ll'oachbuilt National For Australia
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PROTOTYPE of a hybrid :yland National designed r the Australian market is iw being tested by British :yland, The bus has an iderfrarne and running tits produced on the oduction line at the orkington plant, hut a nventionally built body oduced by Eastern Coach orks. In future vehicles the ,dy will be built in istralia.
Most noticeable change )m the standard National the lack of the roof)unted pod at the rear, lich normally carries the ater unit. Australian erators have decided that *, do not need this sophisticated unit and instead a conventional underfloor system is used. There are vents at the front for the fresh air element of this unit.
In the prototype vehicle, there are no interior panels and the construction can be easily studied. The vehicle's profile is very similar to the factory-produced job, but the joints and general construction methods follow very closely the conventional approach normally employed by ECW. Avdel rivets are used to secure the structure.
The bus under test has separate entrance and exit doors.