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D OAD transport is to replace goods
and passenger services on the County Down Railway, except on the route from Belfast to Bangor. Services are to be withdrawn in stages. The first to be dealt with will be between Comber and Newcastle, Ballynahinch Junction and Ballynahinch, and Downpatrick and Ardglass. Road transport is expected to take over on these sections on January 16.
The Northern Ireland Transport Tribunal has authorized the Ulster Transport Authority to take this step. Staff redundancy problems are being discussed with the trade unions.
LOADSTAR PRICES ANNOUNCED
RETAIL prices of the new Loadstar id:iffy in grey primer have been announced by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd. Special extras finclude ventilators in doors, heaters and radios, and are subject to a maximum discount of 18.4per cent. Prices are as follows:
2-ton long-whet:base chassis 2-ton long-wheelbase chassis and cab 2-ton long-wheelbase platform truck 2-ton tong-wheelbase drop-sided truck 5-ton long-wheelbase chassis ..
5-ton long-wheelbase chassis and cab 5-ton long-wheebase platform truck 5-ion iong-wheebase deep-sided truck 5-ton short-wheelbase chassis 5-ton short-wheelbase chassis and cab 5-ton short-whcelbate hydraulic tipper 5-ton coach chassis
The Loadstar was described in 'The Commercial Motor" last week.
LATINS AND FINNS BUY A.E.C.s
-THE new State transport organiza
tion in Montevideo. known as AMDET, has ordered 30 A.E.C. (Ado):. Regal Mark III single-decker chassis. Ado coaches are already extensively used on long-distance services in Uruguay.
Two big Brazilian operators have ordered 28 A.E.C. chassis and Sandholm Industrimaker, Helsinki, has
ordered 10 similar machines. These will bring-up to 46, the total of A.E.C.chassis purchased since 1948 by the Finnish concern.