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015 WILL BE EAL TITAN

8th July 1977, Page 21
8th July 1977
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Page 21, 8th July 1977 — 015 WILL BE EAL TITAN
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EYLAND is to produce a new ,neration double-decker — at was the dramatic inouncement made, last eek, by D. H. Pitcher, Leyrd truck and bus managing rector.

B15 will live, and it has been imed Titan. Leyland has Immitted itself to the Titan id will produce 80 next year, iout 250 in 1979 and on to full oduction in 1980.

Running units are initially be built at Leyland in incashire and the bodies by irk Royal in London. Manucture will then switch to the EC plant at Southall which ill build the complete bus ice it is in its main produc)n stage. All the country's ading bus operators have town interest in buying Tins.

Leyland invited PTEs and midon Transport to join it id the National Bus Cornmy to buy shares in their lintly-owned company, Bus (anufacturers (Holding) Ltd. at even if no investment is !cured, production is now )mmitted to an annual -eakeven figure of 700.

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Titan in production is to be arketed with a choice of tree engines and singleand )uble-entrance door version. agine options are the Leynd 500 series, the Gardner _.XB or the new Leyland TL1 I lit.

TL11 is a six-cylinder turbolarged engine derived from ie well-proven 680/690 used Atlantean and Fleetline ases and Leopard coaches. his engine, which, in the itan, will develop 170 bhp at 350 rpm, has been developed alow noise and smoke emison characteristics.

The engine is enclosed in a )undproof compartment ?prated from the cooling /stem to minimise noise. It is Doled by a thermostatically)ntrolled fan and noise levels the latest prototypes are lwer than in some saloon The latest Titans have a illy-automatic five-speed earbox. Based on Leyland's 'ell-used pneumocyclic gearox it has been developed from ir operation to oil operation. row known as hydrocyclic, le box also incorporates a uilt-in retarder that uses the werse gear mechanism to slow the vehicle on initial application of the footbrake.

Titan also has a full air suspension system which is independent at the front. The body, always maintained at a constant height with this setup, also gives a ride comparable with better private cars.

The bodywork on the Titan is of aluminium alloy which should achieve the high stiffness important in achieving a good ride and will be corrosion-free. Leyland claim that pave-testing at their own test track, equivalent to 180,000 miles of road running, has revealed no major structural design problems.

In service

A Leyland Titan has been in service with London Transport si,nce 1975 and has now clocked up over 30,000 miles. This trial period has helped the development of the bus and lessons learned have been incorporated in a new vehicle now ready for service in London. The new vehicle also incorporates a new interior layout design from Leyland's human factors study department. Accommodation for driver and passengers has been ergonomically designed.

The bus, designed to last at least 15 years in service and to have seven years between major overhauls, has been continuously and rigorously developed. Leyland hopes the bus will be placed on the market for £35,000 and will remain in production for many years.

Production of Leyland's other double-deckers, the Atlantean and the Bristol VRT, is to continue for the present, although it is planned to phase out the Fleetline.

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