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The State-owned Irish Steel Co., Ltd„ is to build a sheet-rolling Safe-driving awards have, been presented to 1,090' drivers of 'SheffieldTransport Department.
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A party -.of. 1.0 London Transport employees recently visited the South
Wales Transport Co.. Ltd. ;,.. .
• ' The Thornycroft Old 'Pupils' Asgocia7 tion holds its annual dinner to-night at the TranspOrtillion •Club Lonclnia;
Membersof the London. branch of the Purchasing Officers' AsociatiOn are to .visit Condon 'Iransport ChisWickworks -ort November .14; • ; Garage du Mtile, 55757„ Chemin Ferrier, Geneva, wishes to .obtaint representation for a British Maker of medium-capacity oil-engined lorries: Messrs. Lister and Edmond, -York,
• are holding a service week from October 29-November 1 The Perkins mobile school will be. in attendance HOW to Make the Worst of Your Tyies' dealing humoronsly with the effects of •bad driving upon lyre life, has been published by the India l'yre and Rubber CO:, Ltd.,' Inehinnan. • The Royal Agricultural Society of
England, . 16, Bedford Square. London, W.C.1, has published revised regulations for the 1952 Royal Show to be held at Newton Abbot. from July. 1-4.
Smith's Electric Vehicles, Ltd., has appointed Messrs. William Murphy, May Street, Belfast, and the Murphy Electric Co.; Ltd.,7, -Upper Stephen Street, Dublin, as its distributors for Northern Ireland and Ulster respec
tively • Over 1,000 safe-driving and safeconducting awards were gained by emploYees of Nottingham Transport Department in 1950. Sixty-seven members of the Grantham depot of the Lincolnshire •Road Car Co., Ltd.. have also gained awards. : A32 A. G. and K. M. Spicrs, Ltd., Henley. has taken over the old-established business of Mdssrs Butler's Coaches..
Orkney County Council is to support an application to be made by the Highland Transport Co., Ltd., to run a direct road service between Glasgow and Thurso.
Hexharn Chamber of "frade has joined the Omnibus Passengers' Protet: .tiOn. ASsciciation. Local committees have been formed at March, Banbury, Lei6ester and Walsall.
N.C.B. TO BUN 8-FT.-W111/E TRACTORS • •
THE National Coal lIt is to
operate 8-11.-witle *Leyland' Super Beaver four-wheel&L tractors of the export type fitted with bonnets. Two have been ordered for the N.C.B. : by Walker Bros. lWigiin), Ltd., which to equip the vehicles to tow trailers carrying emergency pit-winding gear.
To provide rear-wheel adhesion for towing the 24-ton trailers, the Super Beavers will carry 5 tons of ballast in a small body over the axle. The machines will . have standard export'• type:cabs añdwill be fitted with rear axles of 9.33-to-1 ratio.