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Vehicles for Islington: The London :nigh of Islington has recommended the have of five 'Dennis Paxit Major WA inuous-loadine refuse-collection vehicles lo of which will be fitted with universal hulk bin hoist equipment—and two rier Bantam side-loading refuse-collection cics with towing attachments for 3-ton ing machines.
Js tor Sheffield: Sheffield cleansing and is committee has authorized the purchase ight Ford D750 13-ft.-Wheelbase chassis.
of which will he fitted with 35-cu.-yd. athatic refuse collection bodies by troke and Drewry and three with 25-cu.alloy bodies with three-door cabs and Dory equipment to be supplied by Illex Ltd., of Sheffield.
land Setts to Cambodia: Leyland Motors has received an order from the Garage ner Motor Corporation of Phnom-Penh eight Leyland Comet 13-ton truck chassis. -5 is the first order from Cambodia to be :Ned by the company. The chassis will
shipped c.k.d. to Sihanoukville for :mbly by the Corporation.
land Office Move; The office of Mr. i. Lees, bus sales manager of Leyland tors Ltd.. has been moved to the rrier Works factory in Leyland. .: Leyland 21661 (ext. 481.) :lige of Name: From August .1. Charles iderson and Co. Ltd., of Glasgow. is ling under the name of Rapps Metal I.td. o: and telephone numbers remain the le and the telegraphic address is " Metalps. Glasgow."
0,000 Order for Rover: The Rover Car Ltd. has received an order for 300 id-Rovers to the value of sonic £250.000, ae supplied to the Republic of Niger. New Air-cargo Van Service: Flexhill Shipping Co. Ltd. recently inaugurated a new special delivery service between London Airport and the Havant/Portsmouth area. The company already operates a regular air-cargo van service within 20 miles of Heathrow.
New Title: Autosafe Co. has changed its title to L. Johnson (Stratford) Ltd., with Ii eadquarters at 4 Tiddinaton Road, Stratford-on-A von.
More Comets for India : Orders worth more than £1m. for Leyland Cornet has chassis have been placed with Ashok Leyland Ltd.. of Madras. Largest order comes from the Mysore State Road Transport Corporation, which has ordered 150 chassis. The Uttar Pradesh Roadways has ordered 100 chassis. adding to the 1.000 examples of this model already operated by this Stale concern. The Maharashtara State Road Transport Co. poration has ordered 52 Comet chassis, Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service 20. and Orissa 'Transport Controller tour. Pepsu Road Transport Corporation is taking a further three Cornet long-wheelbase buses.
Seammell Semi-trailers for Arlington: The Arlington Motor Co. Ltd.. Enfield, has ordered eight Seammell 12-ton. 25 ft. semitrailers with fiat platform bodies for customers in the area.
Enrolling for I or ('ourses: Enrolment for Institute of Transport courses in rail, sea and air transport (for associate membership of the Institute) will be mainly by post. and students in the 19(4-65 session who have already completed pi iority forms will receive their instructions by post. Application forms and full instructions for enrolment me now available for other students calling at the City of London College. Moorgate, London, F.C2, in person, for completion and return by September ABEDFORD EAGLE Crushload reltise collector will he displayed by Vauxhall Motors at the exhibition fo be staged in conjunction with the Association of Public Health Inspectors' conference, opening at Blackpool on September 14. The Crushload is a continuousloading machine in which twin barriers produce a high degree of compaction and rapidly clear the loading hopper.
It is mounted on the Bedford TK 151-in.-wheel base diesel-engined chassis with seven-man crew-cab.
London Casualties THE total number of casualties as a result of road accidents in the Metropolitan Police district in 1964 was 78,471, the highest yet recorded and an increase of 4,745 (or 6.4 per cent) compared with 1963.
The .number of goods vehicles involved wits 15.619 115,114 in 1963) and p.s.v. 5,717 (5.712).
Finance Act, 1965 IAA BOOKLET entitled The Finance Act. 1965 has just been published giving a brief guide to the provisions relating to Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax. It is obtainable from Aims of Industry, 5 Plough Mace, Fetter Lane. London. E.C.4, price 2s. 6d. or 2s. 9d. postage paid.
Fuel System Water Trap : The address of Plough (Contracts) Ltd., developers of 'he fLid l system water trap (TheCommercial Moictr. August 13) iv Stonehouse,Gloucesterahire.