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Trams Abandoned: Buses replaced trams on Sheffield Transport Department's Meadowhead Lane route last week-end.
Newport Office: United Dominions Trust will open a new branch office at 70 Bridge Street, Newport, Mon, on April 19.
Stronger -Sumps: The sumps of Morris Minim. -vans used by the G.P.O. . on bad roads are to be reinforced with welded-Metal plates.
£4m. Improvement Scheme: A revised scheme costing nearly £4m. for the improvement of Euston Road has been approved by the town planning committee of London County Council.
Larger Fuel tanks: Four tractor units in the Leyland Comet and Super COmet ranges are to have 33-gallon fuel tanks as standard in place of the 24-gallon tanks previously fitted. Chassis price is not affected.
Merseyside Expansion: The StandardTriumph Group inaugurated their £11m. Merseyside expansion scheme last week. Work is already in progress on the 250;000sq.-ft. extension to press shop facilities at Speke.
Refuse Disposal Achievement: Delegates attending the spring meeting of the Institute of Public Cleansing in Glasgow this week visited the £1,668,000 Polmadie refuse disposal works, largest and most up-to-date in Europe.
Ford Records: New records were set up last year by the Ford Motor . Ltd. Sales, amounting to £233m., were Co.,12 ,per cent. higher than the record level of 1958. Vehicle sales rose from 421,572 to 472,857. Exports achieved a record at 236,167.
New Ferry Service: The Transport Ferry Service will open an additional drive-on, drive-off" service—between Tilbury and Rotterdam—on June 10. The new service will be operated by the specially constructed vehicle ferry ship m.v. " Bardic Ferry," which will also continue to maintain the service between Tilbury and Antwerp.
Merger: Reed Transport, Ltd., and Cropper and Colthrop Transport Co., Ltd., Thatcharn, combined on April 1. 'The Thatcham company became part of the Reed Paper Group in 1956, and the amalgamation of operation means that Reed Transport will be responsible for vehicles operating from Thatcham, as well as its existing depots at London. Aylesford and Wigan.
New Credit Office: Mercantile Credit Co., Ltd., opened a new office at Camborne, Cornwall, on April 4.
Army Order: The Ibbett Engineering Co., Ltd., Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, are to supply a number of 5-ton trailers to the War Department.
Goodyear in India: Tile Goodyear concern are to build a £4.25m. tyre plant in India, near New Delhi. It is expected to be completed early next year.
By-pass: The first stage of the new TottonFawley road, the £320,000 Marchwood bypass, is to be opened on June 1. Stage two, the Hythe by-pass, is included in the 1961-2 budget.
Simms Acquisition: Simms Motor and
• Electronics Corporation Ltd., have acquired the whole of the issued share capital of Cawkell Research' and Electronics, Ltd.. Southall, Middx. •
Share Purchase: The entire share capital of Overstone, Ltd., a hire-purchase. company conducting vehicle business 'and with assets exceeding £1.25m., has been adquired by the Mercantile Credit Co., Ltd.
New Depot: A new depot is to be constructed for J. W. Capstaff, 'Ltd.,. Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, on the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead. It will •cover about 25,000 sq, ft. and will include a warehouse.
U.K.-Bulgarian Trade: Vehicles are included in the list of commodities which may be exported to Bulgaria under a new trade arrangement for the 12 months ending March -31, 1961. The quota allows for Bulgarian purchases to a total value of £6.3m.
For India: Perkins Engines, Ltd., are assisting the Bombay State Road Transport Corporation in a plan to produce qualified engineers and mechanics to maintain more than 3;000 Perkins-powered vehicles operated by the corporation. Two service and apprentice training schools have been established m India.
Coaches To Silverstone: A list of coach operators' who will be running excursions to Silverstone on Saturday, May 28, is being compiled by our associate journal, Motor Cycling, for publication on April 28. Operators who intend to provide facilities are asked to send details of departure points, times and fares to Mr. T. G. Wilkie, Temple Press Limited, Bowling Green Lane, London, E.G.!, by April 21.