63 DAIMLER TRANSPORT VEHICLES,

22nd September 1972, Page 124

22nd September 1972

Page 124

Page 124, 22nd September 1972 — 63 DAIMLER TRANSPORT VEHICLES,

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c lo British Leyland truck and bus division, Leyland, Preston PR5 1 SN.

A Fleetline chassis fitted with a Park Royal body and the Leyland 680 engine is the only exhibit on the Daimler stand.

The 33ft-long body which has double doors and a maximum seating capacity of 84 mounted on an 18ft Sin, wheelbase chassi The power unit the Leyland 680 — mounted transversely at the rear, product 165 bhp at 1900 rpm and fits nicely into th engine compartment. Because this engine shorter than the Gardner unit a Hardy Spict propeller shaft can be used instead of if rubber-bushed trailing-link coupling. Also wit the Leyland engine the alternator is mounte on the Voith diwamatic four-spee semi-automatic gearbox and belt driven frol the fan-drive jack shaft.

This installation allows the alternator spee to be set according to the type of service th vehicle is put to.

The chassis has stainless steel pipework ft the air brake system and the fror cross-member , mounting for the dampei permits interchange of different dampei types. The air assisted handbrake linkag passes below the chassis members for easit servicing Automatic chassis lubrication is als featured on this vehicle, which is a typici example of units at present being supplied t London Transport