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The End: The last Sheffield tram was taken out of service on Saturday.
Air-wave Ambulances: .Rao equipment has now been installed in Altrincham ambulances.
Big Station: Exeter City Council are being recommended to erect a £100,000 bus station at Paris Street,
Moved In: United Lubricants, Ltd., last week moved into new headquarters at United House, London, W.II.
Eighteenth Branch: Charterhouse Credit Co., Ltd., has opened its 18th branch, at 119 Talbot Road, Manchester.
Better Station: Leicester Town Planning Committee has approved a scheme to modernize the town's Southgate Street bus station.
Round We Go: A two-mile-long by-pass around the village. of Detling is to be built on the Ma idstone-Sittingbourne Road (A249). New Agents: Scammell Lorries, Ltd., are now represented in Tripolitania by the General Trade and Motor Co., 82 Sh. 24 December, Tripoli Branches Open: The British Wagon Co.: Ltd., has opened branch offices at 24 Lower Bridge Street, Canterbury. and 16-17 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall.
Swedish B.M.C.: A new B.M.C. organization with headquarters in Stockholm has been registered. It is the British Motor Corporation (Sweden) Aktiebolaget,
Credit Offices: Bowmaker, Ltd., have opened branches in Yeovil, Bath and Kirkcaldy. They are at 39a Princes Street, Yeovil, 19 Milsom Street, Bath, and 6 Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy. Any-month Excise: Excise licences for commercial vehicles, to expire in any month, can he obtained at present from taxation authorities. Later, they will be issued also
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Golfing A.G.M.: The annual' general meeting of the Road Haulage Association, Metropolitan and South Eastern Area Golfing Society will be held at Sundridge Park next Tuesday Leicester Wardens: Leicester Watch Committee wants to employ 50 £10-a-week traffic wardens from April 1, next, to enforce its new regulations, banning waiting and parking in many central areas.
Norwegian Worldmasttrs: To augment 50 similar vehicles already in service, A/S Oslo Sporveir have ordered 20 Leyland Worldmaster chassis. They are to have powered steering and heavy-duty springing.
Old-folks' Concessions: Nottingham Transport Committee has suggested that next time the Corporation promotes a Parliamentary Bill, it should seek powers to enable concessionary fares to be granted to old-age pensioners,
Royal Visit: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is to visit the Castle Mills, Edinburgh, factory of The North British Rubber Co., Ltd., on November 2, where she wilt see the completion of the Scottish firm's Om. modernization scheme
Champion Firemen: The Simms Motor Units, Ltd., Fire Brigade, which was formed in 1939, has won the second division championship of the London. Private Fire Brigades Association. The Simms team won after a re-run, because they tied with London Paper Mills, Ltd.
Police Guest: The Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police, Mr. J. L. Waldron, is to be speaker at the annual autumn luncheon of-the London and Home Counties Division, Traders Road Transport Association, which will be held on November 22. Safety Quiz: A challenge safety quiz between goods vehicle drivers at Southampton and Portsmouth is to be jointlyorganized by the Portsmouth and. Southampton areas of the Traders Road Transport Association, as a contribution towards road safety.