IS THE DOUBLE-DECKER DOOMED?
9th December 1949, Page 36
9th December 1949
Page 36
Page 36, 9th December 1949
— IS THE DOUBLE-DECKER DOOMED?
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A SINGLE-DECK 40-seater bus 1"-i* is being tested by Edinburgh Transport Department. It is an M.C.W. chassisless model embodying Leyland components, The engine is positioned in the centre of the chassis and the dimensions of the vehicle are 30 ft. by 8 ft. Electrically operated jack-knife doors are fitted. Mr, W. M. Little, transport manager, has said that if permission could be given to build buses on the lines of the experimental model, they might replace the double-decker. It is. stated that several buses of this type are now on • trial in this country.
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