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RESIDENTS in blocks of flats adjoining one of the Copenhagen Transport bus garages are bringing a test case against HT, the Greater Copenhagen public transport authority. They are claiming noise intrusion by vehicles leaving and entering the depot at "unsocial" hours.
This development and a forthcoming series of noise tests which HT intends to carry out at various key points on city routes is lending added interest to the introduction in the Copenhagen road services fleet of the first batch of 40 Scania BR112 buses. These vehicles have already substantiated the maker's claim for considerably reduced noise emission thanks to the sound-insulated engine compartment and special radiator layout.
With the Copenhagen fleet, until recently comprised of Leyland and Volvo-based units, now diluted by a third marque (another 50 Scanias to be delivered in 1981 will take this make's fleet share to over 10 per cent) the operator has also for the first time introduced a transverse-engined design.
Because Copenhagen, along with most other Danish operators, specifies light-alloy bodywork for corrosion resis