A.E.C. Buses for Manchester Corporation.
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• Following the recent demonstration of an A.E.C. Reliance six-cylinder, single-deck bus before the Manchester Corporation officials, an order for 15 vehicles of this type has been placed with the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd. The buses will each accommodate 32 passengers, and the seats will be of
the Ascot, double-sprung, combination type,and will be upholstered in real leather. Each bus will have an entrance at the rear on the near side, and will be provided with an emergency exit on the elf side.
Following the up-to-date ideas adopted by this progressive corporation, the new vehicles will incorporate the • latest ideas in regard to general aPpointment. • Seat handles and grab rails will be of untarnishable metal; wasteticket boxes will be fitted in the frames of the 'doorways and Noma air bells will be provided. The exterior finish of the buses will be iii vermilion and white.
Heavy Lincolnshire Bridge Tolls.
During the past three months the takings at the Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) Toll Bridge amounted to £2,893, this emu being contributed principally by 27,064 ears at 1s. 3d. each (£1,691) ; 12,252 motorcycles at Od. (1356) ; 4,341 heavier cars at is. 8d. (1362), and 3,624 lorries at 2s. (£362).
It is now 20 months since the three joint authorities (Notts. County Council, Lindsey County Council and Gainsborough Urban piarict Council) took over the bridge from private proprietors. A certain sum has to be• raised by decreased tolls, and when this is realized the bridge will become free. The takings since October 31st, 1927, are £15,761.
When the modified system of tolls became operative, it was estimated that Itwould take seven years to collect the sum of 132,500 towards the purchase price, but at the present rate of progress the bridge should become free well within the estimated period. From the takings must be deducted expenses, which are heavier now than they were when the bridge was privately owned.
Bus Traffic in Cork.
The city manager and the chief superintendent of the Civic Guard are giving some attention to the control of bus traffic in Cork. It is understood that regulations will be issued at an early date fixing new stopping places and prescribing the streets in which buses will be allowed to operate.
Ireland's Lower Imports' of Tiactc■Ya The official returns just to hand show that only 62 farm and general-use tra tors, with a value of £9,796, wert. imported into the Irish Free State during last year, as compared with 186 and £49,109 respectively in 1927. During 1928 35 machines, with a value of £2,740, came from the United States, as against 27, rained at £7,056, which are rec'arded as coming from great Britain and Northern Ireland..
Lower Taxes in the Isle of Man.
The House of Keys has passed a Bill. reducing by one-fourth the licence duties payable in the Isle of Man on stage coaches and commercial vehicles.
Morris-Commercial Assembly in South Africa,
The South African Motor Traders' Association, in its latest bulletin to hand, announces that Morris-Commercial Cars, Ltd., is establishing a chassis-assembly plant at Durban. Increased Production of British Roadstone.
The production during the year 1928 of 13,262,000 tons of natural roadstone from the quarries of Great Britain is revealed in the eighth annual report of the Secretary for Mines, which has just been issued for the year ended December 31st last. This figure shows an increase over that for 1927, when 13,040,000 tons were produced.
The Quarter's Working Results in Cardiff.
In the opening quarter of the current financial year the revenue of the Cardiff Corporation bus services was less by the sum of £788 than it was in the corresponding quarter of last year. Against this, however, a considerable saving has been effected in operating .cost e and a decreased mileage of 5,713 is reported as a result of the recent reorganization. There are signs that the revenue is likely to be greater in the summer and autumn periods.
Birkenhead Licences in Abeyance.
The wafch committee of the Birkenhead Corporation has deferred consideration of the following applications to ply for hire on long-distance ser • vices to And from Birkenhead :Messrs. James Pearson and Sons, Liverpool; U.N.U. Motor Omnibus Services, Caernarvon ; Tourist Motor Coaches (Southampton), Ltd., Southampton.
Dennis Fire-engines in Demand.
During the past four weeks Dennis isrothers, Ltd., of Guildford, has ex.erienced a big demand for its different types of fire-engine, and, in particular; for the G-type, low-load-line model, which has a capacity of 250-300 gallons. The authorities at BaracaIdo, Spain, have ordered a machine of this type, -whilst another will shortly be dispatched to Kandy, Ceylon. Another machine destined for overseas is a 800gallon engine for use in Hong Kong, whilst two trailer pumps of 200-250 gallons capacity will shortly be shipped to Bangkok.
The fire authorities of Leighton Buzzard and Windlesham have also indented for 250-300-gallon engines. Deliveries which have recently been executed include a 500-700-gallon fireengine for use in Bootle and a G-type pump fox the Aldershot authorities.