New bodies for Ulsterbus
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ULSTERBUS is now taking delivery of the first of 80 Leyland Tiger single-deck buses.
All of the vehicles will be fitted with new style bodies built by Walter Alexander and Company (Belfast) Ltd. Ten of these will be semi-luxury coaches and 70 dual-purpose vehicles as illustrated. The new Alexander bodywork has been developed in co-operation with a local Polytechnic which has studied its aerodynamics.
The results should help reduce spray and improve fuel consumption. The body also features side windows which are interchangeable with those on existing models.
One of the new Tigers is to be fitted with a Gardner 6HLKB engine coupled to an automatically controlled Leyland Hydracyclic transmission. The remainder will have Leyland's own TL11H engine rated to produce 170bhp.