RIBBLE BUILD NEW DEPOT WORK IS to begin soon on
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building a new 72vehicle depot for Ribble Motor Services Ltd. in Carlisle on the Willow Holme trading estate. It will replace the Rickergate facilities and will feature a semi-automated vehicle fuelling and washing bay, similar to that recently built at the Ribble depot at Aintree, Liverpool.
Middlesbrough Loss: During the past financial year Middlesbrough Corporation transport undertaking made a loss of nearly £20,000. Last year they made £12,000 profit. Stockton transport undertaking earned a net profit of £2,356. Both undertakings will be taken over next April by the new Tees-side County Borough.
More Leylands for Perth (Australia): The Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust has ordered 50 Leopard single-deck chassis from the Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia PO/ Ltd. Semi-automatic transmission will be fitted to 40 chassis and fully-automatic transmission to the remainder.