Orders and Deliveries
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DEMAND FOR CLYDESDALES: Orders for Albion Clydesdale chassis in the past week are said to be worth over £120,000. London Carriers, Ltd., have ordered 11 tractive units and 14 long-wheelbase models. The British Oxygen Co., Ltd., have ordered 13 chassis and the Vehicle Hire and Supply Co., of Rushden, six. Eleven tipper chassis ordered by John Heaver, Ltd., Chichester, include eight Clydesdales, the remainder being Super Reivers.
TWO FOR SOUTH YORKS: Two more rear-engined Leyland Atlantean don bledeck bus chassis have been ordered by South Yorkshire Motors, Ltd., Pontefract. THREE FOR EAST AFRICA: Another three Scammell Scarab 6-tonners have been ordered by the East African Railway and Harbour Authorities for use in Dar es Salaam.
SIX FOR CI,: The Guernsey Railway Co., Lid., have placed a repeat order for six Albion Nimbus bus chassis.
FLATS FOR BEER: Matthew Brown and Co., Ltd., Lion Brewery, Blackburn, have ordered another six Albion Chieftain chassis 132 through Gilbraith's of Accrington. They will be fitted with platform bodies by Holmes (Preston), Ltd.
MORE A.E.C.s FOR EIRE: Commercial Road Vehicles, Ltd., of Dundalk, A.E.C.'s distributors in Eire, have placed orders for six more A .E.C.s—four Mammoth Major eight-wheelers for Irish Shell and BP.. Ltd., and two Mercury chassis.
IVIARSHALLS FOR CONCRETE: Five more A.E.C. Marshall chassis have been ordered by Concrete Products, Ltd., Redruth, Cornwall, through Wincanton Garages. Ltd. The new vehicles will be fitted with Ransomes and Rapier 6-cu.-yd, concrete mixers. 1+ MILLION MEXICAN ORDER: The Cummins Engine Co. has been awarded a contract worth over 1250,000 by Trailers Del Monterrey of Mexico for over 200 engines for lorries and buses. The engines, which range from 180 to 300 b.h.p., will be manufactured at the Cummins factory at Shotts, Lanarkshire, and delivery will begin towards the end of this year.