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8th January 1929
8th January 1929
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"Sapping and Mining ". _Against Mechanical Road Transport.

E are not at all happy about the present Government's attitude towards road transport. Its professions are friendly, but the...

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Loose Leaves.

I T is interesting to follow the rapid development of the free-wheel device for private cars, and we have hopes that it will...

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ONE HEARS

That next to nothing is being said about legal avoidance of the petrol tax. That the platforms for this year's General...

HERE'S ONE.

Scene: A country inn half-way up a bill. Enter a lorry driver hurriedly. Seeing at the bar the other driver whom he was...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

The wheels of wealth will be stowed by an difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

LIVERPOOL Town Council has received sanction to borrow £88,000 for the provision of 50 motorbuses. SHEFFIELD Corporation has...

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ROAD . TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS.

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. Setback to Commercial-vehicle Progress...

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SOMEONE OUGHT TO TELL THEM OF IT.

Hints to Designers Based Upon Fragments of Conversation Between Members of an Imaginary Club. MHIS club would be open only to...

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Conventon's Continued Progress.

Another very successful year has been experienced by Conveuton's, Ltd., of 112a, Junction Road, Upper Holloway, London, N.19,...

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A NEW RIGID SIX-WEELER

MEDIUM CAPACITY. T HEpopularity of the British-built rigid-frame six-wheeler is rapidly increasing, and it is being realized...

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THE REGULATION OF TRANSPORT BY ROAD.

Being a Section of the Report of the Railways and Transport Committee of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. A MOST...

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VARIETIES of

SINGLE-DECK BUS BODY. Some Details of Four Popular Types, Showing how the Seats may be Arranged with due Regard to Economy of...

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"THE COMMERCIAL MOTORTI LES OF OPERATING COSTS.

What They Are and How They Are Obtained. Assist the Reader in Employing T c Examples of Costing Problems which Will able...

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BRAKE CONTROL BY THE ACCELERATOR.

A Novel System in which the Four-wheel Brakes are Operated Through the Medium of a Suction-controlled Servo Cylinder. T EIF...

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The Latest in Greyhound Vans.

/NNE of the most interesting uses to 'L./which the motorvan has recently been put is in connection with the transport of...

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A NEW DENNIS LOW-LOADER.

Details of an Interesting Type of Vehicle which Permits the Easy Handling of Goods and is Taxed at £25 per Annum. TN producing...

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Road Motors Benefit Primary Producers in Australia.

O N of the problems which for many N years to come must face the primary producer and the merchant alike throughout the whole...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. AN IMPORTANT BUS AND RAIL COMBINE. The Great Western Railway...

FOR THE NEWCASTLE-TO-LONDON SERVICE.

A Description of the Latest Vehicle to be Put Into Service by a Firm which Has Done Much to Popularize a Longdistance Route....

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LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM BY NON-STOP COACH.

An Enterprising London Firm Provide Facilities Which Vie with those of the Railways. " T ONDON to Birmingham non IA stop " is...

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IRELAND'S FIRST SLEEPER-COACH.

A Big Gathering of Prominent Transport Men Marks the Demonstration Run of a Vehicle which was Fully Described in our Last...

Suggested Reforms in the British Patent System.

W E have received from The British Science Guild a report of the committee appointed by it to consider what steps might be...

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PROBLEMS OF THE HAULIER AND CARRIER.

Some Points About Running Costs That Are Often Misunderstood. A VERY interesting letter was received by me recently from a...

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New Edition of "The Motor Electrical Manual."

A NEW edition, the fourth, of "The Motor Electrical Manual," revised and reillustrated, Itas just been intro duced. It is a...

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A BRAKE FOR SIX-WHEELERS.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. THE brake described in specification. No. 301,157 by C. F. Cleaver and...