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• Daf Bus has won an order worth over million
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for its Leyland National re-power kits from West Midlands Travel, which is buying 122 kits to update part of its large fleet of National single-deckers.
The re-power kit is based on the 11.6-litre naturallyaspirated Daf DKDL 1160 horizontal six-cylinder engine which produces 121kW (164hp) and has a maximum torque of 655Nm (4831bft) at 1,300rpm. According to Daf Bus the installation parts in the kit enable it to be easily fitted in the National, replacing the old 8.2-litre Leyland engine.
WMT will take delivery of the re-power kits over the next two years.
Bob McLeod, UK sales manager for Daf Bus, claims that the order "endorses the viability of our re-power kits as a positive alternative to the uncertainty of an engine overhaul".
West Midlands expects a further five-year operating life from the repowered-Nationals.