Chesterfield—Derby Direct Service
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A DIRECT stage service running
daily between Chesterfield and )erby has 'been authorized by the (orkshire Licensing Authority despite tn objection by Chesterfield Corporaion.
The, corporation objected to the ipplication, made jointly by Trent Vlotor Traction Co., Ltd., East Midand Motor Services, Ltd., and the Midand General Omnibus Co., .Ltd., on he ground that the proposed service you'd abstract from their own service )perated between Chesterfield and Clay ross.
It was argued by the applicants that 3omparatively few passengers used that iervice when travelling between Zhesterfield and Derby.
BRITAIN LANDS BIG ORDERS
ORDERS secured in the face of keen competition from the Continent nave been placed with Leyland Motors, Ltd., by Persia, bringing contracts for :hat country now in hand at Leyland to the value of nearly £500,000.
These latest contracts are for 40 Super Hippo six-wheeled goods chassis similar to 60 ordered a few weeks ago. Leyland now have orders for some 150 vehicles for Persia.
TROLLEYBUSES TO GO NAOTORBUSES are to replace trolleyLvi buses on Doncaster Corporation's service between Doncaster and Bentley. The town council last week approved the transport committee's recommendation that tenders be sought for 10 double-deck motorbuses to be used on the route which trolleybuse,s have served since 1928.
FOR THE STUDENT QIMPLY written instruction in mathematics and science, which should prove particularly useful to motor mechanics and apprentices who may be studying for a technical qualification, is given in "Motor Vehicle Calculations and Science." The early chapters deal with fractions, decimals, powers and roots, areas, volumes capacity and weights, whilst the subjects treated in the later ones include the use of log tables, the principle of movements, the expansion and contraction of materials, velocity and acceleration.
The book is published by Edward Arnold (Publishers), Ltd., 41 Maddox Street, London, W.1, and is prided at 78. 6d.
IN A LINE OR TWO
United Dominions Trust, Ltd., are opening an office at 21 River Street, Truro, on Monday.
The Rees Jeffreys Studentship in transport has been raised to a maximum value of £425 for 1954.
An economic and commercial survey of Sweden has been published by the Stationery Office at 6s. 6d.
A new. Shell-B.P. House is to be bunt at Eastgaie, Leeds, as headquarters of the north-eastern division of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.
During the first half of this year, France produced 78,200 commercial vehicles, compared with 62,275 in the corresponding period of last year.