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Works Holidays: The Plymouth works of recalennt, Ltd., will be closed for the annual holiday until August 14.
New Green Line Route: London Transport are to introduce a new Green Line coach service from Hertford to the West End next Wednesday.
Buses for Ceylon: Ceylon is seeking to obtain through aid agencies 100 buses each from the United Kingdom, U.S.A., Canada and Australia.
Vehicle Builders' Conference : The 1957 conferenceof the National Employers' Association of Vehicle Builders will be held at Torquay.
Tippers for India: For ty-e ight Dbdge chassis fitted with Telehoist 5.1.2 tipping gears are being supplied to the Dodge distributors in India, . Garage Equipment: A display of garage • equipment is to be held by James Robertson iFactors), Ltd., 95 West Nile Street, Glasgow, Cl, from September 4-6.
New Bus Station: The new bus station, built at Sunderland by the Northern General Transport Co. Ltd., at a cost of £1 00,000, will be opened on August 13.
Price Freeze: The home market prices. of many products of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., including paints and plastics, will not be raised before June 30, 1957.
Road Improvement: Viet:oil:I Street, Bristol, is to be widened to provide for a dual carriageway. It is estimated that the cost will be more than £124,000. and that. the work will take at least two years.
Road Markings: The Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee are advising the Minister of Transport that the use of road markings should be left to the discretion of local highway authorities.
London Bus History: Landon General, the "story of the. London Bus: 1856-1956," has been published by the London Trans port Executive It is available at 5s. by post from the publicity officer. 55 Broadway, London. S.W.1 Expansion in Australia: A new assembly and distribution centre for David Brown tractors and implements has been established at Adelaide, South Australia. The new plant will l'unction as a branch of David Brown (Australasia). Pty.. Ltd.
VibrationEliminator: Compollex Co., Ltd., 23-25 Northumberland Avenue, London. W.C.2, have issued a leaflet describing a metallic vibration eliminatol-, which is claimed to be suitable for situations where pipes are misaligned or exposed to movement.
Price Increases: From August 1, the prices of most of the products of Beckett, Laycock and Watkinson, Ltd., Acton Lane, London,
• N.W.10, were increased by 21 per cent. to 5 per cent. Prices of some products will be slightly in excess of this, but there will be no increase in the price of others.
Smiths' London Move: The spare parts and service replacement departments of Smiths Motor Accessories, Ltd.. which were originally located in Great Portland Street. have been transferred to the South London depot at Putney Vale. The garage fitting department has Moved to 50 Oxgate Lane, London, N.W.2.
London Parking: The Minister of Transport is being urged by London borough councils not to make a decision about the use of London streets as official parking places until the councils havehad an opportunity of making known their views on any proposals made by the special committee set up to consider car parking in London, Coloured Drivers: Nottingham Transport Department are to train coloured conductors as drivers.
Five-day Week: The introduction of a fiveday week for drivers and conductors is being examined by Birmingham Transport Department.
Skefko in Norwich: The Skefko Ball Bearing Co., Ltd., have opened a new branch office at Noverre House, Theatre Street, Norwich.
Western Welsh Station: Newport Council have approved plans for a bus station which the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., propose to build in Dock Street.
Indhut Survey: A survey of industrial i opportunities n India is published today by the Federation of British Industries, 21 Tothill Street, London, S.W.1, at 4s. 6d.
New Bus Station: Chester Corporation plan to build a new bus station in Delamere Street. The transport department's depot is to be extended at a cost of £11,165.
B.E.T. Share Issue: B.E.T. Omnibus Services, Ltd., are issuing from reserves one new ordinary share of £1 for each £2 of ordinary stock held by ordinary stockholders.
New Don Depots: Small and Parkes, Ltd._ makers of Don brake facings, etc., are to open depots at 47 Parliament Road, Middlesbeough, and 53 Tudor Road, Leicester.
Borrowash By-pass : A 24--tnile by-pass on the A52 Derby-Nottingham road at Borrowash is to be built at a cost of £232,172. Work will start within the next few weeks.
Magnetic's Extension : Magnetic Motors. Ltd., Ford dealers, Water Lane, Leeds. have added 5,000 sq. ft. to their premises. and opened a special department Co deal with commercial vehicles.
Michelin Standard: All Atkinson and some Guy vehicles are now fitted with Michelin steel-cord metallic tyres as standard equipment. The Guy vehicles concerned are the Invincible fourand six-wheelers.