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MR. T. SAMSON has been appointed chief draughtsman of the track work department of Edgar Allen and Co., Ltd.
MR. J. L. CALLAGHAN, general sales manager of United Lubricants Ltd., has joined the board as sales director. MR. J. CUNNINGHAM has been appointed sales manager.
SIR LEONARD SINCLAiR has been elected chairman of the Cleveland Petroleum Co., Ltd. He succeeds SIR THOMAS Nicol., who has resigned as chairman and from the board. Sir Leonard has been a director of the company since 1943.
MR. C. C. CROSBY has joined the board of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd. He is deputy chairman and managing director of Standard Motor Products, Ltd., Melbourne, Australia, who make, assemble and distribute Standard vehicles in that country.
MR. J. W. LENNox, director and general manager of Sintered Products, Ltd., has been appointed general manager of Sheepbridge Alloy Castings, Ltd. MR. R. DurToN-FoRstmw has been appointed to the board of Sheepbridge Engineering, Ltd. He is also a director of the Burtonwood Engineering Co., Ltd.
MR. ALAN RITCHIE, traffic superintendent at the Dundee depot of W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., has taken up a position with the British Transport Commission in Glasgow as traffic costing officer. He was formerly with Aberdeen Transport Department and was Aberdeen depot manager of James Sutherland (Peterhead), Ltd.
M. B. E. MuricursoN is now in charge of the stores department at the headquarters of British Road Services, following the appointment of MR. R. B. HoFF as stores superintendent of British Railways (Western Region). Mr. Murchison joined the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., in 1910 and the Road Haulage Executive in 1949.
MR. A. G. PLALTs, claims assistant, Manchester Transport Department, has won first prize in Section I of the 1955 essay competition of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association. Second prize was gained by Ma. W. F. BARON, assistant traffic superintendent, Huddersfield Transport Department, and third by MR. R. A. DOYLE, contracts assistant, Liverpool Transport Department. In Section II, MR. R. J. Thorpe, driver, Northampton Transport Department, won first prize, MR. F. HOLLAND, conductor, Salford Transport Department, second, and MR. R. WASON, driver, West Hartlepool Transport Department, third. A special prize was awarded to MRS. M. D. HUGHES, conductress, London Transport.
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MR. A. E. H. BROWN has been appointed a member of the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland. He succeeds MR. T. F. CAMERON, who has resigned.
MR. G. PARRY, traffic officer of Bolton Transport Department since 1941, has been appointed deputy manager of the Burnley, Colne and Nelson Joint Transport undertaking.
Ma. H. E. G. HARVEY, publicity manager and public relations officer of Ferodo, Ltd., is leaving to take up an appointment with a newly formed British subsidiary of an American concern of electronic engineers.
MR. MICHAEL DAUNT has been appointed sales manager of Lodge Plugs, Ltd. MR. B. D. BACON, formerly general sales manager of Lodge Plugs, has been retained as vice-president of the Lodge Spark Plug Co., Los Angeles.
MR. GORDON G. GOODWIN has been appointed marketing manager of Tecalemit, Ltd., Plymouth, and MR. D. EMERSON, assistant marketing mana ger. MR. S. C. KENNETT becomes supervisor for the northern region and MR. G. W. ELY for the London and midland region. MR. D. SWEETING is to take over Mr. Ely's London territory, as a representative. MR. W. G. GARTON has been appointed representative for Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland; MR. K. S. SELBIE for the West Riding of Yorkshire; and MR. A. JEFFRIES for Staffordshire, Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Denbighshire, Anglesey and Caernarvonshire.
LICENCE FOR NEWCOMERS
NEWCOMERS gained a licence from the Western Licensing Authority on Monday, to carry for customers in Pill, a town which was expanding and where there were only two hauliers compared with five in 1940. A witness said that he had moved his furniture in a wheelbarrow as he could not obtain proper transport.
Messrs. Hunt Bros., Pill, the applicants, wished to meet local needs, carrying building materials, market garden produce, manure and furniture. The Authority allowed building materials to be hauled within 25 miles and general goods 10 miles.
TAY BRIDGE AGREEMENT GREEMENT in principle to car"' operate in the construction of a Tay road bridge has been reached by representatives of Dundee, Angus and Fife local authorities. The cost of a bridge is now estimated at Om. and the structure could be built in 21 years.