Manchester's Big Bus Orders.
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Paragraphs which have _lately appeared in our columns have indicated that the tramway committee of the Manchester Corporation was about to make extensive additions to its fleet of motorbuses, so that it is not altogether surprising to learn that the committee is to expend £100,000 on the purchase of a big fleet of new vehicles.
It is said that the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., Crossley Motors, Ltd., and Leyland Motors. Ltd., are each to supply 30 chassis. it is stated that the bodies for the vehicles are to be supplied by other concerns, except that Crossley Motors, Ltd., has secured an order for 10 double-deck and 10 single-deck bodies. So far as the double-deckers are concerned, 60 of them will be employed to replace the tramcars on a circular route through the city, where low railway bridges have militated against the use of double-deck trams.
A Karrier Agent in the North.
Robson and Norman, Ltd., College Avenue, Neweastle-on-Tyne, has reaently been appointed sole distributing agent for Karrier commercial and passenger vehicles in the counties cf Northumberland and Durham. The company will carry a stock of spare parts for the different models in the Karrier range.
Financing Motor-vehicle Sales. The announcement is made in New York that the Hudson Motor Car Co. has signed a contract with the Commer el Trust Corporation for financing the sales of Dover commercial vehicles and Hudson and Essex cars on an international basis. The Commercial Investment Trust claims to be the largest concern in the world specializing in the financing of instalment selling. It has the powerful backing of the Dillon Read banking interests and operates through subsidiaries in 60 countries outside the United States.
Fordson Tractor Activity.
It may not generally be known that the new Fordson tractor, the original models of which were made in America, is now being manufactured and assembled entirely in Cork, Ireland, and from this it will be gathered that the Cork works of Henry Ford and Son, Ltd., is manufacturing the tractors for distribution throughout the whole world, including the United States. A picture which we publish on this page gives some idea of the intensive activity which is taking place in the works and the tractors shown form part of a day's output ready for shipment to all countries. The present output of the Fordson tractor is 150 per day.
A Big Overseas Call for Tenders.
It is reported that the Egyptian Ministry of Public Works, Tanzim Department, is asking for tenders, which have to be presented in Egypt by November 2nd next, for the supply of motor lorries, steam wagons, cars, tractors and trailers.. Those concerns which can offer British-built vehicles can obtain further particulars by applying to the Department of Overseas Trade, 35, Old Queen Street, London, S.19.1, quoting reference A X8,567.
Personal Pars.
It is with much interest we learn that Mr. Jo,seph Oldbury, of Hardy Spicer and Co., Ltd., who was at one time connected with our associate journal, The Motor, and is particularly well known in all sections of the motor industry, has just accepted a unanimous invitation to be the nextmayor of Sutton Goldfield. It is, indeed, very fitting that he should assume this prominent office, for he has lived in Sutton Coldfield for nearly 30 years and has been a member of the council for some considerable time. He acted as the Birtningham manager for The Motor and in this capacity made a host of friends in the trade.
We publish on this page a portrait of Mr. T. B. Goodyer, 0.B.E., A.I.E.E., M.Inst.T., who recently retired from the position of tramways manager to the Croydon Corporation, and has taken up a post with Tilling-Stevens Motors, Ltd.,
as municipal sales manager. In the early part of his business career he acted as secretary to the Edinburgh Street Tramways Co., of which concern Mr. Goodyer, Senior, was the traffic manager. In 1884 he joined the London Road Car Co., Ltd., and some months later was appointed manager and secretary to the Northampton Street Tramways Co. Continuing his transport associations, be was next appointed to be manager of the West Metropolitan Tramways, later becoming traffic manager of the Birmingham Central Tramways Co. After a short‘ term with a new company which was formed to take over the work of the Birmingham Central," Mr. Goodyer resigned to become general traffic superintendent of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd.
During 1900 Mr. Goodyer spent several months in the United States and Canada, inquiring into street railway practices. Returning to this country, he became, in 1902, general manager for the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., the lessee of the Croydon Corporation Tramways, and held that appointment during the currency of the lease, which terminated in May, 1906. He then assumed the position of tramways manager to the Croydon Corporation.
Mr. Goodyer was appointed a member of the executive council of the Municipal Tramways Association in 1911 and in 1918-19 occupied the presidential chair. At the annual conference of the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association, held in Manchester a year ago, he was elected an honorary member, in view of his distinguished services to the tramways industry.
I.A.E. Meeting To-night.
The new president of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, Professor IV. Morgan, will read his presidential address before the members in London tonight (Tuesday) at 8 P.m. The venue is the Royal Automobile Club. The title of the address is "The Member and the Institution." Questions of vital moment to members are to be dealt with by the President.
Thames Tunnel Decision Awaited.
Essex County Council is of opinion, as regards the North Orbital Road, that the portion situated between Brentwood and the river should not be proceeded -with by the Ministry of Transport until the site of the proposed new Thames tunnel is definitely fixed.