Bus Garage Plan for New Towns
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PAA NEW design of bus garage has been evolved by London Transport architects for use in the country area, and particularly where a garage is necessary in one of the New Towns. Work will start soon on the prototype, to be erected at Stevenage, and others will follow at Hatfield and Harlow New Town. Each will take about 18 months to complete.
Alt three will be similar except for the positioning of buildings in relation to one another and the layout of drive ways, which will vary according to the restrictions of individual sites.
The basic design is for a " subsidiary " garage, one of the small group which relies upon a larger and more comprehensively equipped " parent " garage for major dock work. The size of the covered bus park is sufficient to take 49 buses, investigation having revealed that a 49-bus garage is the smallest that can employ flow-line servicing and washing methods whilst affording sufficient room for vehicles to manceuvre.
The design provides for a further 16 vehicles to park in the open.
9,000-MILE SALES TOUR •
rA.A COMMER oil-engined vehicle with Arlington bodywork has been fitted out as a mobile exhibition by Woods of Colchester, Ltd., makers of electric fans, and sent on a 9,000-mile sales tour of Europe, including Scandinavia. The outfit will be away for seven months. It was supplied by Percy D. Sleeman, Ltd.
SEDDONS FOR KLTMASI
EELEVEN Seddon Mark 6X passenger chassis with 39-seat metal bodywork have been ordered by Kumasi Municipal Council. Four of the vehicles have already been shipped. The complete vehicles were built by Seddon Diesel Vehicles, Ltd. Wheelbase is 17 ft. 10 in. and unladen weight 9 tons.