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Trolley Service to End: South Shields Town Council is to scrap its trolleybus service wiihin four years.

Speed-up Sought: Birmingham has applied to the 'Minister of Transport for permission to raise the speed limit to 40 m.p.h. on 12 of the city's main roads. A 40 m.p.h, limit on four de-restricted roads is also sought.

New Cold Store: A new Birds Eye cold store was opened at Renfrew last Friday by Lord Craigton, Minister of State for Scotland. The store is at the biggest of the five Scottish depots of S.P.D.. Ltd., which handles distribution of aff Unilever products, as well as Birds Eye frozen foods.

Safe Drivers: Mr. S. C. Rowell, group traffic manager of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, last week presented awards from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and cash awards from the C.W.S. to 63 chauffeurs and goods vehicle drivers employed in the London traffic department, at Leman Street.

Co-ordination Sought: The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Councillor Mrs. Jean Roberts, is to call a meeting within the next two weeks of representatives of the British Transport Commission, the Scottish Omnibuses Group and the Glasgow Corporation Transport Committee to consider what can be done to achieve a greater measure of co-ordination between road and rail transport in the West of Scotland.

North Central Names: From today the following changes in company names will take effect: North Central Wagon and Finance Co.. Ltd., becomes North Central Finance', Ltd.; North Central Wagon and Finance Co. (London), Ltd.. will be known as North Central Finance (London), Ltd.; the Southern Counties Car Finance Corporation, Ltd., will be the North Central Finance (Southern Counties), Ltd.; and A. J. Stanton and Co., Ltd., becomes North Central Finance (Stanton), Ltd. Argentine Ford Expansion : tinian subsidiary of the Ford M Ford-Motor-Argentina, has opene at Pacheco near Buenos Aires for f don of small goods vehicles, vai wagons and private cars.

Still in Suspense: As stated in the last week's issue of The Conlinen on an application of Beresford Ltd., before the West Midlands Authority, the decision was rev reference in the heading to the lice being refused was erroneous.

Safety Awards: The Chief Cot Liverpool, Mr. J. W. T. Smith, presented safe driving awards to of the Liverpool Transport tin Six drivers received 27-year award 1,143 of Liverpool's bus drivers hi safe driving awards this year.

Leyland in Berkeley Square: New Berkeley Square, London, will be by Leyland Motors, Ltd., next Mc these will become the headquarts Leyland Group sales organizati export division moves from Hanoi on Monday, whilst southern regi staffs of Leyland and Albion will January I, 1962. Some of the of Standard -Triumph Internat moving to the new premises la address is Berkeley Square House Square, London, W.1.

Arlington Move: The Arlington sr and spares organization for Hu Group has taken over the premise used for their motor coach dep: 25 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Londs so that there they now have fal Leyland, Albion and Scammell including a comprehensive stock Group spares. Facilities include parts service by road or passengs Leyland users in London and • Counties. The Arlington motor es is now at High Street. Potters Bi


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