Copenhagen Sends 3us to Earls Court

24th September 1954, Page 85

24th September 1954

Page 85

Page 85, 24th September 1954 — Copenhagen Sends 3us to Earls Court

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HE first undertaking to operate a Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster del, Copenhagen Tramways, has sent T to Earls Court one of these types display at the Commercial Motor rw. It was unloaded at London this lc after a journey from Aarhus inged in co-operation • with Dansk tomobil Byggeri, A.S., Leyland disutors in Denmark, he vehicle has an underfloor engine 150 b.h.p. and a pneumo-cyclic gear: with two-pedal driving controls. It esigned for one-man operation. The steel body is mounted on rubber and seats for 33 passengers, with standcapacity for another 37. It is 33 ft.

REAR-LIGHTING DISPLAY

DISPLAY which emphasizes the application of the new rearting regulations may be seen on combined stands of Joseph Lucas, , and C.A.V., Ltd., at the Corncial Motor Show. A model

odies a mock-up of the rear of a rnercial vehicle with typical lamp reflector equipment. The value of 1 rear lighting is effectively demoned. The stands are 243-245.

TAGE VEHICLES ON PARADE

4ONG the vintage buses to parade from Earls Court to Piccadilly grow to mark the jubilee of the ibus Society, will be a replica of single-deckers with which Barton sport, Ltd., Chilwell, started their cc in 1908. It will be driven by T. A. Barton.

her vehicles taking part will be )e, K-type, S-type and NS-type ; of the London General Omnibus Ltd. The B type was introduced in and over 3,000 were built, many g front-line service in the 1914-18

The K type was an open-top Ie-decker seating 46, whilst the e was of similar pattern but seated The NS type remained in service 1937. It originally had solid tyres in open upper deck. 145 B.H.P. IN 1-TON TRUCKS I N the range of Dodge, Fargo and De Soto pick-ups, vans and low-tonnage trucks which has been available during the past few months, the Chrysler Corporation have been fitting a new 145 b.h.p. V8 engine. The claim is made that this is the most powerful unit ever to be fitted in goods vehicles of this type.

Features of this new engine include hydraulic valve tappets, chromiumplated top piston rings and the absence of valve guides and valve inserts. The elimination of valve guides and inserts has been made possible by using a chromium-alloy cylinder head.

VALLIANT DIRECTORS BRANCH OUT

T'WO directors of Valliant Direct Coaches, Ltd., Mr. Percival D. P. Sleeman and Mr. David G. Slceman, have formed a dealer's business known as Percy D. Sleeman, Ltd. It was registered on September 13 and has a capital of £5,000. Mr. David Sleeman is the secretary. The registered office is at 91 Cowley Road, Uxbridge, Middx.

MINISTER REJECTS APPEAL

AN appeal against the refusal by the North Western Licensing Authority to permit Mr. T. Ff. Parker (Blue Bird Motor Services) to operate an express service betwan Oldham and Newquay has been dismissed with costs by the Minister of Transport.