lardner engines lehind Finnish Kabus
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WNER ENGINES has )licd 12 vertical 6LXCT incs to Finnish coach ufacturer Kabus Oy. The
are being fitted to a h of 13m-long integral hes being supplied to an .ess service operator, Koion Auto, for services -ating between Helsinki Ouli, which is near the :ic circle.
he coaches are rear cued, with the 17 2kW hp) Gardner unit driving ugh a ZF S 6.90 gearbox Rockwell axles. The de design includes inclelent front suspension, and na retarders.
3ur of the vehicles are aly in operation and the reLning eight are being ipleted at the rate of one a ith. Special engine equipit includes Start Pilot des to ensure easy starting temperatures as low as C.
he Kabus deal is one reof a Gardner quest for international business ch started when the corny exhibited at the Kortrik and coach show in Bel n two years ago.
15-litre 6LYT engine is available in the West man Neoplan Skyliner hie-decker and the first icle fitted is in service h Coventry operator ry Shaw. According to w it is covering 7,240kin a k on trips to Spain and South of France and reling a fuel consumption e raging around lit/100kna (9.5mpg). He is going to order a second dner-powcred Skyliner. The first Gardner powered Leyland Tigers to be delivered to an independent coach operator have gone to Maynes of Manchester. It now has in service two Plaxton Paramount bodied coaches powered by the horizontal 6LXCT unit. Mayne already operates a fleet of stage buses powered by naturally aspirated Gardner 6LXB units, The Manchester engine manufacturer is also believed to be on the brink of a deal with a major European bus and coach maker.