Bedford-Whitson Coach Weighs 4 tons 17 cwt.
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36-SEAT Bedford coach with an unladen weight of 4 tons 17 cwt.
s recently supplied to Messrs. Best 1 Sons, London, N.W.10, by James ,itson and Co., Ltd., West Drayton, o built the bodywork.
'.'onstruction of the body, which has n designed specifically for mounting the Bedford S.B. chassis, is of the 3dard Whitson composite type with .1 reinforcings at all stressed points, n pillars being of steel bolted to the t rail, waist rail and skirt.
h e floor is in tongued and grooved e boards securely screwed to the rung, and coving panels fitted from floor to the body sides form used corners to ease cleaning. xterior panels throughout are in g. aluminium. A double panel rug portion is fitted in the roof. re are four ventilators in the roof.
The flush-fitting sliding entrance door at the front on the near side gives an unbroken line to the exterior of the body. The emergency door is fitted at the front on the off side. The driver's cab is built integrally with the body and there is no separate entrance door for the driver.
Running the full length of the interior roof quarters are built-in parcel racks with chrome-plated brackets and polished alloy front rails. A large luggage locker fitted with hinged double . doors is provided at the rear.
Included in the equipment is a KeyLeather heating unit.