A GUIDE TO BODIES,
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BUILDERS AND BUS GRANTS
THE range of specifications for buses designed to qualify for the 25 per cent Government rebate, introduced by the former Ministry of Transport in the summer of 1968, has recently been extended by the Department of the Environment, and some minor modifications have been made to existing standards. Also, a system of numbering has been Introduced to cover both the existing and additional specifications to simplify identification.
Four standard specifications have been added to the range of double-deckers, and a further two specifications extend the singledeck range to include integral buses. A total of 16 specifications is now available, and they are summarized below, together with the chassis which meet the requirements, where appropriate.
One model still missing from the list, however, is a low height double-decker with an overall height of 13ft 5in., which is surprising, since this was a popular height for low bridge double-deckers in the past decade. The overall height of the standard low-height bus remains at 13ft 8in. (unladen), and is restricted to 9.5m overall length, although an intermediate-height doubledecker with a height overall of 14ft 2in. is among the additional standard buses introduced.
The latest Department of the Environment standards are as follows: