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12th November 1929

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Page 151, 12th November 1929 — Albion

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A REPRESENTATIVE range of 1-1 Vehicles is shown on this stand, all of which are of thoroughly up-todate design and built in the rugged 'style which has always characterized Albion products. The exhibit consists of six machines, three for passenger work and three for goods conveyance.

Dealing first with the passenger models, a centre of interest is undoubtedly the 24-pa-ssenger Viking, Six sunshine saloon, built to the order of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. The chassis, although not previously shown at Olympia, is, nevertheless, well known to many coach operators. The engine, with a bore of :DI ins. and a stroke of 5 ins., is rated at 36 h.p., but actually develops 90 b.h.p. which, considering the siae of the vehicle, is sufficient to ensure high speed and rapid acceleration. Amongst detail modifications worthy of note is a neat single exhaust manifold in place of the double manifold and pipes used on earlier models, whilst for the chassis longer springs are now employed.

The 'clutch is of the usual Albion single-plate variety, and the gearbox, providing tour forward speeds, has ratios well chosen to give a good allround road performance. A divided propeller shaft with a large self-aligning centre bearing conveys the drive to the rear axle which, by the way, ha's underslung worm gearing. The brakes are in keeping with the high performance of the vehicle, the pedal operating shoes within drums attached to all four wheels, through the medium of a

Dewandre servo motor. The hand brake operates an entirely independent set of shoes in the rear-wheel drums only.

The second passenger machine closely resembles the one already described, except that it has forward control. The driver's seat has been considerably lowered since the intro duction of -the chassis a year ago. The body, built by Stre.chans (Acton), Ltd., has a two-step entrance at the rear and 2n emergency door on the off-side at the front. • Ile other passenger machine is a 30-60 h.p., Mr-cylinder overtype front-entrance bus. The chassis is of a type which has been on the market for sonic years and figures in• the fleets of ninny large. operators throughout the country. The body is designed for fairly long-distance " limited-stop' work, and is fitted with single-type bucket seats arranged in pairs and slightly staggered to give the maximum comfort to the passengers.

Turning now to the goods models, an exhibit certain to attract a great deal of attention is a 30-cwt. model, which is stated to be capable of .high speeds. Although it has been on the market for about a year, this particular type

of machine makes it debut at Olympia. Although rated at 19.6 h.p.,nearly 40 h.h.p. is actually developed at maximum r.p.m.

The cylinders and crankcase are formed in a single . casting, which is surmounted by a detachable cylinder head, in which the combustion cham bers are formed. Side-b)-side valves are employed, the inlets being of the Ricardo masked type.

A cross-shaft in front of the unit drives the magneto on the off side and the water pump on the near side ; in consequence, these components are very accessibly placed. A four-speed gearbox incorporates a neat clutch brake which operates at the back of the constant-mesh pinion on the layshaft. The drive to the rear axle is effected by an open propeller shaft with large fabric universal joints, which are only called upon to take tile drive, the weight of the shaft being supported by a ball-and-socket centring device at each end. Adequate clearance for use oVerseas is 'Provided by an overhead worm-driven rear axle.

The next • exhibit is a 3-ton van mounted on the well-known 30-45 h.p. chassis, which is shod with 34-in. by 7-in, pneumatic tyres. Finally, there is an imposing 5-ton overtype tilt

van. The engine is well up to its work and has an excellent reserve of power to cope with heavy going. The tyre equipment calls for 86-in. by 8-in. pneumatics all round, with singles at the front and twins at the rear.