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2-ton and 4-ton Chassis. One-man-control Bus. 52-seater Bus.
STAND No. 23.
ON ACCOUNT of the interest which is at present being displayed in the development of the one-man-controlled bus, the neat, 24-seater of this type shown on the Bristol stand is receiving much attention. The chassis employed is the new 2-ton forward-dash-type model which we described a few months ago.
A feature of particular interest in this
vehicle is the method by which the driver controls the double doors at the nearside front. The actuating lever is carried on the window framing at. his right, and the wire is brought over pulleys to a polished wood box, which hides the gear above the doors. Automatic catches are provided so that the doors ate kept firmly .closed or retained in the open position, and so strongly held that
D12 they cannot be closed by passengers pulling on the handles as they enter. A spring door shutter is mounted on each of the door pillars.
The seats face forward in pairs and are provided with the usual Bristol spring backs. At the rear is the usual Form of emergency door, access to which is obtained by lifting sip the centre seat. Four of the windows at each side can be dropped to give efficient ventilation, and there are also small ventilators at the front above the windscreen and at the sides above the rearmost windows.
The second single-decker bus, shown on the 4-ton chassis, is built to carry 32 'passengers. It has entrances at the nearside front and rear and a third door at,
the oft side for the driver. It is divided into two compartments, the rear being for smokers. All the seats face forward in-pairs, except a seat for three behind the driver's partition, and a seat for two facing the off side at the front. A very neat point is noticeable in connection with the doors. These are provided with patent spring-loaded hinges. To open or close either portion of the door,it is forced back on its hinges until it ears the stops, whilst the spring. loading prevents vibration.
The 4-ton chassis and the 2-ton chassis are also shown bare, and in them will be noted the feattres of simplicity and strength which have given this make such a sound reputation. Both chassis and vehicles have. rear springs selfadjusting to load.
The 2-ton chassis is practically a miniature a the larger model, and has a fourcylindered power unit of 22.5 h.p., the cooling water being circulated thermosiphonically. The drive is taken through a single-plate clutch to a four-speed gearbox and thence by an open cardan shaft to an overhead worm.
There is a powerful transmission brake immediately behind the gearbox.