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nother Depot: A new depot has been iened by the India Tyre and Rubber Co., :d., at 151 Parker Drive, Leicester.
ew Office: The Preston office of the orth Central Wagon and Finance Co., Ltd., is moved to 36 Ribblesdale Place, Preston. -affic Television: Closed-circuit television being used by the police to aid control traffic at West Drayton, Middx, where ad works are in progress.
mken Transfer: The assets of the Fischer mrings Co.. Ltd., are to be transferred om the British Timken Co., Ltd., to the ifnir Bearing Co. (U.K.), Ltd.
unmated Celebration: Celebrations to ark the 60th anniversary of Sunderland -ansport Department in January will elude a tour of the town by an illuminated l3.
cperimental Brakes: A 1950 model A.E.C. :gent III double-deck bus of Liverpool .ansport 13(epartment has been fitted perimentally with Dunlop disc brakes to
c front wheels.
istol Dinner: The Bristol centre of the otor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund II hold its annual dinner and dance at le Berkeley, Berkeley Square, Bristol. 8, . January 7, 1960.
union R.H.A. Date: The annual banquet
d ball of the Central London Sub-area the Road Haulage Association, will be ld at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. indon. W.1, on November 27.
gents in Japan: Japanese agents for !yland Motors, Ltd., Albion Motors, Ltd., d Scammell Lorries, Ltd., are Jardine, atheson and Co. (Japan), Ltd., 210-212 ikuko Building, P.O. Box 282, Tokyo. lank= Orders: Plymouth Transport .partment have ordered 12 Atlantean .uble-deck buses; Great Yarmouth have dered four, and J. James and Sons, Ltd.; nrnanford, have called for a further two oduetivity. Conference: A-one-day conferee entitled Can you affiard your transrt fleet ? " wilt, be held by .the Harrow d Wembley Productivity Association on nuary 5, 1960.It will be :held at the
Chamber, Federationof British dustries. 21 Tothill Street, London, S.W.1, ckets will cost £2 2s. each. Tractor Weight: The new Dodge tractor described last week is rated for a gross combination weight of 18 tons.
More Capital: Super Oil Seals and Gaskets, Ltd., are raising £517,000 of additional capital by issuing 1,320,000 2s. 6d. ordinary shares at 8s. each.
Commers for Hong Kong: Approximately 400 Commer forward-control 30-cwt, vans have been ordered by two Rootes Group distributors in Hong Kong. •
January Date: The Road Passenger and Transport Association will hold their annual dinner, at the Botanical Gardens; Edgbaston, Birmingham, on January 29.
Rootes Ban Use of Ml: The Rootes Group have asked dealers and vehicle deliverers not to use the new London-Birmingham motorway when 'delivering new vehicles.
Rotherham Station: A bus station is to be built in the centre of Rotherham. A total of 30 routes serving the town and district will operate from 11 loading bays.
Plating Standard: The British Standards Institution, 2 Park Street, London. W.1, have issued a new standard concerning nickel and chromium plating. It is B.S. 1224 and costs 5s.
B.M.C. Body Length: The standard body fitted to the new Austin and Morris 3-tonners is 12 ft. 4 in. long, not 14 ft. 3 in., as stated in the description of the range in last week's issue.
Dynamometers for Sweden: Nine HeenanDynamatic dynamometers, varying in size from 150-500 b.h.p., are to be supplied to the Volvo concern, Sweden, by Heenan and Fi-oude, Ltd., Worcester.
Heavy Bookings: So many people want to try the motorway service of the Birmingham and Midland Motor-Omnibus-Co., Ltd.. that all coaches are fully booked on 63 scheduled departures between now and Christmas. '
Metallurgy SytnposInna: A symposium op the powder metallurgy of magnetic materials will he held at the Hoare Merndrial Church House, Great Smith Street, London, S.W.1, on December 16. at 9.30 a.m. It has been arranged by the Iron and Steel Institute and the Institute of Metals.