A SALOON COACH OF ATTRACTIVE DESIGN.
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A Representative Example of a Barnsley Coachbuilder's Products.
WEIATEVER the merits of the open type of passenger-carrying vehicle for meeting the requirements of the public in the better months of the year, there is little question that for period Atom about November to April the saloon vehicle is the only type likely to attract and retain patronage, since it gives complete protection from the elements. If the range of exhibits at the recent Commercial Vehicle Exhibition at Olympia was any criterion it would appear that the popularity of the open type of vehicle is on the wane, for the major portion of the passenger modelS which were shown consisted of totally enclosed vehicles. Such machines are now finding an increasing nil-the-year-round use, and, apart from meeting regular-service needs, are being employed for special classes of work, such as social functions and the like, where high-class saloon coaches are demanded.
As a Matter of fact, however, there is, in many instances, very little differeeee in the type of saloon vehicle used for daily service and that employed on special duties, and some of them engaged on the former work certainly provide a degree of comfort not given on any other type of road vehicle, notably the tramcar.
Some idea of the class of saloon vehicle which is now employed on regular passenger service is to be obtained by referring to the illustration of a Reo-Pullman which appears on this page. This is One of a fleet of machines run by County Motors (Lepton), Ltd., of Huddersfield, in which the bodywork was constructed by Mr. Sohn Taylor, Central Carriage Works, Foundry• Street, I3arnsley.
The body is of attractive design and is built to give the maximum comfort to passengers. The seats are arranged in the orthodox manner—facing forward in pairs With a central gangway separating them. The riding comfort which they give endorses the merits of the Lace Web spring seat, for it is this type as made by the Lace Web Spring Co., Ltd., Sandiacre, near Nottingham, which is used. The interior is well appointed, and a pleasing effect is given by the mahogany panelling with which the polished roof is made to tone. Hand rails and grab handles are provided for the use of passengers, and all fittings are in nickel finish.
The body is of the front-entrance pattern—the door opening is of wide proportions—and an emergency door is fitted in the rear panel. The roof is provided with a glass-panel ventilator. The V-shaped windscreen has a nickelplated framework, and the beaten scuttle dash gives a streamlined effect to the vehicle. Mr. Taylor informs us that he is supplying bodies of this type at a competitive price, which adds to the attractiveness of the proposition.