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14th July 1939
14th July 1939
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Loose Rein For Road-Rail Conference R EPERCUSSIONS from the railways' square-deal

campaign are still causing controversy in some parts ol the country. For example, at the annual conference of the Union of...

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P assing asstng Comments

What Happens to I T is often a puzzle to know Old Commercial what happens to old commer Vehicles cial vehicles or to what uses...

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One Hears

That the nickel people might adopt the American term "Gimme a nickel" as a catch phrase. That die-hards who persist in the...

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Railways Reveal Extent of Non-objection

THE first meeting of one of the 12 1 regional committees, set up with a view to road-rail co-ordination, was held last week in...

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Appeals on East Kent-London Haulage

JJ I.? D IC IAL opinion . was favourable - to rail interests, recently, on the occasion of two appeals before the Appeal...

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Central Board Proposals Impossible?

"G IVE operators all the facts " sums up the policy which the employers' panel of the Yorkshire Area Board has adopted, with...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals

East Ham Corporation is to obtain quotations foi the supply of a fire-tender. Formby Urban Distriet Council is to obtain...

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Why Hire Purchase Costs So Much

"Motor Dealer" Gives His Views on What Hire Purchase Involves. A Reply to S. T. R.'s Recent Article on that Subject IVIANY...

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THE CUSTOMER MUST No

:ONTROL THE RATES Brick Hauliers Of ten ar e Compelled to Operate at Little or No Profit in Order to Support Brick Makers who...

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COMMERCIAL-VEHICLE SUPERCH/ ERS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO

A CONSIDERABLE volume of literature is. now available on the problems relating to the supercharging of commercial vehicles and...

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APPENDIX.

Some recent papers on Supercharging. " The General Question of Supercharging," by 0. Thornycroft, I.A.E. journal, December,...

Light Metals in Big-capacity Articulated Van

L OW weight is an outstanding feature of the big articulated van illustrated on this page. The outfit comprises an A.E.C....

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The &Jam invites correspondence OPT all subjects

connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be written an only one side of the paper. The right of abbreviation...

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British Turntable Fire-ladder for Paris

T HE Paris Fire Brigade (Regiment de Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris) recently adopted the Merryweather steel turntable ladder for...

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What the Associations are Doing

DEFENCE PLANS AND SHORTAGE OF H.G.V. MEN. Fears of a shortage of holders of heavy goods-vehicle licences, as the result of the...

Importance of Tidal Ports Agreement

T HE vital necessity, to the Cornish haulage industry, of maintaining the existing Tidal Ports Agreement, which affects St....

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ENSURING EASY HAND G OF ROAD-BORNE BEER

Unloading Facilities for Brewers' Vehicles Deserve Careful Study, as the Freight is Heavy and Unwieldy, and Our Bodybuilding...

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LONDON TRANSPORT SETS NEW STANDARD FOR DOUBLE-DECKERS

A NEW design of double-deck bus, which is intended to set a standard for the next few years, was put on the road yesterday by...

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W or k Minister Reviews Department's

MEMBERS' RESTRAINED ATTITUDE. I N his first presentation of the Estimates of the Ministry of Transport, Captain Wallace made a...

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Non-detonating High-compression Head

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications Obtainable from the Patent Office, Price Is. each. P ATENT No. 506,400...