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Single-decker Heavier on Fuel
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EDINBURGH Corporation transport committee has discussed the operating economics of the 36-ft. Leyland Leopard " Standee single-decker which was exhibited at the Scottish Show a year ago and entered public service in the spring. Fuel consumption has proved to be appreciably higher than that of the Corporation standard double-deckers: the figures being 8.2 m.p.g. and 9.6 m.p.g. respectively. It was, however, considered that this was insufficient to justify any suggestion of withdrawing the vehicle from service. Thc transport manager, Mr: W. M. Little, said that the vehicle was capable of much more" than it was doing. Approval from the Ministry of Transport was needed to raise the number of standing passengers so that the total legal capacity could be raised from 63, the present maximum, to about 70 to 80, as the Corporation wished. Councillor Thomas McGregor contended that the policy of city transport could depend on the outcome of the enforcement. Until the new bus could be operated more profitably it should be kept in the garage. The transport committee agreed that Mr. Little should contact the Ministry to try to get a ruling as soon as possible. The comparison of fuel consumption between the experimental 36-ft. singledecker No. 101 and Edinburgh's standard double-deckers is influenced by the relative weights of the two types, writes A. A. Townsin. The unladen weight of No. 101, 7 tons 6 cwt. 3 qr., is about 8 per cent higher than that of most of the standard Edinburgh Leyland Titan 63 scat double deckers, which are unusually light, largely because of their rather spartan bodywork, turning the scales at 6 tons 15 cwt. 3 qr. It seems probable that this difference in weight would disappear or perhaps be reversed in the majority of cases of comparison between 36-ft. single-deckers and 27-ft. double-deckers, _ It does not seem likely, however, that the single-decker would emerge with any significant advantage in terms of fuel consumption unless it could be made appreciably lighter.