Difficult...

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Transit Iniurance Notes—LIABILITY—LEGAL AND MORAL HI AULIERS are usually more concerned

with the schedules to their transit policies than with the rather ornamental block of printing with which such policies usually...

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What the Associations Are Doing

" T " PLATES AND TIMBER TRAILERS. At a recent meeting of the Federated Horne Grown Timber Merchants Association it was stated...

Mr. Win son Warns C Licensees

A MASS meeting of A, B and C and. P.S.V.-licensed operators was held at Swansea recently, when Mr. W. A. Winson, the immediate...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES SINGLE-SLEEVE-VALVE POSSIBILITIES. [5462]. The question of the possibility of the return of the...

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What Should Railways Prove ?

Railways' Form of Proof Wrong, Says Counsel for the Smart Transport Co. at Its Appeal Hearing O N this fire of heat intense,...

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Operating AsPeas of PASSENGER TRANSPORT

CONDEMNED BUS CAUSES FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN Lindsey County Council W pleaded guilty at Barton-onHumber on Monday, October 3, to...

GAS-DRIVEN BUS TRIAL IN GLASGOW

S COTLANIT S only coal-gas hus, which has been operated. successfully on Inverness routes by the Highland Transport Co., Ltd.,...

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LOW BRIDGES IMPEDE BUSES IN AYRSHIRE

DUS companies may have to bear the //cost of any alteration or modification of the road surface which might be necessary to...

Britain's Largest Municipal Trolleybus Operator

Bradford Adds 15 Karrier Machines to a Fleet which is the Largest of Its Kind in the Country A MONG the earliest operators of...

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A Promising Infinitely Variable Gear

A RES11171 of Recently Published Patent Specifications That are Obtainable from the Patent Office, Price 1 s. Each A N...