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9th February 1932
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The Railways' Weak Case

M UCH has been said and written about the views on the Final Report of the Royal Commission on Transport recently expressed to...

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THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR The Licensing of Hauliers.

TT is highly probable that a scheme for the -'-licensing of hauliers will be put forward in the near future—we learn, in fact,...

Dimensions which Purchasers Require.

TN a large number of cases questions concern-Ling bodywork have to be decided before the order for the chassis can be put...

Committee of Inquiry to Consider Road Service Licence Appeals.

T HE question of appeals against decisions made by the Traffic Commissioners has been one of the most debatable points in the...

TN the course of 1-handling some thousands of radiators of

business motors, Commercial Radiators, Ltd., Vicarage Mews, London, N.I5, has unearthed a number of strange objects in the top...

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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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MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

COATBRTDC.E Town Council IS recommended to buy a Morris-Commercial prison van. The electricity committee of BOLTON'...

FACILITATING RADIATOR REPAIRS

A N accompanying sketch shows the salient points in the latest design of detachable radiator tube marketed by the Midland...

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WHERE To FIND HAULAGE

BUSINESS A Feature Which Hauliers will Find Helpful in Estimating and Anticipating Chances for Obtaining Contracts T" •...

Items of News in a Few Lines

The new Lambeth Bridge, in London, is likely to be opened for traffic in July. Morecambe Corporation's transport manager is to...

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A Useful Range of Inter-works Trucks

OME time ago we described the interesting petrol-driven truck evolved for inter-works transport by the Laycock Engineering...

Flood-lighting from a Lorry

A N entirely new arrangement of tlood-lighting for aerodromes and sports grounds has recently been put into force, and as the...

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Using Electric or Gas Mains to Aid Starting

Interesting and Practical Suggestions for the Use of " Town" Electricity to Provide Current for the Starter. Substituting Gas...

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Road and Transport Finance

Points, from a Paper Read by Mr. Alfred Hacking, D.S .0., M.C., and Mr. Rees Jeffreys Before a Meeting of the Institute of...

OIL ENGINES FOR COMMERCIAL MOTORS flUR new Manual, entitled

"Compression Ignition Engines for Road Vehicles," by the Editor of the "Commercial Motor," is available at the price of 2s. 6d....

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THE NEW TRO JAN 2-cwt. VAN Road Test No. 93

on delivery-round work S IN CE last July, when we carried out a test of the Trojan Victory 10-cwt. van, the Atlas 12-cwt....

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OPINIONS and• QUERIES

Railways and Road Competition. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. 135521 Sir,—Flaiing read an account of what passed between...

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Distinctive Designs of Six-wheeler Conversion

F OR ,many years the Longframe conversion has been well known in this country, and by the adoption of this design a large...

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Railway Misrepresentation

Versus Road Facts A Striking Denunciation of the Railway Attitude Towards Road Transport. What Road Users Really Pay By E. C....

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Oil Engines for

Road Vehicles "Compression Ignition Engines for Road Vehicles," Written by the Editor of "The Commercial Motor," Constitutes a...

The Oil Engine Manual That Matters

I N the gears to come the oil engine will be a vital factor in transport. Efficient executives and operators will need a...

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The

.rt of MANUFACTURING LEATHER CLOTH I N these days when one hears so much about trade depression, it is refreshing to visit a...

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The Wilson Pre-selective Gearbox

R FADERS of this journal arc familiar with the Wilson preselective type of epieyelic gearbox used on Daimler chassis. It can...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER Escaping the Hazards of Furniture Removing. The Provisions that Should be Made in an Estimate L ATELY I...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO LONDON COACH BAN' The Minister of Transport Takes a Wise Step To.. wards Settling...

G.W.R. ROAD SERVICES HANDED OVER TO ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Further Extensions of Roadrail Ticket Interavailability on West-country Routes 'UST too late for inclusion in our a Special...

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS

Sittings Arranged. THE following are the times and places announced by Area Traffic Commissioners for their forthcoming public...

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LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRAFFIC AREAS

The Minister at a Public Sitting. .MR. P. J. PYBUS, the Minister of Transport, appeared personally at the public sitting of...

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Pressed-metal Units for Body Framework

An Interesting System Suggested by This Journal Now Being Developed by Well-known Concern M ANY of the leading builders of...

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• DOOR CONSTRUCTION

T HE folding, mechanically operated door, as fitted to the front-entrance bus, is the simplest type from the constructional...

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A Heavy-duty Trailer of Welded Construction

O NE of the first trailers to be produced by R. and W. Hawthorne, Leslie and Co., Ltd., at its locomotive works, Forth Banks,...

Instruments for Checking Vehicle Performance

Tapley Meters which Record Standards of Efficiency Upon the Road C HASSIS manufacturers, repairers and maintenance engineers,...

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A New Hydraulic Garage Jack

-1VIEW and extensive works, occupying 15,000 sq. ft., have recently, been acquired by Henry Miller and Co., the well-known...

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An Infinitely Variable Gear

A IVsur'a of Recently Published Patent Specifications A N interesting invention is described in patent No. 11363,985, by S. M....