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The tramways services in Chatham are to be replaced by motorbuses.
Rotherham Corporation is to replace another tram route by trolley-bus services at a cost of £30,000.
Glasgow Corporation is giving consideration to the provision of a new garage for 100 double-saloon buses A net income of 53,386,768 dollars for the second ouarter of 1930 is announced by the General Motors Corporation, of America. * We learn that Mr. E. B. Blainey, of Barry, has been appointed manager of the motorbus department of Gellygaer Urban District Council, The British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Angel Road, London, N.18, which specializes in oxy-coal-gas lead-burning equipment, has jrast issued a new catalogue. Kept County Council is to construct a by-pass at Detling Village, at a cost of £25,000.
Only 560 solid tyres, valued at 14,083, were imported into Holland during the six months ended June last.
Durham County Council issued 7,389 vehicle licences during the quarter ended June 30th, 1930, as compared with 5,848 in the corresponding period of 1929.
The London General Omnibus Co.. Ltd., is issuing weekly, monthly and quarterly season tickets to passengers using the inotorbuses running between London and Windsor. , A company has lately been formed in Paris (92, Avenue . Champs Elysees) with a capital of £80,000, and the title of La Societo France-Maroc Autoroute, to organize motor services in Morocco. Surrey County Council has now agreed upon the route of the proposed by-pass road at Caterhatn, the cost being estimated • at 150,000.
Kent County Council is now to proceed with the London-Folkestone trunkroad scheme from Wrotham Heath to Larkfield, at an estimated cost of £120,000.
The Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., has received from the Ossett authority permission to operate coaches within the borough in connection with a Birmingham-London service.
In connection with a suggestion for the provision of a bus station in the vicinity of MOOT Lane, Bolton Corporation has decided to obtain information from other towns as to the charges that are generally made for the use of such accommodation.