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Chaos over 815

11th March 1977, Page 8
11th March 1977
Page 8
Page 8, 11th March 1977 — Chaos over 815
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CONFUSION REIGNS over the future of the Leyland B15.

According to reports from the chairman of the Greater London Council Transport Committee, Jim Daly, in principal an agreement to produce the controversial bus has been reached.

This was denied by a British Leyland spokesman, who told CM: "At this point in time, no formal agreement has been reached."

Mr Daly is reported as saying that a consortium of operators would be set up in partnership with Leyland to produce B15s.

These operators would be London Transport, National Bus Company, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire PTEs.

But earlier this week these authorities were referring questions back to British Leyland.

"It will be necessary for all parties concerned to seek the advice and approval of their relevant authorities," said the Leyland spokesman.

A firm decision from Leyland on whether to go ahead with the B15 project can now be expected from Leyland in a couple of months.

If the go-ahead is given for the project then it may be supposed that an operators' consortium, similar to that mentioned by Mr Daly, will have been set up to guarantee minimum orders for the new bus.

Any involvement of the AEC Southall factory in work on B15 is also still to be decided. But Jim Daly clearly thinks that B15 orders would guarantee continued work for AEC in the face of rumours of the factory running down.


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