Electrical news and engineering . ment Gos Bus engine of 35 which is equipped with Zenith carburetorand the usual pump cooling facilities. The mechanical fea-tures include full floating rear axle, 4-speed selective gearbox and dual ignition. A 50-gallon gasoline tank is practice of solid tires and cast wheels is followed. as is also the feature of left hand drive which, though neces-sary to Canadian conditions, is a complete reversal of theEnglish type. Lighting is looked after by a 13-volt Dcico system, andheating is from the exhaust. The weight of the bus ts12,000 lbs
Electrical news and engineering . ment Gos Bus engine of 35 which is equipped with Zenith carburetorand the usual pump cooling facilities. The mechanical fea-tures include full floating rear axle, 4-speed selective gearbox and dual ignition. A 50-gallon gasoline tank is practice of solid tires and cast wheels is followed. as is also the feature of left hand drive which, though neces-sary to Canadian conditions, is a complete reversal of theEnglish type. Lighting is looked after by a 13-volt Dcico system, andheating is from the exhaust. The weight of the bus ts12,000 lbs. Its dimensions are: length, 24 ft. Syi in.; height,la ft. i in. .\s will be noted from the cut, it is of the doubledeck type (top deck rcniovalile) and has an inside frontstairway. The Fifth Avenue Type At this date the Fifth .\venue Coach Co., New York. N. v., through the Packard Ontario Motor Co., have supplied the Toronto Transportation Commission with four gas buses, two more being on order These machines include the single. Fifth Avenue type, single deck and double deck type, the single deck carrying 29 and thedouble deck 51 passengers and involving the use of singleand two-man crews, depending on the type. Some of thelater buses to be supplied are to have the convertible \s may be seen from the illustration, the buses are designedon the front entrance, pay-as-you-enter idea. The doubledeck bus is exceptionally low, the total height being 12 ft.,from the ground to the top of a derby hat worn by a on the top deck. The motor is a 4 cylinder special silent sleeve valvetype, of 40 , lubricated by means of a force pump. Igni-tion is from a high tension magneto; the thermo-syphoncooling system is employed, and a special feature is the radia-tor, so designed that its up would not result indamage. Selective sliding transmission is employed, withfour gear changes in forward motion. The drive is of theexternal gear and plain bevel type. The re
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