Safety Conversion for Double-decker
Page 62
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
•WHEN an accident occurred to the rear of a 1946 Guy 5LW rear-entrance double-decker, the Potteries Motor Traction Co.,. Ltd., decided to convert it to a front entrance for reasons of both standardization and safety.
The company have ordered 15 front-entrance vehicles for delivery this year, because, in their opinion, the possibility of platform accidents is reduced when the entrance is controlled entirely by the driver.
• The new version of the Guy, originally a 56seater, is now in service with 57 seats. The extra seat was gained on the. lower deck when the rear end was built up to the original floor level.
To give the driver a clear view of the front entrance, the centre pillar of the bulkhead was moved 12 in. to the off side. Using the space between the dash panel and the radiator, the driver's cab structure was built forward 6 in. beyond the original line. This enabled a small window to be fitted between the bulkhead pillar and the rear of the cab sliding window.
A 1946 Guy double-decker converted from rear to front entrance by the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., who believe that this .design is safer.
Deans and Son (Yorkshire), Ltd., designed a special set of electrically operated double-folding doors. A shelf plate and motor were accommodated in the cove panel of the lower saloon and with the doors folded back an entrance width of 3 ft, was obtained. Handrails were fitted on both sides of the entrance.
A platform type staircase designed, providing ample luggage space beneath and housing for the batteries. The position of the nearside wheel-arch seat was changed to enable a side destination box to be fitted and an illuminated " house " sign was fitted above the near-side front bulkhead window.
was