New Bus Will Seat 55 People
Believed to be the largest unarticulated bus ever built, General Motors Corporation has announced a bus seating 55 passengers with unobstructed standing area. Designed as a replacement for obsolete trolley lines, the bus will soon be in operation in New York City and Chicago. The engine is a 200 h.p. diesel, coupled to a hydraulic drive transmission. A 45in. front door and standard rear door guarantee quick passenger circulation. The body is aluminium. The undercarriage is reinforced at points carrying load of large standing 'crowds.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 71, 30 March 1949, Page 5
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91New Bus Will Seat 55 People Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 71, 30 March 1949, Page 5
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