NEW BUS FOR LONDON

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 876, 21 January 1930, Page 7

NEW BUS FOR LONDON

There has been recently introduced on the London streets by the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., a new type of six-wheeler, the first of three experimental vehicles. When experience of their working in traffic has been gained, the company will determine which is the most suitable of the three to be the standard for the future, and will then begin an extended building programme. The new type, which will be known as the “LT,” replaces the “K” type introduced in August, 1919, and is, incidentally, the thirty-seventh type

which has been operated by the L.G.O.C. during the last 20 years. In interior appearances, “LT.I” resembles a modern touring coach, and represents a considerable advance in the matter of comfort and efficiency. The engine used is the new Renown 90-h.p„ six-cylinder type, which is more powerful than those driving the present “General” buses, and capable of starting and stopping more quickly. Although “LT.I” has been tried out on busy thoroughfares, it has not been designed for use on congested routes, but rather for services in the outer districts of London, where high speeds are possible. The second and third experimental six-wheelers are larger than the first model, and more suitable for the busier services of {he inner London area.