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Park Royal Vehicles Ltd, Abbey Road, London NW10.
London is in the limelight with the On vehicles on this stand. Both al double-deckers. One is for London Transpor the other for London Country Bus Service The two buses make an interestin comparison of the ideas of two operato who, by any standards, must be among tlleading in the land. The LT bus is on a Daiml• Fleetline chassis and includes seats for E passengers and space or 21 standees in i 9.5m overall length. LT is one of the operato favouring a high driving position an accordingly the driver's cab is raised 1ft Aim the floor. An interlocking device in it transmission prevents the vehicle beir moved when the single access door is open.
On the same stand in the new standai green with yellow waistband London Count livery is the bus which shows the other side le coin. Although built to the same imensions, this body is on a Leyland tlantean AN 68 chassis and has 72 seats nd no standee space. Here, too, a high riving position is adopted.