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9th February 1945
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Opinions with an

• • Advertising Motif A N increasing number of letters sent to us with the object of their being published in this journal...

Passing Comments

Pedestrians are Not T'ITAT small but very vonAl ways Blameless I ierous body, the Pedestrians Martyrs Association, may be...

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One Hears

That Germany will soon be "deodorized. Of two-speed axles becoming more popular in the U.S.A. That railways. Without roadways...

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News of the Week

ROAD MOTORS FOR COAL MET ALL DEMANDS rijUR.ING 'the cold spell there have Libeen many 'complaints as to the non-delivery of...

INCREASING USE OF CREOSOTE

• e PITCH QOON after the start of the war inciastrial users of imported petro learn fuel oils were asked to rep*. them,...

SPECIALLOID PISTONS CHANGE5 NAME

IT is announced that Specialloid /Pistons (London Sale's, Ltd., 194, Gt. Portland Street, London, W.1, has changed its name to...

The Merger "A Remarkable Achievement"

I AM more than ever satisfied. that . we did the right thing in insisting that our constitution and system, of' management...

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LORRY DRIVERS FINED FOR DEFRAUDING EMPLOYERS F OR being concerned in

what the prosecuting solicitor, Mr. J. T. lialsall, described as a " raCket " for obtaining expenses when away on long-distance...

WHY TRAFFIC-LIGHT MASKS ARE RETAINED

T HE reason why the masks are not removed from traffic lights is that, with the present subdued street lighting, it woUld...

SCOTTISH PROTEST ON FORTH BRIDGE DECISION T HE Scottish Chamber of

Trade has sent the following letter to the Minister of War Transport:— " It is with great regret that the executive of the...

MANY 8-FT.-WIDE BUSES BUILT BY M.C.W. CONCERN

IN our_issue dated January 19 we published a couple of illustrations giving a good idea of the advantages gained by both...

REAR LIGHTS ON CYCLES: BILL READ A SECOND TIME D ESPITE

opposition from several Members of the House of Commons, the Bill which provides that the carrying of a red rear light by...

Personal Pars

MR. T. //I.E . Li.oa, of Salford, has been elected chairman of the East Lancashire and Cheshire Division of the Motor Agents'...

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• TECALEMIT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS

S PEAKING at the tenth o.g.m. of Tecalemit, Ltd., last week, Mr. W. J. Pars low, managing director. mentioned that the...

FREEING FROM TOLL ALL

• BRIDGES OVER THE TYNE 1 1 4,JEGOTIATIONS have been coml. Npleted for the freeing from tolls of Ovingham Bridge, it was...

ELECTIONS TO LIVERPOOL ASSOCIATION'S .141ANAGEMENT

E LECTED to the management committee of the Liverpool 'Cart and • Motor Owners' Association, Ltd. (Liverpool No. 1 Sub-Area of...

WORKER'S IDEA TO OVERCOME • SYNTHETIC-RUBBER TROUBLE '

A SCHEME for overcoming one of the peculiarities of synthetic rubber, which had been giving troublg in the tyre shops, was the...

NO LIFTING OF BAN ON RETURN BUS FARES

H OPES of an early withdrawaf of the ban on return bus fares in the Northern Region have been dispelled by an announcement by...

Austin Dealers Examine Post - war Vehicle

(NUITE like old times was the g.athering of dealers at Longbridge, ,Birmingham,. on Tuesday of last week, to see the immediate...

Notable Achievement by Six R.H.O. Drivers

E ARLY on January 18 the Service authorities in the South of England notified the M.O.W.T. that a consignment of vital war...

The Views of An Engineering President

nELIVERING his second presiden tial address before the Society of Engineers, last Monday, Mr. .Frank Parfett claimed that...

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, INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC • ADMINISTRATION GROWS

A CCORDING to a report received from the Instittite • of Traffic Administration, 2, Caxton Street, Westminter, London, S.W.1,...

FORD SCHEME TO HELP VICTIMS OF ENEMY ACTION

A A SCHEME has been put into operation by the Ford Motor Co., 'Ltd.,. Dagenham, whereby help is given to employees whose homes...

WOMEN IN. TRANSPORT FORM MIDLAND SECTION

A MIDLAND section of the Women's .t1 Traffic Club of Great Britain was formed on January 24, Miss Dorothy Cornforth, of the...

• • I.A.E. PAPER ON VEHICLE LIGHTING O N March 6,

at 5.30 p.m., at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Mr. W. H. Lund will read before the I.A.E. a paper entitled "A Survey...

Has the Compressed-air Engine Arrived

First News of a New Prime Mover which Dispenses with Petrol and Oil Fuel. Elimination of Both Clutch and Gearbox S OMETHING...

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Open Letter to Mr. Henry T. Dutfield

At the First Meeting of the National Council of the New Road By . Haulage Association Mr. Duffield was Elected to be its...

Obituary

The death has occurred, at Darlington, of MR. WILLIAM PERCIVAL, founder and managing director of Percival 'Bros. (Coaches),...

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Transport Problems in Northern Ireland

A Résumé of an Interesting Paper Read by Mr. J. A. Clarke, A.M.Inst.T., Before Members of the Belfast Rotary Club O N January...

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HEATING AND VE TIL PASSENGER VEHICLES

A Review of the Latest Equipment and Systems Designed by Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., for Ambulances, Motor Coaches, and Single....

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OPINIONS and

UERIES CONGRATULATIONS TO _ MR. HOWES ON HIS NEW BOOK T . CONSIDER that Mr. E. B. Howes can be credited 1 with being the...

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Solving the Problems of the Carrier

Legal Liabilities of a Drive-yourself Hire-car Business Government Intervention in Hire-car Business Possible: Risks That a...

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Cooked Meals by Pedestrian-controlled Electric

A SOMEWHAT novel form of service for a pedestriancOntrolled electric vehicle has been adopted by th e education committee of...

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Points in Goods-vehicle Chassis Selection

By A. W. Haigh, A.M.I.A.E. In this, the First of Two Articles on the Subject of Buying a New Vehicle, Our Contributor Deals...

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Imparting "Feel" to Servo Brakes

A Resume of Patent Specifications That Have Recently Been Published T O ensure that the driver's 'pedal ' receives a reaction...