A LTHOUGH certain doubts have been dispelled by the publication of the Road and Rail Traffic Bill and the, regrettably few,...

I T is to be feared that the road-haulage industry is not sufficiently cognizant of the possible dangers contained in Clauses 8...

S OIVIE of the foreign railways are in a far worse state than those in Britain, and without the excuse of road competition. As...

That there are 80-year-old cabdrivers on the London streets. That this says much for the healthiness of the occupation That It...

by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads ooer which it...

M.T.T.A. Blackpool Conference, The headquarters of the Municipal Tr-runways and Transport Association Conference will be the...

Youx Watch Committee has decided to purchase a new fire-engine. Cann= Corporation is buying an ambulance from W. Lewis and...

ril - HE consensus of opinion respecting the annual conk. ference at Leeds of the Tramways Light Railways and Transport...

THE LATEST T HE Lightweight single-geared chain-driven machine, with two-cylindered double-acting engine, gave a favourable...

SENTINEL STEAMER than chain drive, the rear axle being a light but strong unit. Also there is a lighter cab, this having a...

A Lament at the Apathy of Road Transport Operators. The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR. • 1 . 40941 Sir,—I was pleased to see,...

New Bedford Delivery Van M ORE and more importance is being attached to the publicity value of the light delivery van, and...

A PART from its ordinary spheres of employment, the commercial chassis is sometimes turned to account for unusual purposes, but...

Plying for Hire ? T HE authorities on the question of what constitutes plying for hire are somewhat numerous, and it may be...

By Charles Rudy R ECENTLY, a representative of the Booking Agents Association of Great Britain appeared, in,pemon, at a sitting...

The New Trojan Van 4 S briefly announced in last week's issue of The Commercial Motor, Trojan, Ltd., Vicarage Road Works,...

I N OUR issue for last week we published a forecast of the municipal vehicles and appliances taking part in the 35th annual...

I N his paper on the collection of house and trade refuse Mr. Us Ardern, director of public cleansing, Blackpool, deals with...

Big Bus Company Plans Joint Air Service Across Humber. The Commercial Motor understands that a scheme for the operation of an...

V EHICLE operators throughout the country are showing an increasing practical interest in the oil engine, and many conversions...

THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS NO TERMINALS IN CENTRAL LONDON FOR COACHES. THE ■ long-awaited decisions of the Minister...

frIWO new items of equipment of j_ interest to coachbuilders and passenger-vehicle operators have been introduced by Quicktho...

Electric Refuse Collectors and New Destructor Features of Kentish Borough's Cleansing System T EE industries of Maidstone,...

Haulage Business R ECENT news confirms the statements reiterated in these columns, during the past few weeks, that the trade...

Two new improi7ed hack-saw frames have been added to the range of Eclipse frames made by Junes Neill and Co. (Sheffield). Ltd.,...

HAULIER and CARRIER I , T appears to take a considerable amount of paper, Ilen and ink to record a conversation lasting for...

TN Patent No. 391,890, by J. G, 1.8mitlison, Oakdale, Alnechurch, Worcestershire, it is shown that in trolley. buses, where...