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Over 50 per cent. of last year's output of the Routes Group was expol-ted.
Reserves of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., are to be capitalized by a twofor-one share issue.
Next year's conference of the Institute of Public Cleansing will be held at Scarborough from June 14-17.
Shareholders of the Cape Asbestos Co., Ltd., have sanctioned an increase in capital arid the capitalization of £1-,004,640.
On a journey under normal touring conditions from Land's End. to . John O'Groats and back, a Hillman Husky averaged 40.13 m.p.g., using National Benzole mixture, •
D.T.D. 779 anti-freeze is to be marketed by Douglas Holt (Est. 1919), Ltd. This product is Government-approved, contains a green dye to prevent inadvertent draining and gives protection down to 35° F. of frost.
The Northern Gas Board require two Bedford 10-cwt. vans.
America expects to have 81m. vehicles by 1965, compared with 58m. at present.
• The D'Arcy Exploration Co., Ltd., are to drill a test oil well at Faringdon, Safe-driving awards for 1953 have been won by 1,086 drivers of Sheffield Transport Department.
Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., are to buy 40 Leyland Tiger Cub coaches with Beadle bodywork.
A Leicester-Edinburgh service may be run jointly by Barton Transport, Ltd., and Robin Hood (Coaches), Ltd. Application has been made for licences.
West Hartlepool Transport Committee recommend that the unremunerative circular service be closed. The undertaking faces a loss of £5,000 in the current year.
Of 615 drivers of Nottingham Transport Department who entered the 1953 safedriving competition, 533 pined awards. Conductors' awards went to 521 out of 549 entrants.
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•• It Would not be practicable to introduce legislation to require Vendors of used vehicles to give a guarantee of serviceability for a given period, the Minister of Transport stated last week.
T. H. Lewis, Ltd., the transport sub sidiary of the Express Dairy Co., Ltd., have ordered 26 more Percheron 25-cwt. chassis from Smith's Delivery Vehicles, Ltd. When t,tiese are delivered they will have over 300 Smith's N.C.B. vehicles.
Plans have been made to increase coach.
air services to the Isle of Man mid -year, following talks between the Isle .of Man Airport and Tourist Boards, the • Lancashire Aircraft Corporation, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., and 25 other operators.