They won all the prizes.. but are they hooked on your coaches?
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British Leyland coach chassis give operators more to compete with.
The things that make people choose one coach operator rather than another are not too difficult to list. The comfort and quality of the ride, the appearance of the vehicles, inside and out, the efficiency of your organisation, these are some of the things which impress.
What passengers don't understEnd is that providing and maintaining these standards, day in and day out over many different types of operation imposes strains on drivers, operators and vehicles which are increasingly difficult to contend with.
The vehicle is the key to the whole operation and it is here that the unrivalled experience of the British Leyland Companies offers major advantages.
Within the heavy coach range up to 13 tons G.V.W. we can offer a choice of thoroughly proven chassis with a long record of success in the luxury coaching field. Each of these vehicles—the Leopard, the Reliance and the Bristol RE, has specific advantages for certain types of operation. Only the performance is standard. And that is first class.
The 'Leopard' was designed to offer speed and power with maximum economy. It achieves its objective by nature of the powerful horizontal Leyland 68o 150 b.h.p. diesel engine tuned for economy, with a choice of fully or semiautomatic
gearp. boxes. An optional two-speed
axle provides eight forward speeds, combining high speed with exceptional hill climbing ability. Ideal performance for long distance touring.
The leaf spring suspension provides smooth riding under all conditions of road and load, and the dual line brake system provides powerful anti-fade braking to cope with modern speeds.
The Reliance is available with a variety of wheelbases to take body lengths of io, ii and 12 metres.
The engineering specifications offer a choice of engines and transmissions — engines may be the
Al-15o5 with a capacity of 5o2in3 or the 690in3 AH691, coupled to manual or semi-automatic transmissions.
The revised wheelbases of the Reliance comply with the conditions specified for the bus grant, when suitably bodied for stage operation. The Bristol RE Coach chassis, because of its versatility and reliability, has established itself as one of Britain's leading horizontal rear engine passenger chassis.
The latest version offers the Leyland 680 6-cylinder engine or, alternatively, the Gardner 6HLX type 6-cylinder engine with Bristol Self Changing Gears epicyclic semiautomatic four or five speed gearbox. Suspension is semi-elliptic leaf springs with air as an alternative and the vehicle is fitted with dual circuit air brakes.
This is a really high performance chassis of imaginative design embodying standards of reliability and economy you have come to expect.
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