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Examples of PASSENGER SODY EQUIPMENT.

19th February 1929, Page 127
19th February 1929
Page 127
Page 127, 19th February 1929 — Examples of PASSENGER SODY EQUIPMENT.
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Safety and Comfort the Chief Considerations in the Use and Arrangement of Detail Furnishings.

MHE keynotes of the equipment and 1 finish of the modern bus and coach are comfort and safety. There is the mechanically operated door which closes on the front edge of the step, and so bars the way of the passenger who is tempted to take risks. This kind of door has also been the means for developing the use of the one-manoperated vehicle. Whether the door be so placed or not, the step is low and broad with large handles placed on each side. This design of coachwork, in conjunction with the up-to-date low-loading chassis, affords easy entrance and exit, even to the aged and infirm.

The right shape and substance at cushion and squab are the first considerations of equipment, but improvements continue to be made so that weight is reduced, more resistance offered to wear and tear or, by some new style of trimming the attractiveness of the interior display is enhanced. Luxurious seating arid maximum capacity are factors difficult to reconcile, and occasionally one may see a folding seat mounted beside the driver in order to provide for just one more passenger. This provides a useful compromise, as the number of occasions on which the last seat is required is COMparatively few ; on the other hand, the demand for ample room on the part of the passengers occupying the main seating accommodation is constant and insistent.

Well-upholstered seats demand an appropriate setting in the way of panelling. This includes not only the sides of the body but usually the front bulkhead also. Some enriches, including, those of the all-weather type, have no

bulkhead. There is then the opportunity for a display of nest woodwork on the front doors and the fitting of a facia-board below the screen. A good effect need not entail the use of costly materials.

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