ORDERS AND DELIVERIES WORLDMASTERS FOR AUSTRALIA AND HOLLAND: Perth's Metropolitan
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Passenger Transport Trust has placed a contract for 30 Leyland Worldmasters, generally similar to those previously supplied to the undertaking, and 'equipped with four-speed Pneumo-Cyclic gearboxes. All the aluminium components normally used in the engine cooling systems will be replaced by cast iron units, because of the unusually heavy corrosive action on aluminium by the water in Perth. An order from Holland for 24 Leyland Worldmasters has been placed with Leyland Holland N.V. by Gelderse Tramwegan. They will have fivespeed Pneumo-Cyclic gearboxes and will be used as touring coaches and on inter-city serVices.
ALBIONS FIRST TO EL SALVADOR: Albion Motors have received an order for four long-wheelbase Chieftain SuperSix chassis from Frenkel and Cia., El Salvador, Central America. They will be fitted with stake-sided ,ion-tipping bodies by Edbro B and E Tippers, Ltd. This is Albion Motors' first order from El Salvador.
FOR AIRCRAFT BUILDERS: Hindustan Aircraft, Ltd.' Bangalore, have ordered 12 more Leyland Comet bus chassis from Ashok
Leyland, Ltd. .
FIVE FOR SCOTLAND: Oswald Transport of Ayr have ordered another five Refter chassis from Albion Motors, Lid.
FIRST OF ITS TYPE THERE: Nigeria's first A.E.C. bonneted Mammoth Major sixwheeled tractive unit was delivered recently to Lagos via A.E.C. distributor, Niger Motors. Ltd. It is operated by Greenham Plant Hire, Ltd.. with a Hyster Martin lowloader semi-trailer of 30 tons capacity.
MORE FOR HOLLAND: N.V. AutoIndustrie Verhettl, A.E.C.'s associatedcompany in Holland, have placed orders for a further nine 4.E.C. Reliance chassis. Six will he powered by A.E C AH590 engines whilst the remainder will -have the smaller A11470 power unit. ORDER COMPLETED: The final ship, merit in the £2m. order for 525 A.E.C. Regal Mk. VI single-decker bus chassis placed a year ago by the Argentine Ministry of Public Works was made this week.
GREENWOODS ORDER DYSON: Greenwoods St. Ives, Ltd., have, placed an order with 12. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd., Liverpool, for a further 18 Ultralight four-wheels-in-line semi-trailers.