Rochdale Buys More M.C.W. Bodies
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PA.A REPEAT order from Rochdale Transport Department for 11 doubledeck 61-seat bodies has been satisfied by Metropolitan Cammell Weymann. Ltd.. Vickers House, Broadway, London, S.W.1_
The Mark I patented metal bodies are 27 ft. long by 8 ft. wide and built on A.E.C. Regent Mark V chassis with 9.6litre engines.
All the vehicles have fluid couplings and Westinghouse air brakes with single chamber reservoir. Their unladen weight is 7 tons IA cwt. Ten of the buses are fitted with Mono-control gearboxes with gear changing by the operation of an electric switch. The remaining vehicle has an Automono-control gearbox, which relieves the driver from the responsibility of gear changing.
Flashing direction indicators incorporate C.A.V. pneumatic time switches. The upper saloon is fitted with lining panels, excluding the domes. Lights are placed under, the stairs and the bonnet. An improved view of the instrument panel is afforded by a three-spoke steering wheel.
The heating system utilizes improved ducts and outlet grilles with the ClaytonDewandre L.6 heater. The near side of the cab has a "Rochdale" hinged window, the windscreen being an Auster product. • The lower saloon front bulkhead has been adapted to take the Artcem advertising machine. The electrical supply to the motor of this machine is controlled by an oil-operated switch fitted to the engine. •