Orders and Deliveries
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40RE KOWLOON DAIMLERS: An order or 30 Daimler CVG 6 double-decker us chassis has been received by Transport (chides (Daimler), Lid., from the Kowloon lus Co., Hong Kong. The order is worth ver £80,000, and will bring the total number I Daimler buses operating in Hong Kong 3 over 350.
40RE FOR CO-OP: The Soft Drinks 7vision of the Co-operative Wholesale Ociety has ordered a f urther 37 Karrier tantam oil-engined chassis-cabs through tootes, Ltd., Manchester. A fortnight .go an order for 50 similar chassis was ecorded.
iATESHEAD KARRIERS : Minories Carp, Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, have tceivect an order from Gateshead County lorough Council for four refuse collectors nd a gully emptier. Two of the collectors rill have Bantam chassis and another will be ased on a Gamecock.
'ORTUGUESE A .E.C..s: A total of 14 oods chassis has been ordered through distributors in Portugal. The Aides called for range from Monarch nd Mandator four-wheelers to Maintoth Major six-wheelers.
,EGALS FOR BLOEMFONTEIN The lunicipality of Bloemfontein has ordered 5 A.E.C. Regal Mk. IV single-decker chass, with 11.3-litre oil engines and six-speed verdrive-top gearboxes. The chassis will aye 3641.-long locally built bodies providig accommodation for 62 seated rind 17 anding passengers.
VORKSOP WORKERS: Steetley Transon Co., Ltd., have ordered another 10 ,eyland Octopus eight-wheeled tippers Homalloy bodywork and Edbro-B. nd E. tipping gear. This concern already perates over 20 Octopus tippers.
[IGHWAYMAN IN GLAMORGAN: The ighways department of Glamorgan County ouncil have ordered a Scammell HighwayIan 25-ton tractive unit as a replacement sr a 20-ton unit supplied in 1948. It will operated in conjunction with a low-loadig trailer.
A NCASTRIAN LEOPARDS: Lancaster 'ity Transport have ordered another nve Leyland Leopard L.1 standee buses. 'hey will have special bodies built by 'ast Lancashire Coach Builders, Ltd., ,ith front entrances, centre exits, 42. seats nd room for 18 standing passengers.
ANKERS FOR PORTUGAL: Four Leynd-Scammell 16,000-litre fuel tankers Mc ring delivered to Shell Portuguesa S.A.R.L., isbon. The outfits have Super Comet tracve units and Scammell frameless all-welded uminium-alloy single-axle tanks, with :•ammell trailing-arm air suspension and AE/SMMT fifth-wheel couplings.
NEW 1.0.T.A. OFFICERS T a meeting of the London Centre -1 of the Institute of Traffic Adminisation last week, the following officers ere elected:, - Chairman: Mr. W. A. Heymann, J. and . Transport, Ltd.; vice-chairman, Mr. . F. Lloyd, B.R.S., Ltd.; secretaryeasurer, ,Mr. F. C. Simpkins, S.M.B.P., td.; publicity officer, Mr. B. I. Hill,
ritish Petroleum Co., Ltd.; national mncil representative, Mr. W. M. Bloom S.M.B.P.. Ltd.
The next meeting of the London Centre ill be on May 2, when Mr. S. T. W. suns, clerk to the Metropolitan leensing Authority, will speak on Goods Vehicles Carriers Licences.