Big Indian Orders
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QRDERS worth over £500,000 were received by Leyland Motors. Ltd.. from the Indian sub-continent last week, during which Mr. D. G. Stokes. director and general sales manager, flew out there on his second overseas trip this year.
Madras municipality has ordered 50 Royal Tiger Worldmaster chassis with Pneumo-Cyclic gearboxes. These vehicles are in addition to 40 underfloor-engined chassis ordered last year. The new fleet represents part of a polies to replace petrol by oil-engined vehicles.
After. trying 20 Worldmasters with Pneumo-Cyclic gearboxes, Bombay has ordered another 100. Smaller operators are also finding this form of transmission suitable for Indian conditions. Contracts worth 11.5m. came from this market last year.
Ten Royal Tiger Woridmasters with Pneumo-Cyclic gearboxes have been ordered by the South African Railways and Harbours Board. They will be the first underfloor-engined oilers to be put into service by this undertaking, whose experience of underfloor-engined httses has been limited to American petrol vehicles. The Board's fleet carries each year 18m. people, over 2.2m. tons of goods, 3m. gallons of cream and large numbers of livestock.
200 TONS THE LIMIT
ALOAD of 200 tons was probably the heaviest that could be carried on the roads of this country at the present time, Mr. S. B. Bowskill. Midland assistant manager of Pickford's heavy haulage service, told the Transport Managers' Club in Birmingham last week.
"We have got to the limit now with the present roads," he eXplained. " It is with great difficulty that we get about as it is, even with 50-ton and 60-ton loads. There is, however, some talk of even heavier loads than 200 tons. some or it not entirely without foundation. If we are called upon to carry heavier loads, we will get the equipment to cope with them, but 200 tons is heavy enough for the time being."
VIENNA VEHICLE SHOW rOMMERCIAL vehicles, tyres and
accessories are to be shown at an exhibition to be held in Vienna from March 13-20 in conjunction with the International Spring Fair. According to an authorization from Paris, the event will he regarded as an international vehicle exhibition.
BRISTOL WANTS TAX CUT
A RESOLUTION urging the Governr-1 ment to reduce fuel tax, because of the burden on public transport, has been passed by Bristol City Council. It also calls for an inquiry into the structure and methods of the oil companies.