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New Depot: A haulage depot is to be constructed on the Newtown trading estate, Carlisle, by Robinson Transport (Carlisle), Ltd.
Bigger Loss: The Ceylon Transport Board estimate that they Will lose £950,175 this year—more than three times greater than last year.
Bowmaker Branches: New branches have been opened by 13owmaker, Ltd., at 17 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent, and Etruria Road, Hanley, Staffs.
'Ml Trips: The Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd.; are applying to run half-day coach trips along M1 from Derby, Nottingham and Loughborough.
Code Cartoons: The Automobile Association are to issue a free booklet of Brockbank cartoons depicting important points in the new Highway Code.
New Lon-thank Branch : A new branch has been opened by Lombank, Ltd., at 74 Borough Road, Middlesbrough. It will be managed by Mr. L. P. Turner.
Coach Take-over: The excursions and Yarmouth tours business of Helliwell and Sons, Ltd., Nelson, has been taken over by Messrs. Shutt Bros., Burnley.
Delhi Wants Loan: Delhi Transport Department will ask the Indian Government for a loan of £525,000 to add 100 new buses to their fleet during the next year.
Soviet Exhibits: Russian commercial vehicles will be displayed at the Geneva Show from March 10-20, 1960. The exhiibtion is to be enlarged by the addition of a new hall.
Russian Trade: The Russian department of the London Chamber of Commerce, 69 Cannon Street, London, E.C.4, have published "Trading with the Soviet Union,' at 5s.
Serck Turnover Up: Turnover of the Serck Group was last year about 10 per cent. higher than in the previous year, Mr. W. H. Newtou, chairman of Serck, Ltd., told the shareholders last Friday,
Wider A64: A narrow section of the A64 between Watson Road and Foundry Lane, Leeds, is to be widened next year at a cost of £75000. There will he 24-ft.-wide dual carriageways for about half a mile.
Firth Cleveland Office: A new branch office of Firth Cleveland Finance, Ltd., has been opened at Prudential Chambers, St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh, 2, Mr. Ian Lennox John has been appointed manager for Scotland.
Cheaper Chieftains: Prices of Albion Chieftain models have been cut by £50. Chassis. now cost from £1,63141,646 on the home market, with corresponding reductions overseas. Output is being raised to meet demands.
Hooper Closed Down: The B.S.A. group have closed down Hooper and Co. (Coachbuilders), Ltd. The company produced goods-vehicle bodywork at Park Royal, Middx, but their chief interest was in luxury cats, for which demand has declined.