Ceylon Transport Board Orders British Buses
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AN order for 439 passenger chassis worth £750,000 has been placed with Leyland Motors, Ltd., by Ceylon Transport Board. The contract has been won in the face of severe German and Japanese competition and will bring the number of Leyland buses in operation with this concern up to nearly 1,400. In addition to the order for chassis, a quantity of Leyland 0.350 oil engines has been ordered to replace the original power units in other makes of vehicle.
The buses ordered consist of 239 Comet I6-ft. 11-in.-wheelbase chassis, 14 Comet 13-ft. 7-in.-wheelbase chassis an 60 Comet 14-ft. 8-in.-wheelbase model All the vehicles will have five-speed gen boxes, single-speed rear axles an vacuum-assisted hydraulic braking.
CASE FOR HIGHER FARES WEST HARTLEPOOL Corpora& W has decided to apply for higher fan on the inter-town service with ti neighbouring town of Hartlepool. So' members of the Council said the mattt should be deferred.