Red and White Co. Turns to Africa
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ft /IAN Y. of those transport concerns in althis country which are affected, or likely to be, by nationalization, are looking abroad, mainly within the Empire, for outlets for the continuation or expansion of their interests.
In this connection, Red and White United Transport, Ltd., Mounton Chambers, Chepstow, Mon, has made a substantial investment in Overseas Motor Transport Co., Ltd., the headquarters of which are at 120, Pall Mall, London. S.W.I. This concern controls a number of coach and bus undertakings in East Africa, Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia. The joint managing directors of Red and White, Mr. G. Brown, 0.B.E., and Mr. J. H. Watts, together with the director and secretary, Mr. D. Lloyd-Janes, B.Sc., A.M.Inst.T., are joining the board of Overseas Motor Transport Co., Ltd.
Mr. Watts is leaving to-morrow for a tour of the Various interests in the districts mentioned, where he will join Commander F. T. Hare, chairman of Overseas Motor Transport.
B.T.C. OFFICERS HOLD CONFERENCE (IFFICERS of the British Transport -.1 Commission, drawn from all sections of the undertaking, attended a two-day conference at Felixstowe on Thursday and Friday of last week. Taking part in the meeting were the Commission's chairman, Sir Cyril Hurcomb, and the chairmen and members of the five Executives.
A28 The main purpose of the conference was to enable representatives to study and discuss among themselves problems conneeted with the integration of all forms of transport and othermatters of common interest throughout the undertaking of the Commission.
6,000,000 USED VICTORIA COACH STATION
LAST year, more than 3,000,000 passengers departed. from Victoria Coach Station, and a similar number arrived there. An average of some 850 coaches a day passed through it.
In addition, many hundreds of thousands of passengers travelled by coach from other parts of London, and it is likely that some 5,000,000 people left the metropolis by coach in 1948. The majority of passengers booked through agents.
Although 1948 was a record year, the number of bookings made so far this year is greater than ever before. Services are, however, by no means full, especially those on short-distance routes, and there aire many seats available on mid-week days.
FORK-LEFT TRUCKS STEAL NORWAY SHOW CORK-LIFT trucks "stole the show" 1 at one of the most successful small exhibitions held in Oslo, Norway, since the war. It was staged by the Norwegian Development Association, with the co-operation of the British Export Trade Research Organization. Considerable interest was shown in stacking and lifting trucks, cranes and conveyors, presented by 23 manufacturers a handling equipment.