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Advanced Service Methods for British Buses in Sweden
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Noteworthy Features In Big New Garage in Stockholm, Where Many Leylands are in Operation
ADVANCED .arrangements for the housing and servicing . of a large fleet of buses, including many British machines, are incorporated in a fine new garage which the AktieboIaget Stackholms. Sparvagar has built at Rungsholnich„ a.suburb of Stockholm. The A.S.S. operates the bus services in .the Swedish capital and, although a private company, is under municipal control, in that all the Shares
are held by the city council. :„
The garage proper,. which is built of steel and glass on the lines dl a railway terminal station, has a clear span of 180 ft.,' there being no obstructing supporting pillars. With a depth of 44$ ft., the building .is capable of accommodating 200-250 single-deck buses—the only type used in Stockholm.
The department for the cleaning and lubrication of chassis and for tyre inspection, which measures about 410 ft. by 50 ft., is located on the right of the main garage and is separated from it by a series of small workshops, battery-charging room,__and tyre and other stores. This section is provided with all the latest equipment, including high-pressure washing and lubrication plant. For lubricating the underparts of the chassis, the buses are, as shown in one of the illustrations, run over pits, below which are platforms where the men may work in an upright position. The inspection pits, of which there are 11, are located at the far end of the garage.
A special feature of the pits is a rail-track arrangement with twin hydraulic jacks, by means of which either the front or rear end of the chassis can be raised clear of the ground. Communication with each of the pits is afforded by a long transverse trench, provided, under the windows, with work benches to allow small repairs and adjustments to be carried out on the spot. The communication pit is also equipped with a travelling crane for lifting and conveying engines to the overhaul department.
The A.S.S. bus engineers prefer day work in the cleaning, lubricating, repair and other departments, considering that the various operations are better and more quickly carried out during the day than at night. Many of the buses run only at rush hours, so that cleaning, greasing and inspection of a large number of the vehicles can be done during the day, leaving the remainder to be dealt with at night. The new garage is provided with a hot-air heating.installation to offset the rigours of the severe Swedish winters. In the forecourt, on the right of the garage, are six of the latest fuel-supply electric pumps, the underground tanks, used in conjunction with them, having a storage capacity of 6,600 gallons.
A separate building, measuring approximately 160 ft. by 130 ft., located at the back of the main garage, is used for overhauls and repairs. There are departments for both chassis and bodywork repairs, engine, gearbox and hackaxle dismantling and assembly, painting, 'upholstery, elec tricat work, etc. • In fact.. practically every operation necessary in the maintenance of the fleet is within the capabilities of the garage.
• At present, the Stockholm fleet comprises 249 vehicles, of which the latest 15 are Leyland Tiger forward-control chassis equipped with oil engines and torque converters. Of the remaining 234 buses, 40 incorporate Leyland torque converters, whilst 21 without converters consist of Tiger chassis constructed from 1928
onwards. .
The latest Tiger chassis vary from the standard design in that they have dropped frames to allow a rear platform for standing passengers, 'a second vacuum-servo arrangement for door operation, a 24-volt lighting set with pilot bulbs in the headlights to take the place of side lamps, and lubricating nipples fitted on. the points that they serve, instead of being grouped.
We are indebted to Mr. Hugo Bjorck, assistant engineer of the A.S.S., who recently _visited this country, for the accompanying illustrations of the new garage.