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municipal year Morecambe Town Council made a profit approaching£1,000 on its buses.
The headquarters of Red and White Services, Ltd., at Coleford. Glos., are to be removed to Cinderford or Monmouth.
The Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., has declared an interim dividend of 3 per cent. an its cumulative preference shares, and of 4 per cent. on its ordinary shares.
Daring a week in August 67,503 vehicles passed along Archway Road, Highgate, London, an increase of 9,937 over the figure for 1928. The former figure is a record.
Application is to be made by Ribble Motor Services, td., and Lancaster and Morecambe dorporations for orders modifying local Acts of Parliament so as to permit bus operation within certain specified areas outside the respective boroughs.
A notable success was achieved by the works band of Morris Motors, Ltd., under the able conductorship of Mr. S. V. Wood, on the occasion of the recent Crystal Palace Band Festival, when it gained premier award in the Grand Shield Section.
Aluminium-bronze die-castings are dealt with in a publication which has recently been issued by the British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Adelaide House, King William Street, London, E.C.4. The sepia illustrations are of a high order and clearly indicate the uses to which aluminium-bronze can be put.
The city council of East London, South Africa, has decided to abandon tramways and to operate buses.
During the eight months ended August, East Ham Corporation issued 13,689 Road ..Fund. licences, as compared with 14,941 a year earlier.
According to the Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan, several types of charcoal gas producer are being manufactured in Japan, and recent trials brought forth satisfactory results.
A descriptive leaflet referring to the new Morris-Commercial 30-cwt. vehicle, which we fid,ly described in our issue dated September 22nd, has been issued by Stewart and Arden), Ltd., 371, Ruston Road, London, N.W.1.
During a recent week the ShipleyBrantley main road carried 10,646 vehicles, being an increase of 2,038, or 23.7 per cent., over the figure obtained in 1928 (8,608). The increase of motor traffic was equal to 57 per cent.
In dealing with the various heavyoil engines recently demonstrated at Manchester, we -stated that the connecting rods of the A.E.C. unit are made of duralumin. This is not the ease, as these components are alloy-steel drop forgings of the usual H-section.
A number of important orders has recently been received by Guy Motors, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, and we note from the list of buyers that the company's 30-cwt. ON-type chassis and its 2-21-ton K-type chassis are in good demand for goods transport. The transport committee of Chesterfield Corporation is Seeking power to run bus services to the Clowne rural district.
Lodge sparking plugs were used in the Rolls-Royce supermarine seaplane on which Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth recently set up the new air-speed record of 408.8 m.p.h.
Birmingham Corporation hopes in time to abandon altogether horsed transport and to use only eleCtric vehicles for the work of the refuse-collection and salvage department.
The transport committee, of Preston Corporation has deferred for three months consideration of the type of vehicle to be adopted on the Farringdon route, when the trams are abandoned.
A catalogue 'describing the Wilson plastic are welding plant and welding metals has recently been issued by G. D. Peters and Co., Ltd., a, Central Buildings, Westminster, London, S.W.1.
Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., and Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., have both declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent. on their ordinary shares in respect of the year ending March 31st next.
Mansfield Corporation has forbidden the operation of buses, on market and fair days,. within the market place of West Gate, or the adjoining streets within 300 yds. of the market place, except to leave or return to a garage.