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• Deansgate, the Manchester-based PSV bodybuilder. has produced two new minibus conversions based on Ford Transit and Freight Rover Sherpa panel vans.
The 12-seater Regent is based on the latest Ford Transit 130, and has moquette-trimmed coach-type seats, soft-trimmed body sides and roof, and lino floor. Two Flettner roof ventilators are fitted as standard along with strip lighting in the saloon. The two-litre petrol.engined Regent minibus costs .0,875, while the 2.5-litre diesel version is 2.10,000.
The Red Rose minibus is based on the Sherpa 350 long wheelbase van, and has 16 seats. It shares the same internal trim features as the Regent model. The petrol version costs £11.550. The diesel model is priced at 02,500. A certificate of initial fitness at .5:100 and VAT are extra on both the Regent and Red Rose,
• Handicapped and disabled travellers will soon be eligible to receive concessions on local bus services outside London following the placing before Parliament of a Government Order — the Transport Act 1985 (Extension of Eligibility for Travel Concessions) Order 1986.
The Association of Metropolitan Authorities, however, has condemned the move as a "sham" as no extra resources have been provided to fund the scheme.
• Alder Valley South is launching Access Bus, a special service in the Guildford and Woking areas of Surrey, for people who find it difficult to use ordinary buses.
AVS will run the bus at marginal cost with the aid of local sponsorship.