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9th December 1938
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Railways Beaten Hands Down

S OME interesting views, indicating something like a reversal of his previous opinions, havebeen put forward in the Evening...

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Passing Comments

Does it Pay To Use QOME people have doubts as Special Oils in Cold lb-J to the value of changing Weather? from summer to winter...

One Hears

That a common danger is a good solder. Mention of much good gold to pay for the railwalr's latest propaganda campaign. Of...

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NEWS of the WEEK

VITALIZING ROAD-TRANSPORT PROPAGANDA. In addition to distributing 1,250,000 small leaflets and some 80,000 large pamphlets on...

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ASSOCIATION FOR MUNICIPAL. TRANSPORT ENGINEERS.

A new association for municipaltransport engineers was formed at a meeting held in London on December 2, under the chairmanship...

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PERSONAL PARS.

MR. Tom THORNYCROFT, who was, for many years, a director of John I Thornycroft and - Co., Ltd., has joined the board of...

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" SHERLOCK HOLMES " TACTICS IN LICENSING CASE.

A handwriting expert, called in by the railways, took a prominent part in a transport case before the Yorkshire Licensing...

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THREE WAYS of ARRIVING

at JUST CHARGES There are Several Ways of Calculating Rates on the Basis of Costs, and Although Only One of Them is Correct,...

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THEORY and DESIGN• of MO[

RN PRODUCER-GAS PLANTS A Review of Available Generators and Their Operating Characteristics. Possible Lines of Development of...

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LAE. Hears Supercharging Expert

Enlightening Paper by J. H. Pitchford Shows Pressure Charging to Have Great Possibilities for Increasing Output. A T the...

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Road Transport Topics in Parliament

By Oar Special Parliamentary Correspondent RAILWAY RECEIPTS DROP £4,479,000. C 0141PARING the net railway receipts of the...

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"A SQUARE DEAL" The Ra uays Will Get It If

They . Give It Railway Traffic for the Railways, Road Traffic for the Road Haulier, and Then, that is Estab lished...

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Put Not Your Trust in Bullies

Mr. T. A. McDowall Replies in His Inimitable Style to Certain Criticisms of His Contributions THAT is the answer to "No desire...

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OPPOSITION TO BUS STATION SITE

T HE scheme for the provision of a central bus station . in Forster Square, Bradford, which would involve the removal of the...

MANCHESTER AND FARES CONCESSIONS

S HOULD shed, garage, and depot Omen, employed by transport concerns, either municipal or private, have to pay full fares, on...

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WELL-PLANNED EQUIPN

:4 — l e NT MAKES THE VAN Our Body-building Expert Outlines Features of Movable Rack Assemblies, Bulkhead Shutters and Doors,...

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Tractors in the Limelight at thc Smithfield Show

Tractor Makers' Strong Bid to Expand the AgricuAtural Market With New Models. Improvements Evident in Toolbar Lifting Gears S...

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What the Associations are Doing

Big Propaganda Plans by A.R.a EVELATIONS as to the action IN.which A.R.O. is now taking, to counter the rail propaganda, ....

Earnest Move Towards Merging

A N invitation to the leaders of all transport associations to meet and discuss plans for merging was issued by Mr. J. T....

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MR. BURGIN'S "AUTOCRATIC POWERS."

Major Eric Long, natiianal political adviser of A.R.O., made a fighting speech against the possible heavier taxation which...

S.T .R.'s Keen Audience at Cardiff

O 1 , 1 his first visit to members of A.R.O. in Wales-the occasion was a meeting of the Cardiff Sub-area of the South Wales...

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Mechanization Can Be the Saviour of British Agriculture

T HE year which is nearly past is one which will not readily be forgotten, either by the farmer or by those whose business it...

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New Edbro Lightweight 5-ton Tipping Gear

Power hydraulic Apparatus in the Design of Which Weight has been Saved but High Efficiency and Strength have been Maintained...

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OPINIONS

and QUERIES A WARNING TO ANCILLARY USERS. [5514] The Road v. Rail War has again been resumed, this time with renewed vigour...

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Ball-weight-operated Centrifugal Clutch

improved design of automatic clutch is shown in patent No. 494,368, which comes from G. Hayter and the Northern General...