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Ulster Traffic Council: The Northern Ireland Government have established a Road Traffic Advisory Council to help to achieve greater safety on the roads.
Plain-clothes Patrols: Police in plain clothes and driving "private" cars have been put on duty in Woodchurch. Road, one of two main roads leading into Birkenhead from Cheshire and North Wales.
Full Exide Catalogue: Two previous catalogues are combined in a new brochure published by Chloride Batteries, Ltd., Swinton, Manchester. which gives details of all Silver Exide, Double-Life and Exide heavy-duty batteries.
Routes Service Weeks: Gordon Cars (London), Ltd.. 26 North End Road, London, NAVAL and Cards Motors, Ltd., Lewisham Bridge, London, S.E.13, Rootes dealers, will be holding service weeks from April 23-28 and May 14-19 respectively.
Safe Drivers; Last year, 299 drivers of S,P.D.. Ltd., gained safe-driving awards in the competition or the Royal. Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Two recorded 18 .years'. freedom from accident, two 13 years, one 12 years and one 11 years.
Leyland Output Up: An overall increase in. production of 8 per cent, for the first quarter of this year, compared with the first quarter or 1955. has been recorded by Leyland Motors, Ltd. Last year was the most productive in the company's history. U.D.T. Branch: A new branch office at 50 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, will be opened by United Dominions Trust, Ltd., next Monday.
Birch Taxi Starts: Having been approved by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, the Birch taxicab went into service in London on Wednesday.
New Bus Station: The new central bus station in Harfidd Road, Nuneaton, will be opened on May 3 by Mr. W. P. James, West Midland Licensing Authority.
Profit Expected: A profit of £2,415 is expected by Great Yarmouth Transport Department for 1956-57, compared with a deficit of £1,168 at the end of the past financial year.
Parkers Beware: Problems posed by the parking of lorries have led West Ham Corporation to decide to prosecute whenever street obstruction is caused by such vehicles.
Work Study Service: The British Transport Commission are to establish a specialist advisory service on work study, which will embrace all their activities, including British Road Services, Carburation Explained: Solex, Ltd., 223231 Marylebone Road, London, N.W.I, have published a new edition of "Your Carburetter," describing how a carburetter works and the effects of neglect.
Apartheid on Buses: Cape Town's two private bus companies were last week ordered, under protest, to introduce racial segregation on their vehicles operating seven city routes from Monday.
Kwik Change: Manufacturers of the Kwik fire extinguisher, Savant Chemical Laboratories. Ltd.. have moved from Glasgow to Hawleys Lane, Longford. Warrington. The change will enable production to be increased.
Aluminium Handbook: The latest editior of "The Properties of Aluminium and It-5 Alloys " (7s. 6d.) is enlarged and thumbindexed for quick reference. It is published by the Aluminium Development Association, 33 Orosvenor Street, London, W.I.
400 Protest: A petition bearing over 4,000 signatures will be presented to the Yorkshire Licensing Authority as a protest by the people of Ruston against a change in Leeds Corporation bus routes which "ha; changed the whole pattern of life in Beeston."
Automation Problems: A lecture, 4' The Impact of Automation on Management," will be delivered by Mr. E. L. G. Robbins, organization adviser to the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., to the Corporation of Industrial Managers at the Charing Cross Hotel, London, W.C.2, on May 14.
Factories and the Law: Sir George Barnett, chief inspector of factories, will address the north-western region of the Institute of Production Engineers on Monday at 6.30 p.m. at the Manchester College of Science and Technology. He will deal with the Factory Acts and how they affect engineering establishments.
Orders for Irions: Organizations which have ordered the lrion side-operating fork-lift truck from Materials Handling Equipment (Great Britain), Ltd., include British Railways, the Crown Agents for Overseas Administrations, the Steel Co. of Wales, ICJ.. the T.I. Group, Singapore Harbour Board and the Rhodcsia Forestry Commission.
Electronic Accounting: How electronic accounting can provide statistics for labour efficiency in advance of payroll figures is described in a brochure published by the British Tabulating Machine Co., Ltd., 17 Park Lane, London, W.I. The use of punched cards and the new Hollerith 550 electronic calculator is stated to produce data quickly without involving extra labour.