Big Rise in A.C.V. Exports nURING the past 12 months,
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the A.C.V. Group's orders from Australia for heavy-duty goods chassis, passenger chassis and completed vehicles have increased by 100 per cent. The group is now sending vehicles to Australia at the rate of £2,500,000 per an
Since the Canadian Car and Foundry Co., Montreal, has been appointed A.C.V. distributor, orders for 200 engines, valued at £120,000, have been placed. Quebec Municipality has just ordered 30 vehicles from the Canadian distributor, and specified that A.E.C. power units should be installed. An agreement has been made for the Canadian Car and Foundry Co. to represent A.C.V. in America, and a sales organization there is now being formed.
Since 1947, A.C.V. sales in South America have amounted to £1,000,000. Exports of goods chassis promise soon to equal those of passenger vehicles. The Uruguay market has been reopenedwith an order for 50 chassis, valued at £120,000.
The demand for A.C.V. vehicles in South Africa is increasing, and a contract has been received for 40 goods chassis to be operated in the Orange Free State. Over 100 special-purpose chassis have been supplied to logging areas in the African continent.
Mr. R. Fryars, a director of A.C.V., Ltd.. gave this information in London, last week.
ULSTER BAN ON COACHES
TH E council of management of the Ulster Tourist Development Association is asking the Ulster Transport Authority to reconsider its policy of refusing to allow coaches to enter Northern Ireland from other parts of Great Britain. At the council's recent meeting, members quoted instances in which, after parties had arranged to bring their own vehicles, permits had been refused and the plans were cancelled.
COUNTER-STATEMENT TO B.T.C.
FOLLOWING the statement in the annual report of the British Transport Commission that it will be necessary to raise bus fares, the British Omnibus Companies' Public Relations Comrnittee has pointed out that fares outside London can be fixed only with the approval of the Licensing Authorities. Only in the event of area schemes coming into force would this safeguard disappear, and bus fares be related to railway charges, as has already happened in London.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM TRAMS TO GO
TO-MORROW night, the first stage in I the conversion of South London's tram routes to bus operation will be carried out. Five tram routes and a slyart trolleybus route will be taken over by oil-engined buses.
A further stage in the replacement by buses of trains and trolleybuses in Birmingham will be reached on Sunday. Three more tram routes will be con 136 verted and next year the troIleybus routes will be taken over by motorbuses.
Scottish municipalities have similar projects in view, in particular Edinburgh; which recently decided not to introduce trolleybuses when tram routes are converted. The town council this week discussed a recommendation to replace 25 per cent. of the existing tram fleet by buses in the next five years.
CREWS OBJECT TO CUTS
AN overtime ban and other restrictive practices will be imposed by Aberdeen Corporation transport employees in objecting to the proposalto reduce the frequency of city bus and tram services in the interest of economy.
I. OFT. EXAMINATIONS
THE next examinations of the
Institute of Transport will be held from May 7-9 at 27 centres in Great Britain. Application may be made for the establishment of other centres in the United Kingdom and overseas. Entries must be received by March 1 next.