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'ermine Ixpansion
1RDERS from Bermuda and Jersey as well as from municipal operators on the British tinland are a feature of the expanding bus dybuilding activities of Pennine Coachcraft d., a subsidiary of Seddon.
Important contracts just announced are for le single-deck bodies for Bermuda, six for orecambe and Heysham Corporation TransIn, two for Halifax Corporation Transport and for Jersey Motor Traction Co. Ltd.
The Morecambe and Heysham vehicles are to . 51-seat dual-entrance buses on AEC Swift tassis, the first rear-engined single-deckers to be xlied by the company. A 2 ft. 6 in. clear enance will be fitted ahead of the front axle, and a nilar width exit will be situated immediately :hind the axle. Delivery of the complete buses due next June.
For delivery in early 1968, Halifax has ordered ro 45-seat front entrance bodies to be mounted . Daimler Fleetline single-deck bus chassis. alifax is a pioneer of operating single-deck rsions of the Fleetline, along with Bury and rimsby Cleethorpes Corporation Transport idertakings.
Four Albion Viking VK41L front-engined tassis and two Bedford VAS chassis for Jersey e to be fitted with Pennine bus bodies. These ill be 30-seat forward-entrance on the xifords and 41-seat front-entrance on the lbions.
The Bermuda order is for eight 37-seat buses id one 33-seat luxury coach with Smiths jetmt ventilation; all are to be mounted on Seddon mnine III chassis with underfloor versions of e Perkins 6.534 diesel engine.