Atlantean Selling Well : Repeat Orders
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REPEAT orders are already being received by Leyland Motors from undertakings who have ordered Leyland Atlantean rear-engined bus chassis. The latest is from Wallasey Corporation for a further seven buses.
Other repeats have been received from Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., bringing their total order to 51; Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd. (14 and 36); Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd. (23 and 17); Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd. (II and II); East Midland Motor Services, Ltd. (5 and 10); and .I. James and Sons, Ltd., who have ordered a total of 10 Atlanteans.
Single bulk orders have been placed by The Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd.; Northern General Transport Co., Ltd.; Sheffield Transport Dept.; Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd.; Manchester Corporation; Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd.; Liverpool Corporation; Glasgow Corporation; Walsall Corporation; Shergold and White, Ltd., Salisbury; Birch Bros., Ltd., London; and J. Laurie and Co., Hamilton.
NEW TRAINING COLLEGE PLANNED BY B.T.C.
A STAFF college for higher manage
ment is to be set up next year by the British Transport Commission. The object will be to provide advanced training for younger officers in the Commission's services. The existing B.T.C. staff training centre at Woking is being converted and it is expected that this will be ready for the first course to begin in the middle of 1959.
Principal of the new college will be Maj. Gen. W. D. A. Williams, at present Commissioner for Transport in the-East African High Commission at Nairobi.
NEW WAITING RESTRICTIONS
NEW restrictions on waiting by vehicles have been imposed in additional streets in Ealing, Kingston upon Thames, Tottenham, Epsom, Finchley, Holborn and the City of London.
These changes are made by the London (Waiting and Loading) (Restriction) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1958 (Stationery Office, 4d.), which came into operation on November 12.
BARTON ON A SEE-SAW
A LTHOUGH the stage-carriage traffic 1-1L of Barton Transport, Ltd., declined appreciably last year, there was a decided improvement in carryings by express services and extended tours. Vehicles of larger seating capacity were introduced and one-man working was extended. Further economies were made in all departments.
SHIELDS FERRY TOLLS UP TOLLS for vehicles using the ferry between North and South Shields have been increased by 6d. Making this announcement, the Tyne Improvement Commission said they had also decided to end the all-night ferry service from December 1.