The Mobility Roadshow stars
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WELFARE buses, psv coaches and buses with features designed to help disabled people were among the exhibits at the Mobility Roadshow at the 'transport and Road Research Laboratory at Crowthorne.
The largest non-psv bus on display was a 10m, 50-seat Leyland Cub fitted with Wrights IT bodywork. this stretched chassis vehicle has two-plus-three seating with provision for wheelchair passengers at the rear. It is also fitted with a Spanish made air operated wheelchair lift that can be operated from inside the vehicle and has automatic doors.
Normal short wheelbase Cubs with Wadhain Stringer, Reeve Burgess and Rootes coachwork were also on display.
Van conversions by Devon Dormobilc, Wadham Stringer, Atlas Davis, Stecdrive, Walkers, Pilcher Greene and Life Line Conversions were also shown.
The Life Line conversion of the Renault Master is fitted with hydraulically lowering Hubmatic rear suspension and a wheelchair ramp. The suspension device has an interlock which prevents the vehicle being driven when it is lowered or being lowered.
Mellow Coachcraft of Rochdale exhibited a coachbuilt Dodge 50 based welfare bus. Dormobile and Pilcher Greene both exhibited welfare conversions of the Freight Rover 310 Sherpa.
Larger psv buses on display included a Robin Hood bodied Mercedes-Benz 5081) for lailsham Town Bus fitted with a folding side door and a wheelchair lift.
London Buses was represented by a Fleetline fitted with its Ogle-designed driver's cab, split entrance step arrangement, new style doors and repositioned green coloured interior hand rails, and Alder Valley Engineering showed a Leyland National with a front entrance wheelchair lift.