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Revised bus standards set
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• To meet some of the criticisms from psv operators, the Department of the Environment has introduced certain revisions to its standard bus specifications (CM July 5 1968), and has extended the range of models qualifying for the 25 per cent Government rebate.
Basically, four standard specifications have been added to the range of doubledeckers, while the single-deck range has been extended to include integral buses. Each model has also been allocated a number to simplify identification.
Numerically, the specifications are as follows:
Double-deck buses 1 10m Normal Height Bus.
tended overall length also applies to specifications IA and 1B.
Turning to low floor single-deckers, the overall length of model 4 is altered to 3611 1 in.-36ft Sin. (3611 lin.) and the front overhang to 7ft lin.-7ft 5in. (711 lin.). The 10m Rear-Underfloor-Engined Bus now has a permitted overhang identical to model 4 (7ft lin. previously), and the overall length becomes 33ft 5in.-33ft 9in. (3311 5in.). Model 6, the 1 lm Rear-Transverse-Engined Bus, is now specified with a 7ft 9in.front overhang.
The only changes to the single-deck highfloor buses are a subtle change to the wording relating to floor height at the front axle which remains at 311 7in. on models 8 and 9 and is specified as 3ft 5in. (3ft 2in.-3ft Sin.) on the 9m bus (model 10), and the option of a 311 8in.-wide front entrance/exit instead of 2ft I lin. on 8 and 9.
Details of the standards, and the vehicles available to meet them, will be published in CM's Passenger Transport Number next week.