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10th November 1931
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ONE of the considerable number of new double-deckers making their first appearance at Olympia is the Halley Neptune, shown with a 51-seater Cowieson body, finished in a rich ivory shade with green waist and cant-rails and roof.

This vehicle has a six-cylindered Halley engine with an output of 115 b.h.p., so that it has an adequate power reserve. A detail which is indicative of the attention paid by this concern to accessibility is that the magneto is transversely mounted on the near side and, immediately below it, is the oil filter; these two details, which require regular inspection, can readily be reached.

Mounted in unit with the engine is a four-speed gearbox to which the drive is taken by a twin-plate /dry clutch. This component is specially designed to minimize encroachment into the lower gangway. The open propeller shaft is set towards the near side of the frame in order to give the offset drive required by operators to-day. The object, of course, is to provide a uniform gangway level, without obstructions.

A similar form of engine is employed in the new Clansman passenger chassis, which is exhibited in show-finished form. The seating capacity of this model is for 82-36 passengers. De

wandre servo braking is used both on the single-decker chassis and the doubledecker exhibit. The engine, however, is provided with a platform behind the dynamo so that, should air-pressure braking be required, the requisite compressor can be installed without trouble. Provision is also made for lubricating the compressor from the engine ; this obviates the possibility of a trouble which is apt to occur when the pump is mounted beside the gearbox and lubricant therefrom' has an adverse effect upon the compressor.

The largest of the goods chassis is a 6/-tonner, equipped with a platform body of 20 ft. 5 ins. length, and having a loading height in the order of 3 ft. The axle disposition permits full com,pliance with regulations when transporting 64-ton loads, whilst the cab is of the special quick-release type. A four cylindered engine is installed in this chassis, whilst a braking feature is that the hand and foot-operated shoes are inter-connected in such a way that the pedal acts upon all eight shoes, whilst the hand lever actuates four of them.

Slightly smaller is a 5-ton forwardcontrol platform lorry with an 11-ft wheelbase and a turning circle barely in excess of 40 ft., thus making it suitable for employment in confined spaces, such as docks and yards. The engine of this vehicle is of the 85-b.h.p. type.

Another freight model is the 4-ton chassis, finished in works grey. This has a similar engine, incorporating Ricardo combustion chambers, masked inlet valves and a dual inlet manifold. In this case the hand brake operates on the rear wheels and the pedal upon a drum in the transmission line.

Finally, there is a 2-ton tipping lorry with a Bromilow and Edwards gear intended for end-discharge of the load. The four-cylindered engine is of n bore and 5 ins. stroke ; unit mounted with it is the four-speed gearbox. Both sets of brakes affect the rear wheels, the pedal effort being amplified by a Dewandre servo.

All the larger Halley vehicles exhibited are equipped with a new type of radiator constructed in aluminium; they have a 1-in, polished border and centre line in each case, whilst a Scottish lion rampant appears on a small shield.—Halley Motors, Ltd.. Yoker,

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