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9th July 1929
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MOLE draining under contract forms the subject

of an interesting article. Page 763. OUR expert on body construction deals this week • with the design of the small bus, such...

The Value of Commercial Motors to the Farming Community.

I T has been stated in many quarters that agriculture in this country is in a somewhat parlous condition. Whether it will...

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The Revival of Interest in the Agricultural Tractor.

?THERE are unfailing signs of a marked 1 revival in the tractor industry of this country. It is not so long ago that...

A Much-needed Inquiry into Patent Procedure.

w E are glad to see that the whole subject of the granting of patents is now undergoing investigation. In our opinion such an...

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ONE HEARS

Of chrome-nickel east-iron for cylinders. That a penny all-round off benzole fuels was unexpected. That Roadless-track units...

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WHEELS OF INDUSTRY

"The inheeis of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Personal Pars.

The tramways committee of the Manchester Corporation has appointed Mr. W. C. Whalley, of Tinaperley, as superintendent of the...

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Next Year's International Road Congress.

The Congress of the United States has issued an invitation to the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses to...

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The Sunbeam Six-wheeler.

Some months ago we had an opportunity for describing in full the new sixwheeled chassis produced by the Sunbeam Motor Car Co.,...

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The Revival or the COUNTRY CARRIER

rp HE work being carried out by the country carrier and the part which the motor plays in this sphere of activity is realized...

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A School for Service Instruction

An Enterprising Scheme Devised by General Motors, Ltd. Details of the Training School and its Equipment. W ISE owners nowadays...

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Originality in UNIVERSAL-JOINT DESIGN

The New Jonkhoff Flexible Joint Claimed to Give Great Flexibility Coupled With Uniform Velocity. A RECENT patent by Mr. H. M....

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Dealing with 4-ton Loads in Overseas Countries

An Adaptation of a Well-known A.E.C. Chassis to Meet the Special Demands and Conditions of Service Obtaining in South America...

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The

ROYAL SHOW HARROGATE A Report of the Agrimotor and Commercial-vehicle Exhibits Based Upon a Stand-to-stand Inspection by the...

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The Essential Factor in Profitable Farming THE TRACTOR

An Agriculturist Dis cusses the Merits of the Agrimotor and Points to its Growing Use in Many Spheres of Farming. T HE motor...

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An Entirely New Six-cylinder CROSSLEY PASSENGER CHASSIS

First and Full Particulars of a High-grade Powerful Machine Incorporating a Host of Interesting and Practical Features. T HE...

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More Ideas for the PROMOTION OF SAFETY

W E have, already mentioned that quite a number of good ideas was contained in letters other than those which gained the three...

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What is Being Achieved by

THE MOTOR LORRY IN AGRICULTURE Types of Vehicle Most Suited to the Different Needs of the Farmer and Small-holder. Classes of...

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Types of SMALL BUS and Their Uses

Methods of Constructing the Small Bus Which is Suitable for Country Carriers, Hotel Proprietors and Railway Companies, so that...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals

DURHAM. City Council has decided to purchase a new street-sweeping machine at a cost of £975. The tramways committee of 'Yana....

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The Centenary of

London's Bus Services TANY Londoners 'TIM_ member the pairhorsed buses of the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., which afforded...

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OPINIONS FROM OTHERS

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

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Cesspool Emptiers with Special Equipment

T ILE requirements of municipal authorities in the matter of transport vehicles and appliances are of a specialized character,...

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Problems of the

HAULIER and CARRIER The Various Methods of Calculating Depreciation and the Reasons upon Which they are Based. "W HENEVER I...

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PHASES OF PASSENGER TRAVEL

Notes on Every Aspect of Coach and Bus Development: MIDDLESBROUGH'S NEW BUS STATION. Some Details of the Latest Enterprise of...

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A COACH FOR LONG OR SHORT-DISTANCE WORK.

A New-type Unie Chassis as the Basis of an Interesting 26-seater. A MONGST the recent deliveries by U.M. (1928), Ltd., of...

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NOTTINGHAM'S PASSENGER - TRANSPORT REPORT.

Facts and Figures Extracted from the Annual Report of the Municipal Authorities. annual report of the passenger transport...

THE WORKING OF LEIGH CORPORATION 'BUSES.

Satisfactory Results Attend the Past Year's Efforts of the Municipal Authorities. AA S our Special Passenger-vehicle •...

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ROAD TRANSPORT IN OTHER LANDS

Items of News Intended to Stimulate the Interest of British Makers in Overseas Markets. America's Growing Commercial Vehicle...

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Better Cooling

for Exhaust Valves T °provide a better position for the exhaust valve, where it is less likely to suffer from burning -and to...