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Midland Red's New Motorway Coach
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QINCE the introduction of the Midland Red C.M.5 r k-) motorway coaches in 1959, more than 6,000,000 operational miles have been covered and the services have attracted some 12-m. passengers. In order to bring these services right up to date, a completely new motorway vehicle has been designed to take advantage of the maximum permitted box dimensions of 36 ft. by 8 ft. 21 in. Designated C.M.60, the new vehicle is of integral construction and employs many of the features of the earlier models. These include rubber springing with independent front suspension, and hydraulically operated disc brakes. The power unit is a normally aspirated, 10.5-litre diesel engine driving through a fluid flywheel and integrally mounted, fivespeed, overdrive, semi-automatic gearbox, providing two-pedal control.
In the saloon, a high-quality, seaweed-coloured fitted carpet contrasts with the specially designed seats, which are fitted with individual cushions trimmed in grey moquette and have squabs trimmed in orange moquette and fitted with envelope-type p.v.c. covers. The seat armrests and borders are finished in a dark grey p.v.c. material and to complete this scheme the back of each scat is equipped with a non-fume ashtray, combined spring-back glove net and folding table, and flexible grab rail.
The saloon casings are panelled in a horizontal wood grain and a specially developed, soundabsorbing, light grey p.v.c. forms the roof lining, contrasting with the darker grey p.v.c. beneath the parcel racks. Front and rear domes are finished in a p.v.c. material having a combination of grey. black and white to complete the interior decor. At the rear nearside of the coach is a toilet compartment, the fittings including a specially designed chemical toilet unit, wash-hand basin with a supply of fresh water, paper towel dispenser and a wall mirror.
The entrance door located at the front of the vehicle has been designed to swing inwards through an are towards the rear, so that the outer face of the door is away from passengers leaving the vehicle, making it impossible to soil their clothes after a wet-weather run.
Interior lighting is by a fluorescent strip running the length of the vehicle above the gangway. This is punctuated only by the three roof ventilators, the front two of which arc of the three-way-lift type with translucent panel and the rear one a newly developed, electrically operated sliding type under the driver's control. Individual jet vents are fitted beneath the parcel racks. Saloon heating is by three recirculatory heaters and in order to quickly reach and maintain the required water temperature in the engine and heating system, an automatic radiator shutter is incorporated.
A special windscreen has been designed for this vehicle to afford excellent visibility for the driver, minimize reflection of interior lighting and to reduce wind noise as far as possible. It consists of twin flat windscreens with curved corner glasses to provide a wrap-round effect. very slender pillars between the screens adding strength to the front end structure without impairing visibility.