SWIFT SALES TOP 400 MARK
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SALES of the new AEC Swift rear-underfloor
engined bus chassis now exceed 400. Latest orders include 20 for Cardiff City Transport, 10 for Aberdeen Corporation Transport and two for the Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee. All these will be fitted with the AEC AH 505 engine and four-speed monocontrol semi-automatic transmission.
The Cardiff order represents the city's first major use of one-man-operated buses. Both these and the Aberdeen chassis will be fitted with dualentrance bodies.
Meanwhile orders continue to be received from overseas for the AEC Regent V double-deck bus chassis. The latest—from the West Pakistan Board—is for 51 30 ft. chassis to be supplied c.k.d. and fitted with locally-built bodies in Karachi.
MORE BUSES FOR VILLAGE
DEVON General is servicing Whimple with extra buses now that the village has fewer trains. Passengers holding rail cheap day return tickets or bus return tickets in either direction between Exeter and Whimple will be able to use rail tickets to return by bus or bus tickets to .return by rail on the day of issue without extra payment.