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The Engineer 1950 Jul-Dec: Index

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Main Subjects

  • BABCOCK and Wilcox, Ltd., Chairmanship, 53 ; Productivity in British Industry, 84, 113; Extrusion of Ferrous Tubes and Shapes, 162; Expansion of the Capacity of the Refinery of the Shell Refining and Marketing Co., Ltd. (512)
  • Bagnall, W. G., Ltd., Side Tank Locomotives for Tanganyika, 593
  • Bain, Sir Frederick, Obituary, 531
  • Bain, William, and Co., Locomotive Unloading Gantry, 597
  • Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd., Beta-Ray Thickness Gauge, 67
  • Balfour, Beatty and Co., Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro Electric Schemes, 115 ; Completion of Fannich Tunnel, 294 ; Extensions to The Pangani Hydro- Electric Scheme, 649
  • Bangham, D. H., Obituary (136)
  • Barclay Curie and Co., Ltd., Troopship ‘‘ Dilwara ” (338) ; Opposed Piston Oil Engine (608)
  • Bates, Austin G., Sweat Prevention in Ships’ Cargo Spaces, 537
  • Beadle, J. C., Ltd., Chassisless Bus in Aluminium, 331
  • Beevor Iron Foundry, Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., 74
  • Beilby Memorial Awards, 430
  • Bentall, A. F., Retirement (544)
  • Berger, Lewis (Great Britain), Ltd., Industrial Finishes (502)
  • Bethlehem Steel Co., S.S. ‘‘ Independence,” 48
  • Bigwood, Joshua, and Son, Ltd., Precision Guillotine Shearing Machines, 600
  • Binnie, A. M., The Use of Cascades at Sharp Elbows in Water Pipes, 232
  • Binns, A., Dynamic Balancing and Its Application to Production Problems, 54
  • Birlec, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 319
  • Blaw-Knox, Ltd., 275kV Line from Staythorpe to Barnby Moor, 64; Batching Plant Loading Equipment, 156 ; Half-cubic-yard Excavator, 427
  • Blohm and Voss, French Liner ‘‘ Liberte,” 175
  • Blokcrete Co., Ltd., Ocean Terminal at Southampton, 122
  • Boeing Airplane Co., American Aircraft Industry Developments, 267
  • Bofors, A. B., Cable Tightening Tool, 475
  • Bomford Brothers, Hedge Cutter, 591
  • Bomford and Evershed, Ltd., Sapper ” Earthmover on ‘‘ Cropmaster ” Tractor, 71
  • Booth, James, and Co., Ltd., Aluminium Footbridge at Pitlochry, 368
  • Booth, John, and Sons (Bolton), Ltd., Ocean Terminal at Southampton, 122
  • Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd., New Experimental Aircraft, 383
  • Boving and Co., Ltd., Extensions to the Pangani Hydro-Electric Scheme, 649
  • Bowden, A. T., Gas Turbines for Industrial Purposes, 333
  • Boydell, E., and Co., Ltd., Hydraulically Operated Loader, 430
  • Brailsford, Frederick, London University Appointment (666)
  • Brightside Foundry and Engineering Co., Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 319
  • Bristol Tractors, Ltd., Crawler Tractor, 42
  • British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Large Semi-Trailer Passenger Coaches, 185
  • British Broadcasting Corporation, Research Department, 91 ; Studio Without Engineers (220) ; Microwave Television Links (576) ; Television Service, 611 ; Holme Moss Television Transmitting Station, 624
  • British Electric Transformer Co., Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 487
  • British Electricity Authority, Power Station Contracts (50) ; 275 kV Line from Staythorpe to Barnby Moor, 64 ; Roosecote Power Station Development (80) ; Research Laboratories at Leatherhead, 102 ; Power Station Developments (136) ; Power Stations at Oldham and Bold, 268; Power Station Consents (308) ; Stourport “ B ” Power Station, 315 ; Barking- Ilford 132 kV Contract (338) ; Keadby Power Station (482) ; Huncoat Power Station (512) ; Annual Report, 556 ; Eliminating Precipitation from Cooling Towers, 589 ; Power Station Extensions at Carmarthen Bay and Cowes (608) ; Thornhill Power Station Extension (640)
  • British Electronic Products, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 459
  • British Insulated Callender's Construction Co., Ltd., 275kV Line from Staythorpe to Barnby Moor, 64; Wire Rope Parting Machine, 354 ; Holme Moss Television Transmitting Station, 624
  • British Jeffrey Diamond Co., Extensions at East Greenwich Gasworks, 565
  • British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Safeguard Against “ Flash-back ” (512)
  • British Tanker Co., Ltd., Launch of the ‘‘ British Adventure,” 579
  • British Thermostat Co., Ltd., Ventilation Units at Beevor Iron Foundry, 74; Proportioning Controls, 539 ; Automatic Gas Pilot Control Device, 605
  • British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 351, 459; Mixed Traffic Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 10,800, 490 ; Rugby College of Technology and Arts, 560
  • British Timken, Ltd., Bearings for Railway Service (24) ; Symposium on Tapered Roller Bearings, 134
  • British United Traction Co., 70-Seater Double-deck Trolleybus, 330
  • Brittlebank, W., Control of Hydro-Electric Plant, 569
  • Broadhead, E. S., Obituary (254)
  • Brockhouse Engineering (Southport),
  • Bronx Engineering Co., Tensile Bar Reeling and Shearing Machines, 187 ; Plate Levelling Machine, 475
  • Brook Motors, Ltd., Millionth Motor (666)
  • Brooke Marine, Ltd., Hopper Barge (448)
  • Brookes and Adams, Ltd., Magnifier and Eye Shade, 255
  • Broom and Wade, Ltd., Dome of Discovery, 10 ; Roller Chain Hoist, 430
  • Brown Boveri and Co., Ltd., Electrical System Protection Meeting, 419 ; Swiss High-Voltage Air-Blast Circuit Breakers, 441
  • Brown, David, and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., 0-6-0 Diesel Locomotive on the Southern Region, 73 ; Diesel Shunting Locomotive, 443
  • Brown, David, Machine Tools, Ltd., Vertical Spline Hobbing Machine, 161
  • Brown, David, Tractors, Ltd., SingleFurrow One-way Plough, Small Marine Engines, 158 ; master ” Diesel Tractor ; Manure Spreader, 591
  • Brown, John, and Co., Ltd Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, 31 ; Clark-Sulzer-Engined Collier, “ Portsmouth,” 101 ; Gas Turbine for a Waste Heat Recovery Installation, 295 ; R.M.S. “ Scythia,” 300
  • Brush Electrical Co., Ltd., Standardised Switchgear (192)
  • Bryce Fuel Injection, Ltd., Hand- Hydraulic Engine Starter, 45
  • B.S.A. Tools, Ltd., Ceramic Tipped Tools, 630 '
  • Budd, Wm. C., motives and Stainless Steel Subways, 651
  • Burns, T. F., and Partners, Dry at North Shields, 559
  • Burntisland Shipbuilding Controllable-Pitch 34
  • Burton Griffiths and Co, Ceramic Tipped Tools, 630
  • Bushing Co., Ltd., Bridge, 305
  • Butterley Co., Ltd., Crop Loader, 16
  • CAMMELL Laird and Co., Ltd., Turbine Oil Tanker ‘‘Velutina,” 211
  • Canadian Industries, Ltd., New Explosives Plant, 353 ; Difficult Blasting Job, 383
  • Caoul, John Robert, Obituary; 655
  • Cargo Fleet Iron Co., Ltd., Ocean Terminal at Southampton, 122
  • Carmichael, A. M., Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, Self-centring Roller, 663
  • Carves, Simon, Ltd., Extensions at East Greenwich Gasworks, 565
  • Casella, C. F., and Co., Ltd., Stellar Spectrograph for the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, 528
  • Cashmore, John, Ltd., Watt Pumping Engines to be Dismantled (608)
  • Catchpole Engineering Co., Ltd., Sugar Beet Top Saver, 44
  • C.A.V., Ltd., “ N ” Type Fuel Injection Pump, Suppt., 3/11/50, 2
  • Chantier and Ateliers de Penhoet, French Liner Liberte,” 175
  • Child, T., Dynamic Balancing and Its Application to Production Problems, 54
  • Clark, Sir George Ernest, Obituary, 467
  • Clark, George (1938), Ltd., Clark-Sulzer-Engined Portsmouth,” 101 ; Surveying Ship H.M.S. ‘‘ Cook ”
  • Clifford, Charles, and Son, Ltd., Ferrous Metals Handbook (308)
  • Climax Molybdenum Co. of Europe, Ltd Alkloy Steels (495)
  • Clyde Crane and Engineering Locomotive Unloading Gantry,
  • Cohen, George, Sons and Co., Jones KL ” Mobile Cranes, 429
  • Colvilles, Ltd., Diesel Shunting motive, 443
  • Commer Cars, Ltd., Chromium-plated Cylinder Bore, Suppt., 3/11/50, 2
  • Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, French Liner “ Liberte,” 175
  • Concrete, Ltd., Ocean Terminal at Southampton, 122
  • Consett Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Planning and the Iron and Steel Industry, 27 Iron Ore Discharging Plant at Tyne Dock, 150
  • Continuous Metalcast Corporation, tinuous Casting of Steel, 664
  • Cooke, E. A., Form Grinding, 431, 476
  • Cooke and Nuttall, Ltd., An operated Clutch, 149 *
  • Cooper Wettern and Co., Ltd., Progress of the South Bank River Wall, 130
  • Costain, Richard, Ltd., Progress of the South Bank River Wall, 130
  • Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd., Four- cylinder Vertical Two-stroke Diesel Engine, 463
  • Coventry Gauge and Tool Co., Ltd., Hob Flank Angle Measuring Machine, 131
  • Cowley, W. L., Quantum Theory, 99; The Scientist and the Engineer, 297
  • Cox, H. Roxbee, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, 105
  • Crampton, A. W., Engineers and Education, 468
  • Crittall, Richard, and Co., Ltd., Ventilation Units at Beevor Iron Foundry, 74 Crittall, Richard, Marine, Ltd., Turbo Electric Liner “ New Australia,” 183
  • Crofts (Bradford), Ltd., Adaptor Bushed Pullevs, 475
  • Crofts (Engineers), Ltd., Ah Air- operated Clutch, 149
  • Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., ‘‘ Magnicon ” Self-Regulating Alternators, 507 ; Rectifier Power Supply Unit for Stud Welding, 538
  • Cro-Plate Inc., Chromium Plating of Aluminium, 663
  • Crossley Motors, Ltd., Underfloor- engined Chassis, 360
  • Crowley Russel and Co., Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., R.M.S. “ Scythia,” 300
  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Propellers for High-speed Aircraft, 638
  • DALE, Charles, Scavenging of Two- stroke Diesel Engines, 468
  • Danarm, J. Clubley Armstrong, Improved Portable Power Saw, 603
  • Daniels, T. H. and J., Ltd., Process Timer, 476 ; Apprenticeship Scheme (480)
  • Davey, Paxman & Co., Ltd., Diesel Electric Locomotive for British Railways, 451 ; Mixed Traffic Diesel- Electric Locomotive No. 10,800, 490 Davy and United Engineering, Ltd., Rolling Mill Equipment for Norway, 256 ; Aluminium Strip Mill at Roger- stone, 351
  • Davies, S. J., Internal Combustion Engines, 78
  • DeFelice, L. G., and Sons, Inc., Brooklyn- Battery Tunnel, New York, 263
  • de Havilland Engine Co., Research Ship ' “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Denco Engineering Services, Ltd., Constant-level Oiler, 75
  • Dennis Brothers, Ltd., Machine fitted with a cylinder engine, 360
  • Denny, Sir Maurice E., building Research Association—The First Six Years, 37
  • Denny, William, and Brothers, Ltd., Research Ship “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Desoutter Brothers, Ltd., Two-speed Portable Electric Drills, 538
  • Dominion Engineering Co., Turbines for New Zealand, 353
  • Donkin, Bryan, and Co., Ltd., Extensions at East Greenwich Gasworks, 565
  • Dorey, S. F., Marine Reduction Gearing, Suppt., 426 3/11/50, 5
  • Dorman, W. H., and Co., Ltd., Marine Engines, 463
  • Douglas Aircraft Co., American Aircraft Industry Developments, 267
  • Dowding and Doll, Ltd., Film on Polishing and Buffing Methods (354)
  • Doxford, William, and Sons, Ltd., Reorganisation (24)
  • Dredging and Construction Co., Ltd., Australian Harbour Works, 230
  • Drewry Car Co., Ltd., Railway Overhead Line Inspection Vehicles, 367
  • Drysdale and Co., Ltd., Marine Centrifugal Pumping Engines, 278 ; Dry Dock at North Shields, 559
  • Dunk, John L., Quantum Theory, 99
  • Durasteel, Ltd., Fireproof Bulkhead (129)
  • Dussek, A. E. H., Rubber Roads, 126
  • Dyson, R. A., and Co,, Ltd., Large Semi-Trailer Passenger Coaches, 185
  • EAGLE Engineering Co., Ltd., Sanding Attachment, 430
  • Eastern Region (British Railways), Railway Overhead Line Inspection Vehicles, 367
  • Eaton Axles, Ltd., Two-speed Rear Axle, 440
  • Edwards, F. J., Ltd., 72-in. Squaring Shear, 159
  • Edwards, W., and Co. (London), Ltd.,. Hotwire Vacuum Gauge, 216
  • Elce, Norman, Atomic Energy, 133 Electronic Instruments, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 351
  • Emerson Walker, Ltd., Turbine Oil Tanker “ Velutina,” 211
  • Emmott and Co., Ltd., Factory Canteens (308)
  • Enfield Cables, Ltd., 132kV Three-core Pipe-line Compression Cable, 179; Electrical Power Overseas (408)
  • English Electric Co., Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115 ; Appointments, 256 ; Government Factory at Clayton-Le-Moors (308) ; Strip Rolling Mill, 345 ; Demonstration of Outdoor Air-blast Circuit Breakers, 472 ; Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 487 ; Diesel-electric Trains for Egypt, 592
  • Eumuco (England), Ltd., Cylinder Bending Press, 75
  • Evans, E. L., Deoxidation bv Aluminium, 493
  • Everard, F. V., Productivitv in British Industry, 223
  • Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd., Large Semi-trailer Passenger Coaches, 185
  • FABER, Oscar, and Partners, Completion of the House of Commons, 399
  • Fairflight, Ltd., Tudor V Aircraft Accident at Llandow Airport, 515
  • Ferguson, Harry, Ltd., Post Hole Digger ; Tractor-driven Winch, 15 ; Grain .Drill, 558
  • Ferguson, Pailin, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 487
  • Ferguson, W., Surface Finish of Marine Engine Parts, 31
  • Ferney, L. A., European Machine Tool Trade, 246
  • Ferranti, Ltd., Clip-on Ammeter for Heavy Duty Conductors, 331 ; 230kV Transformer for Finland, 631
  • Fibreglass, Ltd., New Offices (24)
  • Fielden (Electronics), Ltd., Recording Manometer, 304
  • Findlay, Alexander, and Co., Locomotive Unloading Gantry, 597
  • Fireproof Tanks, Ltd., Fuel Tank, 300
  • Firth Brown Tools, Ltd., Twist Drill Instruction Book (602)
  • Fischer Bearing Co., Ltd., Symposium on Tapered Roller Bearings, 134
  • Fisher and Ludlow, Ltd., Centenary (608)
  • Fisher Humphries and Co., Ltd., Forage Harvester, 71
  • Flexibox, Ltd., Hard Facing (430)
  • Flight Refueling, Ltd., “ Drogue and Probe ” System, 300
  • Fodens, Ltd., Two-stroke Diesel Engine, 360
  • Follsain-Wycliffe Foundries, Ltd., Girder CUp, 603
  • Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Deep Digger Plough, 559
  • Forrest, Frank, Obituary, 532
  • Fowler, John, and Co. (Leeds), Ltd.,
  • “ Challenger ” Crawler Tractor, 590
  • Freeman, Fox and Partners, Dome of Discovery, 10
  • Frost, A. C. H., Control of Hydro- Electric Plant, 569
  • Fulton, A. A., Water Power—Design of Power Stations, 132
  • GABRIEL, J. B. S., Productivity in British Industry, 373
  • Gardner, L., and Son^, Ltd., Six-cylinder Horizontal Diesel Engine, Suppt., 3/11/50, 2
  • Garner, F., Productivity in British Industry, 140, 168
  • Garrard, C. J. 0., Lightning Protection of Electrical Transmission Systems, 100
  • General Electric Co., Ltd., 50-Million-volt Betatron Installation, 162 ; Mixed Traffic Locomotive for the Estoril Electric Railway, 177 ; Turbo-Electric Liner “ New Australia,” 183 ; High Voltage Equipment for Cine-Radiography, 186 ; Large-scale Production (jf Gas Turbines, 267 ; Tender for Seattle Substation Transformers, 267 ; 200kV Schering Bridge, 305; Pilot Tender “ Sir Thomas Brocklebank,” 526 ; Supercharger for Aircraft Engines, 605 ; Infra-red Heating for a Wood Finishing Process, 636 ; Extensions to The Pangani Hydro-Electric Scheme, 649
  • General Motors Diesel, Ltd., Diesel Locomotives, 353
  • General Post Office, London’s New Telephone Exchanges (354)
  • Gibb, Sir Alexander, and Partners, Completion of Fannich Tunnel, 294 ; Aluminium Footbridge at Pitlochry, 368
  • Gibbons, Henry John, Obituary, 531
  • Gill, Sir Frank, Obituary (413)
  • Gilpin, Sir Harry, Obituary, 97
  • Glanville, W. H., Review of Road Problems, 432, 455
  • Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115 ; Completion of Fannich Tunnel, 294
  • Gleniffer Engines, Ltd., D.H.6 Six- cylinder Diesel Engine, 463
  • Godfrey, Sir George, and Partners, Ltd., Air Pressurising and Conditioning Equipment, 300
  • Golden Gate Bridge, Deflection (80)
  • Good, P., Standardisation of Engineering Publications, 297
  • Good, Percy, Obituary, 564 ; Memorial Service (608)
  • Goodwin, Barsby and Co., Ltd ‘‘ Goliath ” Mobile Crushing and Granulating Plant, 429
  • Gray, William, and Co., Ltd., Marine Reduction Gear, 604
  • Great Northern Telegraph Co., Anglo- Danish Telegraph Transmission Cable, 91
  • Greenwood, H. W., Infiltrated' or Impregnated Alloys, 384
  • Gresham and Craven, Ltd., Mixed Traffic Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 10,800, 490 I
  • Grubb, Sir Howard, Parsons and Co., Ltd., Stellar Spectrograph for the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, 528
  • Gull Contracting Co., Inc., Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, New York, 263 Gunn, N., Obituary (80)
  • Guy, Sir Henry, Forthcoming Retirement, 111
  • Gwyther, R. D., Notes on Colonial Harbours and Wharves, 65
  • HACKBRIDGE and Hewittic Electric Co., Ltd., Rectifier Equipment for D.C. Arc Welding, 129; Water- cooled Outdoor Transformers for India,! 304
  • Hadfields, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 351 ; Laboratory for Radiographic Research and Inspection, 508
  • Hague, C. K. F., Productivity in British Industry, 84, 113
  • Halcrow, Sir William T., Water Power— Resources and Location of Plant, 132
  • Hall, J. and E., Ltd., Ocean Terminal at Southampton, 122; Turbo-Electric Liner “New Australia,” 183
  • Hammond and Champness, Ltd., Ocean Terminal at Southampton, 122
  • Hankins, G. A., Obituary, 437 Harbour and General Works, Lt<l Australian Harbour Works, 230
  • Harland and Wolff, Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115; “Arundel Castle” (192); Turbine Oil Tanker “ Velutina,” 211
  • Harris, D. P., The Use of Cascades at Sharp Elbows in Water Pipes, 232
  • Harris, N. L., Mercury and Krypton Isotope Electric Discharge Lamps, 409
  • Hartley, Sir Harold, Man’s Use of Energy, 228
  • Hastie, John, and Co., Ltd., Turbine Oil Tanker “Velutina,” 211
  • Head Wrightson, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 351
  • Head Wrightson Processes Ltd., Precipitation in Cooling Towers, 656
  • H.E.B. Machine Tools, Ltd., Hvdraulic Copying Lathe, 624
  • Henderson, J. M., and Co., Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Henleys, W. T., Telegraph Works Co., Ltd., New Cable Factory at Birtley, 403
  • Herbert, Alfred, Ltd. Threading Exhibition (24) ; Defence, 196 ; Productivity in British Industry, 389, 406 ; Stub Lathe, 509
  • Hibberd, F. C., and Co., Ltd., Diesel Shunting Locomotive, 637
  • Higer, Adam, Ltd., Stellar Spectrograph for the Radcliffe Observatorv, Pretoria, 528
  • Hobb’s Transmissions, Ltd., Meadows M.IOOO RR Oil-operated Gearbox, 463 ; Four-speed Gearbox, Suppt., 3/11/50, 3
  • Hobson, H. M., Ltd., Hydraulic Screw Jack Power-operated Control Surfaces, 299
  • Holland, W. L., Ltd., Adam’s Delver, 42 Hollander, F. Q. Den., Future of Railways, 661
  • Holliday, Frank, Selection of Junior Draughtsmen, 342
  • Holloway Bros. (London), Ltd., Dry Dock at North Shields, 559
  • Holoplast, Ltd., Construction of Laminated Plastic Panels, 202
  • Hoover, Ltd., Small Commutator Lathe, 510
  • Hopkins, E. C., Ltd., Self-contained Flexible Shaft (138)
  • Hopkinsons, Ltd., High Pressure Boiler Plant at Grangemouth, 118
  • Howard, E. R.,. and Co., Ltd., Use of Silicone in a Liquid Polish (576)
  • Howden, James, and Co., Ltd., High Pressure Boiler Plant at Grangemouth, 118
  • Howell, Arthur, Production of Steam Power—Steam Generation, 76
  • Humphreys and Glasgow, Ltd., TurboAlternator for a North Thames Gas- East 303 ; Heavy Steelworks Diesel Locomotive, 625
  • Hutchinson, A. C., Reactive Force in a Turbine Nozzle, 628
  • Hutson and Corbett, Research Ship “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Hyde, A. L., Plastics Co., Plastics Moulding Machine, 637
  • Hydraulic Coupling and Engineering Co., Ltd., 0-6-0 Diesel Locomotive on the Southern Region, 73
  • Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Small Diaphragm Compressor, 178
  • IMATRA Power Co., 230kV Transformer for Finland, 631
  • Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., High Pressure Boiler Plant at Grangemouth, 118 ; Completion of Fannich Tunnel, 294; Eliminating Precipitation from Cooling Towers, 589
  • Inglis, Ltd., A. and J., Research Ship “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Iraq Petroleum Co., Mighty Antar,” 349
  • JACKSON, G. H., Some Notes on the Hardening and Heat Treatment of Steel, 527
  • Jakeman, R. G., Retirement (108)
  • Jarvis, Sir John, Obituary, 364
  • Jennings, H., Production of Tensile Test Specimens, 248
  • Jenolite, Ltd., Aluminium Degreaser (108)
  • Jepson, M. D., Acceleration of the Rate of Isothermal Transformation Austenite, 553; Breakdown Austenite Below the Mg Temperature, 553
  • Johnson, J. H., Obituary, 547
  • Joslin, Edw. H., Standard Locomotives, 563
  • Joughin, J. H., Naval Gearing—War Experience and Present Developments, 632, 657
  • KEELAVITE Pumps and Motors, Ltd., High Pressure Gear Pumps, 161
  • Keig, R. J. B., Instrumentation as Applied to Diesel Engines, 567
  • Keiller, C. M., Railway Record Runs, 181
  • Keir and Cawder, Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Kellog, M. W., Co., Vacuum Flashing Unit, 573
  • Kelvin Construction Co., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Kelvin Gold Medal, 451
  • Kennedy and Donkin, Loch Sloy Project, 57
  • Kent, George, Ltd., High Pressure Boiler Plant at “ Compteurs Mesure ” (192)
  • Kent, J. L., Design of Seakindly Ships, 60
  • Kepson, P. T., Engineering Co., Ltd., Pressed Steel Grooved Pulleys, 538
  • Kershaw, G. B., and Kaufman, Sewage Disposal Scheme for Tel Aviv, 125
  • King, J. G., Preparation of Gaseous Fuels —Gas from Sohd Fuels, 46
  • Kingcome, Sir John, Engineer Vice- Admiral, Obituary, 69
  • Kirkstall Forge Engineering, Ltd Double-Reduction Rear Axle, 439
  • Kitchen and Wade, Ltd., Duplex Axle Drilling Machine, 303
  • Knoyle, C. H., Production of Combination Angle Gauges, 237
  • Kuwait Oil Co, trailer
  • LAING, Moss Television Transmitting Station, 624
  • Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd., Turbo-Alternator for a North Thames Gasworks, 433 ; Extensions at East Greenwich Gasworks, 565
  • Lee, H., Effect of Cold Work on Steel, 523 Leedham, L. H., Some American Locomotives and their Running, 438
  • Leeds and Bradford Boiler Co., Ltd., Crane-Slinging Safety Chart (37)
  • Leggatt, Hugh, and Sons, Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Levi, F., Graphical Estimation of Inspection Errors, 2
  • Levy, Lawrence, Obituary, 499
  • Leyland Motors, Ltd., Octopus ” Eightwheeler, 349; Forty-seater Body of All-metal Construction, 360
  • Lightfoot Refrigeration Co., Ltd., Turbine Oil Tanker ‘‘ Velutina,” 211
  • Lindsay, P. A., Engineers and Aesthetics, 297
  • Lister, R. A. (Marine Sales), Ltd., J.P.M. Engines, 463
  • Livesay, Edward H., Self-phasing of Locomotives and Record Runs, 126 ; St. Luc Marshalling Yard, Montreal, C.P.R., 275 ; Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, 422, 452, 484, 516, 554, 584, • 620
  • Lloyd’s 100, (448),
  • Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Combination Piston and Turbine Engine, 214 ; American Aircraft Industry Developments, 267
  • London Midland Region, (British Railways) Irish Mail Vessels (220) ; Mobile Test Plant in Action, 377 ; Preston Railway Collision Report, 643 ; New Signal Box at Agecroft Junction, Suppt., 3/11/50, 6
  • London Transport, Festival Buses for Europe (50) ; Central Line Jubilee,.53 ; Radio Control of Country Buses (192) ; Tube Extension Plans Cancelled (480) ; Recovery Vehicles, 495 ; Conductor Rail De-icing Equipment (640) ; Overhauling Wheels and Axles at Acton Works, 658
  • Low, John B., Obituary (80)
  • Loyd, Vivian, and Co., Ltd., “ Dragon ” Crawler Tractor, 591
  • Lydall, Francis, Obituary, 209
  • Macfarlane Engineering Co|MACFARLANE Engineering Co]], * Magnicon ” * nators, 507
  • Mackay Industrial Equipment, Oil-engined Tractor, 539
  • Macklow-Smith, Ltd., Research “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Manganese Bronze Co., Ltd., Turbo-Electric Liner “ New Australia,” 183
  • Manley, C. V., Further Examination of Casualties to Merchant Ships Reported Abandoned, Foundered or Missing, 62
  • Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., Improved Marine Radar Equipment, 160
  • Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Microwave Television Links for the B.B.C. (576) ; Holme Moss Television Transmitting Station, 624
  • Marley, W. H., and Co., Ltd., Cutting Tool Protractor, 159
  • Marshall, C. W., Other Sources of Energy, 134
  • Martin-Baker Aircraft Co., Ltd., Escape Equipment on High Speed Aircraft, 599
  • Mason and Hanger Co., Inc., Brooklyn- Battery Tunnel, New York, 263
  • Massey-Harris, Ltd., Grain and Fertiliser Drill, 72 ; Pick-up Baler, 558
  • Mather and Platt, Ltd., Turbo-Electric Liner ‘‘ New Australia,” 183
  • Maudslay Motors, Ltd., Underfloor- Engined Chassis, 360
  • Maunsell, Posford and Pavry, Foundation for Large Circular Tanks, 623
  • Mavor and Coulson, Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • McAlpine, Sir Robert, and Sons, Ltd., Stourport “ B ” Power Station, 315
  • McLaren, J. and H., Ltd., M4 and M5 Four- and Five-cylinder Units, 463 ; New Model Diesel Engines (642) McLellan, P. and W., Ltd., Aluminium Footbridge at Pitlochry, 368
  • McLouth Steel Corporation, Reversing Hot Strip Mill, 241
  • Meadows, Henry, Ltd., Diesel Engine for Road Transport, 265; Horizontal Six-cylinder Engine of 10.35 litres Capacity, Suppt., 3/11/50, 3
  • Merryweather and Sons, Ltd., Diesel- driven Fire Engine, 92; Mobile Servicing Ladder, 303
  • Metaducts, Ltd., Valves for Oil Refineries, 131
  • Metal Industries, Ltd., Research Ship “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Metalastik, Ltd., Mixed Traffic Diesel- Electric Locomotive No. 10,800, 490
  • Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Electric Locomotives for Brazil (80) ; “ Resomax 300 ” Deep X-ray Therapy Equipment, 160; Back Turbo-Generator Sets for Australia (448).; Electric Plant for Kiewa, (480) ; Thermocouples for Testing Steam Turbine Plant, 524; Vapour- tight Gauge Glass Lamp Fitting, 538 ; Turbo-Generator Set for Canada (576)
  • Middleton, J. H. D., High-speed Lightweight Diesel Engine, 464
  • Millars Machinery, Ltd., Asphalt, Tarmacadam and Bituminous Macadam Plant, 429
  • Mills, Exors. of James, Ltd., Centenary (52)
  • Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • Missenden, Sir Eustace, Retirement, 643
  • Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., New Nimonic Alloy (220) ; Aluminium Alloy Castings (559)
  • Montgomerie Reid Engineering Co., Ltd., ‘‘ Bristol 20 ” Angledozer, 430
  • Morris, G., Vibrations Due to Blasting and their Effects on Building Structures, 394, 414
  • Morris Motors, Ltd., “ Vedette,” Navigator ” and ‘‘ Commodore ” Petrol or Paraffin Engines, 464
  • Mowlem, John, and Co., Foundation for Large Circular Tanks, 623
  • Murad Developments, Ltd., Small Commutator Lathe,
  • Murex Welding Processes, All-insulated Holder, 64
  • NATIONAL Coal Board, Reports, 18, 68
  • National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd., Pilot Tender ‘‘ Sir Thomas Brocklebank,” 526
  • National Tube Co., Large-diameter Welded Pipe Plant, 217
  • New Insulation Co., Ltd., “ Permali Insulating Material (514)
  • New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Three Large Tankers, 48
  • Newnhams, Ltd., Motor Vehicle Alignment Testing Equipment, 189
  • Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., S.S. United States,” 573
  • Newton Victor, Ltd., “ Resomax 300 ” Deep X-ray Therapy Equipment, 160
  • Nock, O. S., L.M.S. Mobile Test Plant in Action, 377
  • Non-Ferrous Tube Co. (Pty.), Ltd., Non-Ferrous Tube Production in South Africa, 478
  • Nordberg Manufacturing Co., Point Comfort Aluminium Reduction Works, 292
  • Norrie, C. M., Productivity in British Industry, 312
  • North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., Locomotive Film (164) ; Mixed Traffic Locomotive for the Estoril Electric Railway, 177 ; Locomotives for South African Railways, 371 ; Diesel Shunting Locomotive, 443 ; Diesel-electric Locomotive for British Railways, 451 ; Mixed Traffic Diesel-electric Locomotive No. 10,800, 490 ; Locomotive Unloading Gantry, 597
  • North German Lloyd Co., French Liner ‘‘ Liberte,” 175
  • North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Annual Report for 1949, 1 ; An Introductory Survey, 28 ; Loch Sloy Project, 57, 87, 115, 399 ; Completion of Fannich Tunnel, 259, 294 ; Aluminium Footbridge at Pitlochry, 368; Mucomir Hydro-Electric Scheme, 515 ; Generating Station at Lerwick (576) Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 319 ; Aluminium in Road Transport (512)
  • Norton Abrasives S.A. (Pty.), Ltd., Manufacture of Abrasive Products, 602 Norton, Sir James Farmer, and Co., Ltd., Strip Rolling Mill, 345
  • Nova Scotia Light and Power Co., Turbo-Generator Set for Canada (576) Nuffield Foundation, Annual Report, 1 Nuffield Organisation, Research Department, 361
  • Nuttall, Edmund, Sons and Co., Ltd., North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Schemes, 115
  • OKLAHOMA Gas and Electric Large-scale Production of Gas bines, 267
  • Orient Steam Navigation Co., Launch of T.S.S. “ Oronsay,” 1
  • Ormston, J. M., Retirement, Suppt., 3/11/50, 1
  • PAINTER Brothers, Ltd., 275kV Line from Staythorpe to Barnby Moor, 64
  • Parker, C. J., Obituary (108)
  • Parker, E. B., Some American Locomotives and their Running, 327 ; The Motor Show, 596
  • Parker, Frederick, Ltd., Tarmacadam and Asphalt Plant, 430
  • Parsons Engineering Co., Ltd., Conversion of li'ord Industrial Units, 464
  • Parsons Memorial Window at Westminster Abbey, 365
  • Paulin, G. H., Transcontinental Railway, Australia^ 282
  • Peacock, James, Obituary, 438
  • Peattie, J. D., Production of Steam Power—Developments in Power Station Design, 46
  • Peel, Frederick, Obituary (608)
  • Penn, A. E., Diamond Wedding, 248
  • Perkins, F., Ltd., Mobile Diesel Instruction School (448) ; P3 Diesel Engine, 592 ; Diesel Engine Power Pack, 604
  • Pest Control, Ltd., “ Superweedmaster,” 71 ; “ Rotoflail,” 592
  • Petbow, Ltd., Mobile Trailer Workshop, 64
  • Peters, G. D., Ltd., Mixed Traffic Locomotive for the Estoril Electric Railway, 177
  • Peters, W. H., Obituary Suppt., 3/11/50, 7
  • Philadelphia Tankers Inc., Three Large Tankers, 48
  • Philip and Son, Ltd., Pilot Tender “ Sir Thomas Brocklebank,” 526
  • Phillips, J. M., Anglo-American Productivity Council: British Deep-Drawn Metals Pressing Industry Report, 126
  • Phillpotts, Sir Ralegh, Obituary, 364
  • Pickersgill, William, and Sons, Ltd New Surveying Ship H.M.S. ‘‘ Cook ” (108)
  • Pilot Works, Ltd., Hydraulic Cropping Machine, 509
  • Platt Brothers and Co., Ltd., Production of Carding Machines, 235
  • Plessey Co., Ltd., Fifty-watt Fixed Station V.H.F. Transmitter, 134; Frequency-Modulated Transmitter - Receiver for Motor Cycles, Cartridge Turbo-starters for nautical Gas Turbines, 635
  • Poultney, E. C., Some American locomotives and their Running, Locomotives of 1900, 647
  • Powdered Iron Corporation, Iron Powder for Power Metallurgy, 605
  • Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., School of Gas Turbine Technology, 53
  • Power Securities Corporation, Ltd., Extensions to The Pangani Hydro- Electric Scheme, 649
  • Preload Corporation, Walnut Lane Bridge at Philadelphia, 629
  • Preston, J. H., Three-quarter Radius Pilot Tube Flow Meter, 400
  • Prestressed Concrete Co., Ltd., Gcean Terminal at Southampton, 122
  • Prestwick Airport (164)
  • RACKHAM, G. J., Retirement (256)
  • Radiovisor Parent, Ltd., Four-sided Press Guard, 354
  • Railway Executive, Colliery Branch Line I (24) ; Ocean Terminal at Southampton (50) ; Winter Train Services, 256 ; Historic Locomotive Presented to Royal Engineers (278) ; Standard Locomotives for British Railways, 311 ; Standard Coaches for British Railways, 515; British Railways Research Organisation, 568 ; British Railways Staff Training Scheme (608)
  • Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., History (121) ; Concrete Mixers, 430
  • Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., | Four-furrow Disc Plough; General Purpose Crop Drier, 44 ; Deep Digger Plough, 559
  • Reardon-Smith, Sir W., Obituary, 532
  • Reid, H. Cartwright, Obituary, 69
  • Reinforced Concrete Steel Co., Ltd., Foundation for Large Circular Tanks, 623
  • Ricardo, Sir Harry R., Supercharging of Internal Combustion Engines, 501, 519 ; Sleeve-valve Diesel Engine, 660
  • Richardson, F. D.]], Thermodynamic Aspects of the Movement of Sulphur, 522; Deoxidation, 493
  • Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., Ltd., High Pressure Boiler Plant at Grangemouth, 118
  • Riddles, R. A., Nationalisation and the Railway Mechanical Engineer, 539
  • Roberts, David E., Obituary, 97
  • Roberts, E. R. B., Centralised Traffic Control, 154
  • Roberts and Schaefer Co., Steel Arch Hangars at Idlewild Airport, 289
  • Robertson, W. H. A., and Co., Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 319, 351
  • Robinson, B. C., Safety in Industry, 500
  • Robinson, I. V., Standardisation of Steam Turbo-Generating Plant, 534
  • Robinson, Vincent, Production of Steam Power—Turbines and Auxiliaries, 76
  • Robotham, W. A., Recent Developments in Lightweight Spark Ignition and Compression Ignition Piston Engines, 327
  • Rocla, Ltd., Prestressed Concrete Pressure Pipes, 230
  • Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd., Avro ‘‘ Ashton ” High-altitude Research Aircraft, 301
  • Roebuck, Alfred, Retirement, 1
  • Roos, Derek, Productivity in British Industry, 99
  • Rotary Hoes, Ltd., ‘‘ Rotavator ” Tractor Attachment, 559
  • Rotax, Ltd., Cartridge Turbo-starters for Aeronautical Gas Turbines, 635
  • Rover Co., Ltd., “ Land-Rover,” 360; Gas Turbine Driven Launch, 382
  • Royden, Lord, Obituary, 438
  • Rubery Owen Kepson, Ltd., Pressed Steel Grooved Pulleys, 538
  • Russell Newbery and Co., Ltd., Two- cylinder and Four-cylinder Marine Engines, 464
  • Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd Excavator, 430
  • Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., Ventilation Units at Beevor Iron Foundry, 74; Shunting Locomotive for Canada (150); Changes in the Board, 483; Petrol/Paraffin Engines, 592
  • Rylands Brothers, Ltd., Control System for Nail Polishing Plant, 147
  • TANGANYIKA Electric Supply Co., Ltd., Extensions to The Pangani Hydro-Electric Scheme, 649
  • Tanks and Linings, Ltd., Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride, 255
  • Tarbolton, H. P., Loch Sloy Project, 57
  • Tarmac, Ltd., Rubberised-Asphalt Road ways (278)
  • Tata Hydro-Electric Power Supply Co., Ltd., Water-cooled Outdoor Transformers for India, 304
  • Tawse, Wm., Ltd., Aluminium Footbridge at Pitlochry, 368
  • Taylor, J. Lockwood, Hull Design for Laminar Flow, 61
  • Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd., Strip Rolling Mill, 345
  • Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., Centenary, 249 ; Netherlands-Denmark Cables, 305
  • Templewood Engineering Mark 1 Grass Drier, 15
  • Thompson, F. C., Acceleration of the Rate of Isothermal Transformation of Austenite, 553 ; Breakdown of Austenite Below’ the Mg Temperature, 553
  • Thompson Products Inc., Precision Casting wdth Frozen Mercury, 638
  • Thomson, A. S. T., Surface Finish of Marine Engine Parts, 31
  • Thorley, W. G. F., Self-Phasing of Locomotives, 362
  • Thornycroft, John I., and Co., Ltd., Turbo-Electric Liner “ New Australia,” 183 ; Mighty Antar,” 349 ; ‘‘ Meteorite ” Diesel Engine, 464 ; Twin Screw Cruiser, ‘‘ The Squire,” 659 ; Portable Deck Grain Division, Suppt., 3/11/50, 7 T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., Materials and Fabrication (254) ; Portable Deck Grain Division, Suppt., 3/11/50, 7 Tippett, L. H. C., Productivity in British Industry, 357
  • Tractor Shafts Co., Ltd., Potato Planter, 72
  • Tuplin, W. A., Some American Locomotives and their Running, 143, 173, 196, 224, 271, 467, 532, 563
  • Turner Manufacturing Co., Ltd
  • Turner and Newall, Anniversary (480)
  • UNICORN Head Visual Filmstrips on Industrial
  • United Engineering Co., Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 351
  • University Marine, Ltd., Single-cylinder Air-cooled 6J h.p. ‘‘ Enfield ” Diesel Engine, 464
  • VAUXHALL Motors, Ltd., Bedford 7-tonner, 349; Six-cylinder Petrol Engine, Suppt., 3/11/50, 3
  • Vickers, Antony, Productivity in British Industry, 260 .
  • Vickers, Ltd., R.M.S. “ Scythia,” 300
  • Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., Launch of T.S.S. “ Oronsay,” 1 ; Launch of “ Ocean Monarch,” 111 ; Heavy Diesel Tractor (132) ; Turbo-Electric Liner “ New Australia,” 183 ; Heavy Diesel Tractor, 303 ; Launch of the “ British Adventure,” 579
  • Victor Products (Wallsend), Ltd., Electric Hammer Drill, 429
  • Vokes, Ltd., Research Ship “ Lucy Ashton,” 205
  • Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., Aluminium Strip Mill at Rogerstone, 351
  • YALLOURN Power Station, 230
  • Young, Sir Eric, Resignation from the Coal Board, 596


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