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8th July 1924
8th July 1924
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Should Buses be Mounted on Pneumatics ? s

• 1 ATIRE, soundly based and well directed, is a very powerful, weapon, and Parisians are readily Should Buses be Mounted on...

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ONE HEARS

Of a pole-driving F.W.D. Of Mann and super-Mann. That tennis talk dies hard. Of oil .wells that end badly. That taxation...

HERE'S ONE

Higg8 had been trying all the morning, without success, to dodge freshly tarred roads. As a result he found himself " bushed "...

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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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SAFETY FIRST IN TURNTABLE FIRE ESCAPES.

Details of the New Leyland-Metz Fire Fighting And Rescue Appliance. M ANY EFFORTS have been made to increase the efficiency of...

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LUMICATINC CHASSIS PARTS.

The Relative Advantages of Grease and Oil for Minor Bearings. How Periodic Attention Reduces Rattle and Wear. A DEQUATE...

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THIS MONTH'S WEMBLEY CHANGES.

A Few Well-known Makers Take Advantage of the Clause which Permits a Change. over of the Exhibits. S EVERAL new exhibits of...

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TRANSPORT COSTS OF A LONDON MUNICIPALITY.

Comprehensive Statistics Dealing with the Operation of a Fleet of Petrol-propelled Vehicles owned by the Deptford Borough...

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IPSWICH SATISFIED WITH TROLLEY-BUSES.

Up and down the country one hears of enterprising municipal authorities considering the merits of trolley-buses in substitution...

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THE HAULIERS' INQUIRE WITHIN.

On Choosing a Vehicle; Shall it be New or Shall it be Second-hand ? I T IS A curious fact that I often get a run of inquiries...

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Springs

Which Absorb Side Shocks. T TY-SEVEN miles an hour over a very rough road in a large, solid-tyred coach, and without any...

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THE STEAMER'S PART IN TE QUARRY TRANSPORT.

Strenuous Work in Mountainous Country. Ti age of a Second Gear Giving a Lower Ratio, T HE ruggedly defiant districts of...

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SHEFFIELD'S PARADE OF COMMERCIAL MOTORS.

A Very Successful Display of Petrol and Steam Vehicles. Keen Judging and Very Close Marking. MHE SECOND annual parade organ...

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MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD.

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, Which Will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. I N THIS series of...

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PASSENGER TRAVEL NEWS.

The Latest Doings and Developments in the Bus and Coach World. MOTOR COACHING AT MORECAMBE. A Popular Centre for Road Tours...

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BUS DESIGN IN AMERICA.

An Interesting Discussion Before the Pennsylvanian Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers. T HE CONVEYANCE of...

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DARLINGTON DISCARDS ITS TRAMCARS..

The Corporation Finally Decides in Favour of the Adoption of Trolley-buses. A, S HAS been stated in previous sn_issuesi of The...

A SUPERSEDED TRAMWAY SYSTEM.

Keighley's Plans for Substituting Tramcars by Railless Vehicles now Well Under Way. T EIE WORK of replacing the whole of the...

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PIGS ON PNEUMATICS PARISIANS ON SOLIDS.

• A Humorous Campaign being Conducted in Paris by a Prominent Tyre Maker in Favour of the Equipment of Buses with Pneumatic...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS.

The Editor invites ccnyespond,ence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be on. one side...

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• HINTS ON MAINTENANCE.

How to Get the Best Out of a Vehicle, to Secure Reliability and to Avoid Trouble. 538.--Improving the Big-ends of the Tylor....

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ENGINE AND RADIATOR REPAIRS.

Some Useful Tips from Our Driver and Mechanic Readers. TT IS quite likely that a number ot _Lour readers are acquainted with...

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A POTPOURRI OF INTERESTING PATENTS.

A Résumé of Recently Published Specifications. T HE Alvis Car and Engineering Co., Ltd., can, at the very least, claim the...