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Messrs. Cox's Motors have opened new showrooms in Conduit Street, Leicester.
Federated Conveyors, Ltd., have opened art office at 201 Trafford Road, Salford, 5.
Messrs. Maddox Garage, Rootes agents, have opened new showrooms in Willow
Street, Oswes,vy. *
Anglo-Swiss Screw Co., Ltd., have opened a sales office at 12 St. Ann's Square Manchester, 2.
Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukin. field Joint Transport Committee are planning to build a new garage.
Blue Star Garages, Ltd., have opened a new showroom and garage at Watford Way. Mill Hill, London, N.W.7.
Middlesbrough Transport Committee have decided that their new buses shall be fined with winking-light indicators.
Ten drivers of Blyth Post Office have received safe-driving awards. Last year they covered More than 33,000 miles with only one accident.
Belfast Transport Department are to introduce a new bus service on July 26 for the benefit of shipyard workers and the staff of the new power station at Belfast Harbour.
Glasgow Transport Department celebrate their diamond jubilee this month. It was in 1894 that the corporation took over the system operated by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Co.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd.. BritanMc House, Finsbtuy Circus, London, E.C.2, have published a well-illustrated booklet describing the work done by the company's Sunbury research station.
South Shields Town Council have referred back a recommendation from the transport committee that the Stanhope Road and Marsden Grotto trolleybus service be replaced by motorbuses.
The index to volume 98 of The Commercial Motor (August 7, 1953January 29, 1954) is now available from Temple Press, Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1, price 4d., postage included.
A copiously illustrated booklet, "The World of Oil, describing the ramifications of the petroleum industry, is available free on application to the Petroleum Information Bureau, 29 New Bond Street, London, W.1
In last week's report concerning R.A.H. Transporters, Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, it was stated that the company had three convictions for operating outside the 25mile limit: in fact, there have been only two such prosecutions against the company and one in connection with the keeping of drIver's records. *
Geographia, Ltd., 167 Fleet Street, London, E.C.4, have published for the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., a map of London which shows routes recommended sy the Ministry of Transport for the new
ignposting scheme for the city. Main hrough routes are shown in red, circular .oads in yellow and connecting routes in treen. The price is 4s. 6d.