All-Leyland Coach Handed Over to Ribble
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'HE first of 120 new luxury coaches, together valued at nearly £500,000, • s handed over to Mr. R. P. Beddow.
• Inst.T., chairman of Ribble Motor rvices, Ltd., at a ceremony at Leyland stors, Ltd.. last week, Mr. Beddow said that the coach Mailed anything previously placed on tular expres4 service work in this antry. A novel feature was a panel the saloon in which the names of the ver and conductor could be displayed. Mr. Henry Spurrier, managing ector of Leyland Motors, Ltd.. stated it' the vehicle incorporated the first yland coach body built for 20 years. Construction costs were high. he said, t improved methods in basic design d line production had enabled the napany to give good value for money. had no doubt that the performance the coach would cement the good ations that had always existed .ween the two concerns.