COMMERCIAL MOTOR Recognized in Business Circles as the Leading Journal. The Authority on all forms of Mechanical Road...

T ROUGHOUT the country farmers are taking a lively interest in many matters relating to road transport, and as agricultural...

N EW ideas are often, old • ideas revived and, meeting a new set of circumstances, it frequently happens that they then survive...

T HE Editor and staff of The Commercial Motor offer to readers of -the journal their sincere wishes for a happy Christmas....

Of still more tractable tractors. Of large year-end orders for bodies. —0 Of tyre pressure-gauges in battle array. Of no...

Let me help you I " cried the polite lorry driver, as he pulled up beside the stranded flapper motorist. "I can't get the...

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

1928. March 16.25.-5'iith Swiss International Motor Exhibition, Geneva. July 10-14. —Royal Agricultural Show, Nottingham....

Some disappointment has been occasioned among residents at West Bridgford, Nottingham's principal residential suburb, by the...

The report of the directors of the Austin Motor Co. shows that the net trading profit for the year ended September 30th last,...

Enniskillen Urban District Council has decided to charge owners of buses which use stands in the town a rent of 10s., but...

As a result of the grounding of the petrol-carrying s t eamer “s em i no l e, ., and the release into the River Mersey of a...

Our correspondent "Ulsterman " says that the Ulster Government has decided to introduce, early in 1928, a Bill legalising...

Leeds Watch Committee has refused to grant the application of the Wensbeck Trading Association, Ashington, for licences for...

The Metropolitan Asylums Board recommends acceptance of the tender of Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., for the supply of two...

Frank U. Detson (Leeds), Ltd., held its annual dinner at Powolny's Restaurant, Leeds, one day last week. As usual, there was a...

We now have the permission of the author to disclose the fact that the article entitled "Progress in the Diesel Engine," which...

Belfast Corporation has decided to promote a Bill in the Northern Parliament to give it powers to run buses within an area a...

The Glamorgan County Standing Joint committee is to send a deputation to the Ministry of Transport to urge that special grants...

In a communication to shareholders, the National Omnibus and Transport Co., Ltd., draws attention to the fact that, during the...

In the past year, S. Smith and Sons (M.A.), Ltd., made a net profit of £101,432. The company's successful trading for the...

C. A. Vandervell and Co., Ltd., Acton, London, W.3, has recently issued a catalogue which deals very fully with the range of...

It is stated that production has recently commenced at the new Goodyear tyre factory in Sydney, Australia. The plant has an...

At a dinner and dance given recently by tho Nuneaton Autocar Co. to Reo owners and their friends, the chief guest being Mr....

Arising out of the recommendation of the -London and Counties Joint Traffic Advisory Committee the City of London Corporation...

Amongst the recent orders which have been received by Guy Motors, Ltd., from municipal authorities are several in the nature of...

The tramways committee of the Wallasey Corporation has recommended the purchase of 12 six-wheeled double-deck motorbuses at a...

Two interesting new accessories have recently been added to the range marketed by G. T. Riches and Co., Ltd., 19. Store Street,...

At the recent annual meeting of John I. Thornycroft. and Co., Ltd., the announcement was made of the recent successful...

Bristol Corporation has completed the construction of Portway at a cost of £953,530. This new highway improves the access to...

A further improvement has to be recorded as regards the importation of commercial-motor vehicles into the Irish Free State, the...

Mr. T. Anenryn Rees, town clerk of Merthyr, in a report in regard to petrol purn.ps on highways, says If the owners of petrol...

The Ministry of Transport has agreed to call a conference in regard to a point raised by the Durham County Council as to...

Postans and Morley Brothers, Ltd., Trevor Street Works, Birmingham, tells us that it now has available a handspray plant with...

With the rapid approach of the pantomime season north-country motorbus proprietors are completing their programmes of combined...

At the December meeting of the Glamorgan, Roads and Bridges Comrniee the question of the wear and tear of roads by buses was...

According to a recent report from Teheran the peasant farmers of Persia strongly adhere to the primitive methods of their...

Herbert Terry and Sons, Ltd., which makes springs of all types, presswork, saddles, etc., informs us that the name " Terry's"...

Speaking at the recent annual meeting of AlioBritish Columbia Electric Railway in London, Mr. George Kidd, the general manager,...

In the Carmarthenshire districts it change of proprietorship of several local bus services has been effected. The Llandilo and...

We have recently received details of an interesting new device, which is designed chiefly for facilitating operations on the...

Another new company has been formed in the Newcastle neighbourhood for the purpose of opening up limitedstop bus services. This...

A loss of E122,000 having been ire curred by Gloucester city ratepayers , on their tramway undertaking since Its inception in...

TT is worthy of note that several of the Blackpool coach owners are showing commendable pertinacity in maintaining enntinuity...

• Canal Bridges in the Midlands. Buses in Glasgow. Inadequate Traffic Facilities on Tyneside. The Vehicles Lighting Bill Sent...

frtHE Road Transport Lighting Bill has at last been 1 given a third reading and sent to the House of Lords, where several...

Burton-on-Trent Corporation has authorized the purchase of a footpath petrol roller at a cost of about £250. Blyth Corporation...

O NE of the greatest difficulties facing the designer and maker of aluminium and aluminium-alloy pistons is how to reduce the...

An Official Publication which Gives Interesting Data in Connection with Work on which Motors are Largely Used. A LMOST three...

Continuation of an Article which Analyses Diesel Engine Design and Indicates the Difficulties which have had to be Overcome in...

T HE task of removing a giant pneumatic tyre from its wheel is often. made unnecessarily laborious, and the makeshift tools...

BEFORE laying out a programme for a test of any _vehicle it is always advisable first of all to consider the exact nature of...

"DIELELIMINARY figures relating to the recent agricul tural returns 4re contained in a memorandum just issued by the Statistics...

Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport which will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer. 561.—Assembling the Rear...

Britain Leads in the Production of High-grade Steels Suitable for Motorvehicle Construction and Tool-making. A ',THOUGH the...

" NTOTHING like steam for hard work. . ." " Give 1.1 me a steamer when the going is bad. . . ." " A steamer will work in and...

Details of the Operations of the Modern Delivery Equipment of a Norfolk Brewery Concern. Tr WO breweries, one at Norwich and...

A Sphere of Service in which Lorries Work Under Gruelling Conditions. NTOT so very long ago all the .1. 1 11 water-carrying...

The Editor, THE COISIMERCIAL MOTOR. [2,649] Sir,—With regard to the correspondence in the issue of The Commercial Motor for...

Usef 1 Contributions from Our Driver and Mechanic 'Readers. Converting fr m Solid to Pneunriati Tyres. ring troubles whatci...

A Résumé of Recently Published Patent Specifications. TIIE invention described in specification No. 280,344, Vernon John...