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Last year the Chester 'Corporation's buses-made a profit of £4,900. •
Shore Terrace is to be developed into a central. station . for all bus traffic in Dundee. a a *
The trateport committee of Birkenhead Corporation is to have a bus depot erected at New Chester Road.
• A Manchester lorry was the _ sole British motor-vehicle exhibit at the recently held exhibition `at Tallinn, Esthenia, * * The tramways committee of Birkenhead Corporation recomniends discontinuing the trams ou the WOOdside-New Perry route and replacing them by buses.
By 53 to 39 votes Glasgow Town Council decided, a few days ago, to take no action with 'regard to the question of the corporation building its own bus bodies. * * * • We learn that Dishes Motors, Ltd., of .Blackfriars Road, Salford, is acting as the main distributor for Manchester and district for Chevrolet and Bedford commercial vehicles.
The first vehicle—a lorry—to be assembled in the new Ford factory at Cologne, Germany, recently left the works, which has a capacity of 75 machines a day and will employ 1,000 men. * The divisional .road engineer for the Midland Division is to attend a conference between representatives of Birkenhead and Wallasey Corporations, on the subject of freeing Wallasey Bridge from tolls. * , • Isle of Ely County Council is complaining to the railway company of the delay caused to road traffic at the levelcrossings at CoIdham and Weldersey, as a result of the gates being locked all night. * The transport committee of York Corporation has authorized steps to Protect the municipal-transport system in connection with applications made to the Traffic Commissioners for road-service licences in respect of bus services running into or through the city.
We learn that Joseph Stubbs, Ltd., has taken over the patent rights far the Diatberm piston, which is the in vention of an eminent French metallurgist, Raymond de Finery; it has been in use for several years on the Continent. The piston. will he manufacLured in the • company's works at Ancoats, Manchester.
Chesterfield Corporation is to seek sanction to run buses on new routes.
Thomas Tilling, Ltd., has acquired a site off Wilson Avenue, Brighton, for the erection of a bus garage, An interesting list of repair-shop equipment has lately been issued by Messrs.'aIndustrial Equipments, 71-75, Barrack Road, Leeds.
Plans are t6 be prepared for a central transport 'depot to accommodate the whole of the buses which Carlisle Corporation will operate in the city and
district. * The " char-h-bance " used at the Collsewn, London, in the play " White Horse Inn,", is mounted on a Slingsby truck equipped with an Edison steel storage battery. * * *
Now that the Kimberworth-Thrybergh tramway route, at Rotherham, has been converted to trolley-bus operation, the corporation has onlj, two . remaining tramway routes.
At the commencement of the year there were 15,843 commercial motors and 1,677 tractors in operation in Switzerland, as compared • with 14,594 • and 1,311 respectively at the beginning of 1930. * a* • Surrey County Council has decided to proceed with the scheme for the construction of a by-pass road at Eghain, to cost £63,200, subject to the Ministry of Transport making an allowance of 75 per cent, of the cost.
A net increase of £75,205, as compared with the figure for 1929-30, is the result of last year's working of Glasgow's municipal transport. Total revenue amounted to £2,706,928 for the financial year ended May 16th.
The Leamington Valve Co., Clinton 'Street, Leamington Spa, has recently issued a new price list of engine valves for a wide range of commercial vehicles, including most machines of British, Continental and American make.
Best and Lloyd, Ltd., Birmingham. advises us that it has sold to Benton and Stone, Ltd., Bracebridg,e Street, Birmingham, that section • of its business known as the automatic products department, in which for 20 years the company has made components and accessories for the motor and general engineering trades.