Micrograms. . .
Page 32
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
New Bus Garage: Sheffield Corporation are spending £13,000 on converting their Shoreham Street tram depot into a bus garage.
Auto Diesels Sell Out: The issued capital of Auto Diesels, Ltd., has been acquired by Frederick Braby and Co., Ltd., for £412,910.
Electronic Coln Sorting: The Newcastle upon Tyne Transport Department are considering purchasing a £3,000 electronic coin-sorting machine.
Fewer Trolleyhuses: To avoid reconditiona ing old trolleybuses, Nottingham Transport Department are to substitute motorbuses for some journeys on two trolleybus routes.
Rover Ticket Records: London Transport's 5s. Rover bus tickets, which give a day's unlimited travel, have had a record sale, exceeding half-a-million to date, this year.
New Branches: The Mercantile Credit Co., Ltd., have opened two new branches. They are at District Bank Chambers, Taunton, and Barclays Bank Chambers, 164 Armada Way, Plymouth.
Midland Traffic Wanted: Eight traffic experts will be based in Birmingham in an effort to gain further support from Midland exporters and importers for the Port of Manchester.
Annual Record Figure: A record annual turnover of £450,000 has been achieved by A.E.C., Ltd., in Belgium, following the receipt of a further order for 32 goods and passenger vehicles.
Parking Relaxations: Recommendations are to be made to Nottingham Watch Committee by the local chamber of commerce about roads on which parking restrictions might he relaxed on Saturday afternoons.
Productivity Increase; A fourfold increase in productivity has been achieved in one section of the Treforest factory of K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd., by the introduction of semi-automation in glazing insulators.
Liverpool By-pass: As part of an £800,000 four-year plan to be submitted to the Minister of Transport by Warrington Corporation, the building of a £300.000 Liverpool by-pass would be undertaken with Lancashire County Council.
Management Reply: A reply by the management of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., to claims made by the trade unions, representing 40,000 workers, will be made on November 9. The unions want a substantial pay increase, a 40-hour week and a third week's paid holiday.
R.H.A. Functions: The annual dinner and dance of the East London Sub-area of the Metropolitan and South Eastern Area of the Road Haulage Association will be held at the Park Lane Hotel, London, W.1, on October 31. The annual dinner and dance of the Central London Sub-area will be held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, W.I, on November 27.