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9th April 1929
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Weather - Protection for the Drivers of Buses and 'Taxicab's.

THE Ahousands of drivers of London's buses -Iwill, no doubt, have welcomed with heartfelt appreciation the news that at last,...

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O N another page we refer to the retirement of Mr.

E. S. ShrapnellSmith, C.B.E., from the presidency of the Commercial Motor Users Association, and until after the general...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY

"Th. 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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Municipal Purchases and Proposals.

Grormrssma Corporation has accepted the tender of the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. (1906), Ltd., for the supply of nine...

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A HORSEBOX

for the SHAH of PERSIA TN view of the efforts at present .lbeing made to develop our trade with countries overseas, it will...

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EXPRESS NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

4 . , A LL the winners! is Ills the cry and for a penny we may have a London paper containing the very latest news from the...

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SPECIAL VANS

for High class Goods 0 N 'many occasions during the wa-st 20 years attention has been drawn to the publicity value of...

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Unusual Features on a Furniture Van

I N order to enable the transport of furniture by Motor vehicle to be speedily and safely undertaken, Messrs. Fyall and...

Farm-tractor Progress in South Africa

rplIE sale e of tractors in South _L Africa, which have been increasing during the past four years, show evidence of having...

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THE FLAT-EIGHT ENGINE and Its Possibilities

T HE motor coach and motorbus have come to stay. This is certain, for the ever-increasing popularity of this branch of road...

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AN EFFICIENT VULCANIZING UNIT

TULCANIZATION is generally reV garded as the most effective methol of repairing the majority of injuries to tyres and inner...

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A TRACTOR THAT PUSHES

and PULLS S OME special features have been incorporated in the new Chenard-Walcker tractor which Hall, Lewis and Co., Ltd. has...

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AN UNUSUAL TRAILER For Overseas

TIIRANSPORT overseas, particularly in countries which are only partially developed, presents certain problems often difficult...

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as a

FIRE-ENGINE TT will, no doubt, be remembered by Jimmy of our readers that the Stanley Fire Engine Company,,of Hall Street,...

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IMPROVED SEATING ON A NEW LONDON BUS.

Details of a Dennis H-type Bus with Hickman Double-saloon Body Affording Comfort which is Above the Average. I N producing to...

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A BIG COMPANY'S 1929 TRAVEL PROGRAMME.

What Has Been Planned for the Forthcoming Season by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd. 1 - 1 I:RING the Easter • holiday...

PROMINENT SCOTTISH COMPANIES COMBINE,

Some Details of Important Bus Developments and What They Will Effect. A SURPRISE move was effected recently, when it was...

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MORE MUNICIPAL AND RAILWAY CO-OPERATION.

Details of the Recent Arrangement Concluded Between the Halifax Corporation and two Railway Companies. I T is generally known...

STARTING A LONDON-NOTTINGHAM SERVICE.

The Inauguration of a Direct Daily Service, the Fares on which are Much Lower than the Comparable Railway Charges. riviERE can...

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FOUR DRIVING WHEELS

for a TRACTOR-LORRY T ICEMENDOUS loads are often conveyed by vehicles of the tractor-trailer type, and yet the drive is...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS

Operating Costs for Commercial Vehicles. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. 127621 Sir,—May I be permitted to refer to...

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Problems of the HAULIER and CARRIER

CIONTINUING my most recent article, I will deal ‘..J this week with the question of the provision for the payment of...

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GLASS,

WITH CARE MEM conveyance of large sheets of glass intended for the construction of shop fronts has always been a costly and...

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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. Sidecar Taxis in Czecho-Slovakia....

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RUNNING, UPKEEP AND OVERHAUL

Interesting Contributions from Maintenance Engineers, Drivers and Mechanics. Raising Bogged Vehicles. F RON( New South Wales...

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CENTRING FABRIC UNIVERSAL JOINTS

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. I N their specifidation No. 306,980, Morris Commercial Cars ' Ltd., P....