Bedford set to take over Marshall midi
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1EDFORD confirmed this week hat it is considering taking Iver 'the Marshall midibus oroject.
A spokesman told CM: " Bedord is investigating the possilility of using the Marshall ntegral body as the basis of a ledford city-centre midibus." The Marshall midi had been tnder development for several 'ears. The rear-engined inagral city bus design featured iainly Leyland Terrier cornonents. This will now be ubject to re-engineering work y Bedford. The six-cylinder edford 330 engine would lift traight into 'the bus, enabling le Allison automatic gearbox nd Borg Warner drive used n the prototype to be retained. layton De wandre is now modifying the braking system to make it compatible with Bedford units.
The Marshall midi appeared at the Yeates coach show this week.