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Bombardier bus family clears another hurdle
Page 54 from 11th December 1982The Irish-built range of rear-engined buses and coaches has been in production for two years. Alan Millar reports from Dublin OF THE PERPETUAL......

High overheads: just one of Dublin's difficulties
Page 17 from 13th November 1982THOUGH agriculture has aliys been the mainstay of Eire's onomy, there has since the rly Sixties been a steady owth in manufacturing industs.......

There are giants in the employ of Derek Crouch
Page 35 from 27th November 1982Opencast mining is the name of the game and this company has been excavating for over forty years. Massive dump trucks are an essential part of the......

Foden convinces
Page 51 from 14th April 1984The worth of the 6x4 tractive unit was strongly demonstrated by the performance of the 6106T. Journey times and road holding both impressed Bryan......

Birmingham offers a busman's holiday
Page 61 from 13th October 1984Leyland Bus is returning to the Motor Show in strength, the first-ever all-Volvo coach makes its British debut, and some interesting midi-buses......

BREATHING IN POWER
Page 52 from 18th May 1989Turbocharging is one area of automotive design with plenty of scope for development. The potential rewards include cleaner, lighter, more......

NOT EVERY day, nor even every decade, does L. Gardner
Page 63 from 6th October 1984and Sons of Patricroft, Eccles, Manchester, announce that it has a wholly new engine to show the world. The last time it did so was in 1958 and The......

Bedfords: a range of or for world markets
Page 36 from 9th August 1980SINCE their introduction to the UK market in 1931, over three million Bedfords have been built. This milestone was reached in 1 978 when the two......

Landtrain just keeps on rolling along
Page 23 from 30th August 19801HE EFFECTS of the unpre:edented attack on the British ;ommercial vehicle market ;ince the late Sixties are still )eing acutely felt. The......

Eighteen-gear-choice Mem
Page 51 from 13th June 1981New 1628S is a good all-rounder but needs just a bit more torque, says Tim Blakemore. Pictures by Brian Weatherley (1/E BEGAN this test of the......