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AN order for 25 Daimler Roadliner rear-engine, single-deck buses has been placed with Transport Vehicles (Daimler) Ltd. by the Edmonton Transit System, Alberta, Canada. Duple Motor Bodies Ltd., who co-operated with Daimler in securing a pilot order for three similar vehicles for Edmonton, will again build the bodywork.
Basis of the vehicles will be the new Cummins V6 rear-engine chassis introduced at the Commercial Motor Show last year, although a fully automatic Allison MT 41 transmission system will be employed. This comprises a singlestage, three-element torque converter, a lockup clutch and a planetary gear train providing six forward speeds plus reverse. The transmission unit incorporates a built-in hydraulic retarder. From the home market comes a repeat order from Maidstone and District Motor Services Ltd. for 20 Daimler Fleetline double-deck ers.