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During 1931 2,147 commercial vehicles were registered in Switzerland.
The Ripon authority is to investigate a scheme for the provision of a bus station. * * Workington is being presented with an ambulance by Mrs. N. G. Barradough, of Jenkin Hill.
East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., is to erect a garage, workshop and offices at Pond Street, C hesterfield.
Blackpool Watch Committee has visited Salford and Liverpool to witness demonstrations of fire-brigade appliances.
A loss of about £1,260 is recorded on the past 11 months' working of Newport (Mon.) Corporation's transport under taking. *
Scarborough Watch Committee is considering the suitability of Hanover Road as a station for buses on country services. *
The American G.P.O. authorities have ordered 500 Ford 7-cwt. vans and 1,500 35-40-cwt. lorry chassis of General Motors make, At the end of last year there were 1,796 commercial vehicles registered in Jamaica, there being 323 new registrations in 1931.
An express bus service from Coble to Padiham, via Nelson and Burnley, operated jointly by local authorities, is to commence on April 30th.
Barrow Corporation, which inaugurated its passenger-transport system in 1884, using steam trams, a few days ago changed over from tramways to motorbuses.
At Stretford, consideration is being given to the question of whether the introduction of motor vehicles might be more useful and economical than horsed transport. * Blackburn Corporation's transport manager (Mr. Cowell) is preparing a special report concerning the advisability or otherwise of changing from trams to buses.
The Truck and Tractor Appliance Co. (Manchester), Ltd., advises us that it has removed its head office from First Avenue to Richmond Road, Trafford Park, Manchester.
On December let, 1931, there was a total of 38,508 motor vehicles registered in Poland, the figure including 3,226 motorbuses, 5,688 hackney vehicles and 5,940 goods motors.
We understand that Park Royal Coachworks, Ltd., has secured an order for 15 55-seater low-height doublesaloon bus bodies, to be mounted on Morris-Commercial Imperial chassis, from the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd. Teddington municipal surveyor has again drawn attention to the desirability of using mechanical transport for long hauls on refuse collection.
At the end of January last there were 27,734 motor vehicles in use in Hungary, the total including 4,177 goods vehicles, 1,874 taxicabs and 642 motorbuses.
The Glasgow office and stores of Specialloid, Ltd., the headquarters of which are at Friern Park, North Finchley, London, N.12, are now at 134, Wellington Street.
The Warpool_ Transport Co., the head office of which is at 204, Breck Road, Liverpool, advises us that it has changad its London address to 120, Pratt Street, N.W.1.
During the past year Sternol, Ltd., made a net profit of £8,574, compared with £2,126 in the previous year, and, after deducting loss on stocks held abroad, there is a balance of 14,901.
On December 31st, 1931, there were approximately 150,000 motor vehicles in use in Sweden, the total including 40,626 goods vehicles and 3,372 motorbuses. Two years ago the total was 136,800 vehicles.
The Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., Warwick, announces that its London office has been changed to 1, Victoria Street, S.W.1, and that the export department will, in future, be conducted from the same address.
A leaflet describing the new Purolator metal-element filters, which are suitable for the filtration of a variety of liquids, has recently been issued by Automotive Products Co., Brock House, Longhorn Street, London, W.1.
"Testimony to the Work a Barimar" is the title of a booklet we have received from Barimar, Ltd., 14-18, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, W.C.1. It contains a large number of reprints of letters received from satisfied customers.
An excellent idea of the many anti varied uses to which D.P. batteries are put is provided by a pictorial booklet which the D.P. Battery Co., Ltd., Bakewell, has recently issued. A number of pictures shows their application to all types of transport vehicle.
The stock of machine tools held by George Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd., Park Royal Road, London, N.W.10, is indicated in a catalogue which the company has recently issued, wherein brief particulars and illustrations of the different classes of equipment are set out.
"The Film Lubrication of the Journal Bearing" is the title of a paper to be read by Messrs. R. 0. Boswell, B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E., and J. O. Brierley, A.M.I.Mech.E., on April 22nd, at 6 p.m., at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Storey's Gate, London, S.W.1.