Review of situation in light of experience gathered in last four years; transport costs in Africa; cost of porterage; costs of animal-drawn vehicles; costs of mechanical vehicles with small load capacity; gap between vehicles with small load capacity and railway train; practicability of bridging this gap by means of vehicle with load capacity of 100 tons; scheme of tractor and trailer units for 100-ton roadless train.


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    Title :

    Transport costs in roadless countries and the possibilities of mechanisation


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:
    Johnson, P. (author)

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 128 , n 3315


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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