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Radio-telephone equipment is to be installed by Northampton Highways Dept. in a further six vehicles at a cost of £1,000.
Land-Rovers have earned more than £100m. in exports alone, it is revealed in Rover News. Since 1948, more than 212,000 have been sold to customers in 150 overseas countries.
Four steam-powered Sentinels have been sold by the United Africa Co., Ltd., in partexchange for four Bedford TK models and a Bedford light van. The Bedfords were supplied by Garlick, Burrell and Edwards. Ltd., who sold one of the Sentinels to U.A.C. in 1924, Ambulance drivers in Birmingham are it) receive a 10s. 6d. a week wage increase back-dated to December 5.
Next-day delivery in Northern Ireland of goods collected in the Manchester area is promised of a special air freight container service which B.R.S. (Parcels), Ltd., arc to introduce between Manchester and Belfast on March 6.
Health Check: The Road Transport Committee of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council is to ask the Minister of Transport to introduce legislation making it compulsory for all bus drivers to have an annual medical examination.
Record? A new bus-pulling record was claimed by 36 students of Nottingham Technical College after they had pulled a 5-ton single-deck bus 50 miles from Doncaster to Nottingham in 28 hours. They made thrt Journey as a publicity stunt.
First-aid: The Ministry of Labour have published a leaflet setting out the provisions of the First-aid (Standard of Training) Order. 1960. Information is given about courses of first-aid training generally available, and the types of certificates issued by the training organizations.
Veteran Remembered: A replica of the firm motor coach used by the late Mr. T. H. Barton, of Nottingham, was on show at the Castle Hill car park, Stamford, recently, to mark the takeover of Cream Bus Services 1,:t Barton Enterprises. The coach was a '1908 Durham-Churchill 28-seater which operated on the Long Eaton-Nottingham route.