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Black and White chooses Perkins

15th November 1968
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• Black and White Motorways Ltd., Cheltenham, which already operates a fleet of 18 Daimler Roadliner coaches, has ordered a further 10 coaches to the latest SRP8 specification. This utilizes the Perkins V8.510 8.36-litre diesel engine which develops 180 bhp gross at 2,800 rpm in place of the Cummins V6 diesel used in earlier models.

The 10 new coaches will again be bodied by Plaxtons (Scarborough) Ltd. who supplied the bodies for the earlier Daimler coaches, and will be to the new Elite design, with seats for 47 passengers in the 36ft bodies. Suspension on the new coaches will be of the standard leaf-spring type and Clayton Dewandre Milomatic chassis lubrication systems will be fitted.

Another coach operator to place repeat orders for the Roadliner is Evan Evans

Tours Ltd., which has ordered three SRP8 Perkins-engined models, to be fitted with Duple Commander IV coach bodies employing many special features. The two previous Daimlers introduced by the company were designed as executive coaches, specially equipped and laid out for occasions. Named "Black Knight" and "Quicksilver". they were fitted with Plaxton bodies.

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