Air Control for Edinburgh?
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GLASGOW, Edinburgh and Aberdeen transport undertakings may be involved in airport operation in the future. Edinburgh Corporation may set up a new department to deal with this new aspect of civic administration, but it could be that the transport manager, Mr. W. M. Little will have responsibility, writes a special correspondent.
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Mr. J. G. Dunbar. said that they were concerned that it did not become a burden to the ratepayers.
Turnhouse Airport had not been paying, but its use was increasing each month, he said. It was not used exclusively by Edinburgh people but served a wide area of the East of Scotland and this would have to be considered.
Whether or not a new department would be set up was a matter for the town council to decide, but at present the department which could most appropriately deal with the situation would be the Transport Department, he added.
Orders and Deliveries
Big Argentinian Order: A. G. Pruden and Co.. S. R. L. Leyland agents in Argentina, have ordered a total of 120 Leyland Beaver four-wheeler and Hippo six-wheeler chassis in Leyland's new Power-Plus series. The order is worth £450,000. The chassis will be powered by Leyland 0.680, 200 b.h.p. diesel engines and have five-speed gearboxes with a sixth speed overdrive.
Goods Chassis and Buses: South African Railways and Harbours Board have ordered 40 A.E.C. Mandator fourwheeled and 20 Mammoth Major sixwheeled goods chassis. Bus Bodies (S.A.), Ltd., and Africa Body and Coach will build 36-ft.-long bus bodies on the chassis.
36-footers Ordered: Over 100 36-f t.long Leyland Leopard coach chassis, worth in all nearly £300,000, have recently been ordered by coach operators in the U.K. Largest single order is for 18 by Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd. Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., have ordered 15, North General Transport Co.. Ltd., 12, Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., and Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., 10 each, Black and White Motorways, nine, Venture Transport Co. (Newcastle), Ltd.. eight, East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., seven, Scout Motor Services, Ltd.. six. Greenslades Tours, Ltd., five, and Birch Bros., Ltd., three.
More for BILS.: A further 150 A .E.C. Mercury chassis have been ordered. for British Road Services. A.E.C. AV 470 diesel engines, five-speed gearboxes and Park Royal cabs will be fitted. Over 100 of the chassis will be for load carriers, the majority having 17-ft. 3-in, wheelbase. whilst the rest will be 8-ft. 73-in, wheelbase tractive units.