Royal Tigers in Demand : Hand Brake Changed E "[GUT tenders
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were submitted to .Auckland Transport Board for the supply of SO buses. Leyland Motors, Ltd., was successful. The highest quotation came from an American company, which. required 06,150 per bus, this figure having been inflated by the exchange rate and customs charges.
To meet the order, 50 complete Royal Tigers are being produced. The ',bodies are to be built by Saunders-Roe ,(ATigiesey), Ltd., and will measure 33 ft. long and 8 ft. wide.. The seating eapacity will be 44 and there will be pro vision for about 20 people standing. The vehicles are being designed for one-man operation and will have double doors to ease fare collection and quicken loading and unloading.
For operation in 1952, 12 Royal ' Tiger chassis have been ordered by
Blue Cars (Continental), Ltd. Bellhouse Hartwell, Ltd., will build the bodies, which may have 38 seats instead of 36, as in the vehicles which Blue Cars operate at present. Deep adjustable armchairs figure in 'the specification.
Existing coaches diffuse 500 cubic ft. of air per minute throughout the body, but the operator intends to increase this volume in the new Royal Tigers by embodying extractor fans at the rear. This provision is required for summer running in Italy and Spain.
A minor modification has been made in response to demand to all home and export models of the Royal Tiger. In chassis with .right-hand drive, the hand brake is now mounted on the right of the driver's seat, instea&of on the left behind the gear lever.