. Automotive industries . s of Aug. 19 last year. Thevariations in the seating arrangement giving accommo-dation for 11 additional passengers in the fifteen experi-mental buses of the series consist of (1) a transverseseat for five passengers facing rearward immediatelybehind the driver within the interior, (2) two more two-passenger transverse seats added inside after reducingthe longitudinal seating capacity from six to four, and(3) two more two-passenger seats outside. But therearwardly facing seat has not been found completelysatisfactory and the final decision is to eliminate it andreturn
. Automotive industries . s of Aug. 19 last year. Thevariations in the seating arrangement giving accommo-dation for 11 additional passengers in the fifteen experi-mental buses of the series consist of (1) a transverseseat for five passengers facing rearward immediatelybehind the driver within the interior, (2) two more two-passenger transverse seats added inside after reducingthe longitudinal seating capacity from six to four, and(3) two more two-passenger seats outside. But therearwardly facing seat has not been found completelysatisfactory and the final decision is to eliminate it andreturn to the longitudinal seats, each accommodating 3passengers. Thus, although the intention all along hasbeen a 57-seated bus, 54 seats only will appear in theproduction model—eight more than in the K type lengthening of the body has, of course, necessi-tated additional side pillars, but other variations arepurely matters of detail. To relieve the body of thestresses due to overhang at the rear, the left-hand chas-. BuU bearing screw and nut steering gear April AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIE?THE AUTOMOBILE 747 sis frame member is extended beyond the right-handunit; the former therefore supports the loading plat-form and staircase, enabling the superstructure to beappreciably reduced in weight at this point. The running of the fifteen experimental buses duringthe past six months or so has not merely been for thepurpose of testing out the chassis, but also to ascertainvarious points of doubt in connection with the runningof such comparatively large units; for instance, whetherit is a paying proposition to run a larger type, whetherthe conductor could collect all the fares, etc. Actually, it has been found that the margin for profitis greater with the larger unit, and for some reason,which is as yet obscure, the fuel consumption of the 57seater has proved to be almost exactly the same as the46-seated bus, approximately mi. per gal. Obviously,with the wages of driver and conductor
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