The Latest Buses for St. Helens
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ST. HELENS is keeping well abreast of the times in the design of its municipal buses. Recent deliveries to the corporation include 15 A.E.C. Regent Mark HI'donble-deckers and an A.E.C. Regal Mark IV underfloor-engined single-decker. The double-deckers have bodies by Park. Royal Vehicles, Ltd., a member of the A.C.V, group, and are similar in all important respects to the RT type used by London Transport. The bodies are jig-built to fine limits, thus ensuring interchangeability of parts. A noteworthy feature is the design of the destination indicator, in which the route number is boldly displayed, with the "via points" in a panel to the near side and the destination shown below. The three panels occupy the greater part of the frontal area of the upper saloon. Charles H. Roe, Ltd., another A.C.V. company, built the body of the Mark IV single-decker. Although the entrance and exit
are separate, 42 passengers are accommodated in cOrnfOrt: .• • The corporation livery con.SiSts of red and cream, With black lines and gold lettering.
According to "The Commercial Motor" annual analysis of municipal bus fleets, published on February 2, St. Helens now has 160 vehicles, comprising 62 double-deck and 31 single-deck motorbuses and 67 double-deck trolleyb uses. The fleet has grown by 20 vehicles in the past year or so. Mr. R. Edgley Cox, M.Sc., A.M.I.E.E., A,M.I.lvlech.E., A.M.Inst.T., is the general manager.