uy 26-seaters for London's Country Services
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MING the next few weeks the fleet tf 18-year-old Leyland Cubs operon London Transport country serwill be replaced by 84 Guy nan-operated 26-seat single-deckers. first of these was placed in service peek, and the last is scheduled for cry by the end of the year.
e new vehicle his been specially ned and constructed, and is the t of close co-operation between on Transport, Guy Motors, Ltd., Eastern Coachworks, Ltd., who the bodywork. To keep down the of construction and maintenance, lard production units have been as far as practicable.
e chassis, which is basically a -wheelbase Guy Vixen, is fitted a Perkins P.6 oil engine and a four-speed constant-mesh gearbox. tpiral-bevel rear axle gives a ratio to 1, lywork is of light-alloy construe The front assembly, which is
of standard Briggs pressings, -its of a balanced alligator bonnet, panels, wings and engine rear ng. The assembly is carried on ady, its only point of contact with chassis being through flexible r mountings. " Chatter" between ont assembly and the body is pre
by a rubber strip. Vulnerable can be easily replaced.
;tandard RT fully adjustable seat ecl in the driver's compartment. I to a partition on the left of the is a track in which a standard n ticket-issuing machine — on London Transport have recently trdized=is slotted. A locker is led for the machine when it is I use. Folding electrically operated jackknife doors, which are normally controlled from a switch on the driver's left, are fitted to the entrance immediately behind the front axle. The signalling window has plungers for rapid actuation.
Behind the driver is a full partition with a concertina anti-glare blind. The near-side windscreen is designed as an emergency push-out window.
Demisting and cab heating are provided by a Key-Leathers four-outlet unit fitted in the near side of the dash. Warmed fresh air, drawn in through exterior louvres, is distributed through two nozzles below the off side windscreen panel, one below the near side panel and the other by the driver's feet.
The interior styling follows current London Transport practice. Piping on seat upholstery has been eliminated to assist maintenance. Floor covering consists of cork tiling under scats and longitudinal hardwood slats in the gangway.
Batteries are positioned in a recess below the emergency door at the rear, access to which is by a detachable panel fitted on the outside. A trap is provided just inside the door for topping up.
Overall dimensions of the vehicle are: Length, 25 ft.; width, 7 ft. 6 in.; and • height, 9 ft. 6 in. Unladen weight is 4 tons.