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The Liverpool Corporation has refused to grant licences for " baby " taxicabs.'
Last year Durham County Council issued 78,488 motor licences, representing an increase of 4,296 over the previous year's figure.
The Barking municipal surveyor is to prepare a detailed report on the mechanical sweeping of roads.
Although the receipts amounted to £52,672, the Societe " des Autobus 13ruxellois, which operates the buses in the Belgian capital, reports a net profit of only £517 for the past financial year.
A census was recently taken at Ilford Broadway of the buses and coaches travelling along Ilford High Road, and it showed a total of 1,956 public-service vehicles per day. Coaches were in 28 different ownerships.
A petition has been lodged by Durham County Council against the West Hartlepool Corporation Bill, which seeks powers to run buses within the administrative county, jointly, in certain cases, with Stockton-on-Tees Corporation.
We understand that a fusion of interests has been sanctioned of the Alfreton Motor Transport Co., Ltd., of Alfreton and Hand Garages, Ltd., Matlock, which operate transport services in the Alfreton, Matlock and Bakewell districts of Derbyshire.
Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., is to erect R a bus garage in New Chester Road, Birkenhead.
The London County Council, the Minister of Transport states, has not yet submitted any definite proposal to the Ministry in regard to the reconstruction of Wandsworth Bridge.
The Great Western Railway Co. has decided to discontinue running Sunday passenger trains on the Ebbw ValeAberbeeg route mid will, . instead, operate a bus service.
We understand that Edmunds, Walker and Co., Ltd., 6, Newman Street, London, W.1, has concluded arrangements with Ferodo, Ltd., to handle its products.
Further to references which have already appeared, we now learn that Manchester Corporation has decided to utilize a portion of the old infirmary site in Piccadilly as a bus station.
During last year 88 per cent, of the drivers in the service of the United Counties Omnibus and Road Transport Co., Ltd., qualified for the diploma awarded by the National "Safety First" Association, under its freedomfrom-accidents competition.
At a meeting of the graduates' section (London) of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, to be held at Storey's Gate, St. James's Park, London, S.W.1, on March 16th, Mr. C. Day, M.Sc.Tech, vice-president, will give a lecture on "Heavy-oil and Diesel Engines."