Alkaline Batteries Save 186 lb.
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THE 209 Leyland oil-engined buses which Coras hampair Eireann has ordered, are to be equipped with C.A.V. Alkaline all-steel batteries of the AS16 160 amp.-hr. type. The IR cells are arranged in six crates of three each.
The batteries were chosen after prolonged tests. They have steel cases and steel-sheathed plates, so that they have great mechanical strength: The cell is not injured by overcharging or by heavy discharge, or even by complete short-circuiting, says the manufacturer.
A useful saving in weight is being achieved by using alkaline batteries. In the case of the 50 Titan 8-ft.-wide double-deckers which have been ordered, the weight of each vehicle will be reduced by about 186 lb.. as compared with one having. 222-amp.-hr. lead-acid batteries, states C.A.V., Ltd. The weight of each of the 159 Tiger single-deckers will be cut by 90 lb., as compared with the use of lead-acid batteries of 185-amp.-hr. capacity.
[What were previously known as C.A.V.-Nife batteries are, under a new marketing policy, now called C.A.V. Alkaline.]
" OVERHEADS" KILL TROLLEYBUS
IN the next few months St. Helens 'Transport Committee is to spend £68,190 on the purchase of 15 new motorbuses to replace trolleybuses on three services.
Trolleybuses have been operating in St. Helens for more than 20 years, but because overhead equipment has risen in cost to l,000 a mile, a complete conversion to motorbus working is scheduled to be carried out on a longterm plan.