BOURNEMOUTH'S LATEST PROMENADE BUS.
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Details of an Attractive Single-deck Bus Mounted on the S-D Freighter Chassis.
li OURNEMOUTH waa,' we believe, the first corporation to institute a promenade bus service with vehicles especially designed to run at comparatively low speeds and to provide a lowbuilt body which would facilitate the entrance and exit of passengers. The service thus instituted was so successful and proved so remunerative to the corporation that it has been extended from time to time, and the latest vehicle which has been put into use is a single-deck bus built on an S-D Freighter chassis.
This bus, which we illustrate, presents a most pleasing appearance. It will be noted that the body has front and rear entrances, and it is worthy of mention that the front entrance is under the control of the driver; the lever by which it is opened and closed can be seen above and to the left of the control box and radiator.
In the original vehicles extreme comfort was not a matter of great consideration and the seating was of the toast-rack type, the vehicle having open sides, but to provide an all-the-yearround service in all weathers it is essential that better protection be afforded, and the new vehicle is certainly excellent in this respect. Achievement of comfort, however, has not halted at this, for the seats are also upholstered with " Float-on-Air " cushions. The lower panels of the body are of mahogany and the interior is panelled in birch, polished and varnished.
Internal ventilation is afforded by the use of Beclawat patent windows, which can easily be raised or lowered.
The body, which is certainly a fine example of its type, was built by John Chalmers and Sons, Redhill Garage, sigh Street, Redhill, Surrey. • The S-D freighter chassis has proved itself peculiarly suited to the carrying of low-platform passenger bodies of this type, and the simplicity of its controls is a great point in its favour.
An Interesting Addition to the Trent Fleet.
We have already described, in The Commercial Motor, the latest C.M. type Daimler incorporating the new steel sleeve engine and lengthened chassis. A number of these chassis has been supplied to the Trent, Motor -Traction Co., Ltd., during the summer, and they have recently taken delivery of another of these chassis carrying a handsome body built by Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., of Ipswich.
The body -seats 31 passengers, and the complete vehicle comes under the unladen weight of S tons 15 cwt., so complying with the new regulations which have been proposed.
There are several unusual features regarding this vehicle, one of which is that the petrol tank has a filler cap and dip stick at each side. Another point is that the name-plate of the company has been attached to the front of the radiator header.