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New Address: The Cardiff office of A.E.C. (Sales), Ltd.. has been moved from Churchill Way. to East Canal Wharf.
In The City : The British Motor Corporation, Ltd., have opened a City office at Bush Lane House. Bush Lane, London. E.C.4.
Clearways: Nearly 500 miles of main roads became Clearways on August 1, bringing the total mileage of Clearways to over 600 in England and Wales.
Opened: Boxall and Collins, Ltd., MorrisCommercial dealers, of Crawley, Sussex, last week opened a service station and repair shop at Manor Royal,. Crawley.
Free Travel?: Free public transport is planned by the Soviet Union for introduction over the coming years as part of the " further socialization ' programme of the country.
Transport Exhibition: Liverpool Transport staged their eighth annual transport exhibition at the Liverpool Show in July. The exhibition, which was mainly photographic, was designed to give visitors some insight into the work and scope of the Department.
Mere Production: Daimler-Benz AG, of Stuttgart, Federal Germany, producer of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles, announces 1960 output figures of 72,960 goods vehicles, buses and other commercial vehicles, as compared with a 1959 production of 62,598 units.
Founder-member: The death of motoring pioneer, Lieut. Cdr. " Montie " GrahameWhite, less than two years after that of his equally famous brother. Claude, the aviator, has reduced the original 120 founder-members of the Royal Automobile Club to two. They are Mr. H. J. Mulliner, of coachbuilding fame, and Captain H. Loeffler.
Diesel Engineers' Meetings: Two future meetings of the Diesel Engineers and Users Association will be of special interest to transport engineers. On October 19, 1961, a symposium entitled "Reclaiming Worn or Damaged Parts of Diesel Engines" will be held, and on January 18. 1962, Mr. J. W. Wicks will read a paper on "Reconditioning High Speed Automotive Diesel Engines." A26 146,000 Drop: The annual report of Newcastle upon Tyne transport undertaking shows a surplus of L107,000 for the year ended March 31, last, a fall of £46,000 on the previous year.
Dorking Premises Erearged: Enlarged showrooms and workshops of the Dorking Motor Co. (1958), Ltd., Dorking, Surrey. were officially opened last Friday by Mr. L. A. Bowles, general manager of the Nuffield Organization. Stores and workshops areas have been almost doubled by the modernization.
Rejected: Sunderland Corporation's plans to introduce changes in the town's bus services, including the operation of more one-man buses, have been rejected by the Corporation's 800 bus workers on the grounds that they would cause hardship to the employees The dispute may he referred to arbitration.
MIDLAND RED 36-FOOTERS NEXT YEAR
'WHEN asked about the new increased VY box dimensions for public service vehicles, Mr. D. M. Sinclair, general manager of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., told The Commercial Motor: "Undoubtedly, so far as it is possible, we shall take advantage of the new box dimensions of 36 ft. x 8 ft. 21 in., although it is pretty obvious that it will be next year before these are likely to appear on the road, at any rate in any noticeable number."
Some months ago B.M.M.O. carried out trial runs between Birmingham and London with a mocked-up 40-ft-long vehicle to •ascertain the practicability of using vehicles of such a length in and out of busy city centres. Special permission had to be obtained from the Ministry of Transport for these tests, which were carried out successfully.