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MR. W. McLirrrocK, secretary of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., will retire on September 30.
MR. H. BROWN became traffic manager to Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., at the beginning of the month.
Miss T. I. DEERE has been appointed secretary of the newly created Eire Department of Transport and Power.
MR. W. J. CROSLAND-TAYLOR, director and general manager of Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., will retire on December 31.
MR. JOHN L. BINN1E has succeeded the late Mn. D. B. FALVEY as traffic manager of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society.
Mn. E. BURNS has been _appointed transport manager of Staines Co-operative Society, He was formerly transport department foreman.
MR. J. GARLICK has been appointed one of the joint principal private secretaries to the Minister of Transport in place of MR. J. M. MOORE, who is being promoted.
MR. E. LESLIE MARSHALL, until now joint managing director of Daimler Hire, Ltd., has been appointed European manager for Hertz International, with control over more than 6,000 cars.
MR. P. SWINDELLS, at present
deputy chief heavy haulage manager of B.R.S. Pickfords division, becomes manager of the north-eastern division of British Road Services on October 1.
MR. I. A. E. ClIAPMAN has become assistant secretary of Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd. For the past four years he has been assistant to the chief accountant of Southdown Motor Services, Ltd.
MR. R. I. H. LONGMAN relinquishes, at his own request, certain chairmanships and directorships in the Tilling group on September 30. He will continue as chairman and managing director of Wilts and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd.
MR. H. ERIC TRIST has resigned as managing director of Transport Brakes, Ltd. He succeeded his father, MR. HusERT H. P. TRIST. founder of the company, in 1954. MR. GRAHAME H. BIRD has been appointed general manager.
LIEUT. CDR. J. W. THORNYCROFT has relinquished the post of managing director of Transport Equipment (Thornycroft), Ltd.. but continues as chairman. MR. R. E. NEWMAN becomes managing director and has been elected to the board of John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.
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MR. JoilN K. WILLIAMSON, secretary of W. P. Butterfield, Ltd., for the past 17 years, has been appointed to the board.
MR. J. F. LOCKWOOD has been appointed a director of S. Smith and Sons (England), Ltd. MR. J. A. BLAIR. the company solicitor, has succeeded MR. G. S. STURROCK as secretary.
MR, E. WATSON RODGER, has been appointed managing director of the British Wagon Co.. Ltd., and MR. C. J. V. GRAY has become general manager and local director. Other appointments are MR. J. R. CRUICKSHANK. secretary; MR, B. J. MottioNoo. assistant general manager and local director; MR, F. W. WEsieomar. sales manager, and MR, A. S. 1-fARDINGES. assistant sales manager.
NEW 2I-TON JEEP
A NEW version of the Willys FC-170
Jeep forward-control 4 x 4 has been introduced, and because of the use of twin rear tyres it can operate at a gross weight of 4 tons, permitting a payload of 2 tons 4 cwt. when a pick-up body is fitted. The lyres are 7.00-16 in. (6 Ply)
The new vehicle is similar in most respects to the normal FC-170 model. It has a wheelbase of 1031 in. and is powered by a six-cylindered 105 b.h.p. petrol engine, driving through a threespeed gearbox.
SLEEPY FISH BY TANKER
A N unusual transport undertaking is rtheing carried out in Rhodesia. where the new man-made Lake Kariba is being stocked with fish. A special Albion tanker is taking the fish—which have been anmsthetized by high pressure oxygen injection to prevent their becoming too active—to the lake. When the lake is filled it is expected to yield 20,000 tons of fish annually.