FIRST BUS WITH POWER STEERING
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THE first with power-assisted steering to be put into service in Britain. a Daimler bus was recently handed over to Mr. P. J. Tailby, of Messrs. Blue Bus Services, Derby, at the Daimler factory. The vehicle was a C.D.650 doubleidecker with coachwork by Willowbrook, Ltd., Loughborough.
Power assistance is afforded to the steering by the Lockheed hydraulic accumulator servo system. This system also operates the brakes, and assists gear-changing and the application of the hand brake. Air-conditioning is carried out by heaters in both the upper and lower saloons, the fans of the heaters drawing fresh air from outside the bus. In hot weather the fans can be used without the heaters to supply cool air.
The entrance is at the rear arid IS fitted with a power-operated folding door. The bus is a 55-seater built to the maximum permissible length.