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"LION."
ABOUT THE NEW BUS IN KOWLOON
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SPEED AND COMFORT.
SECTION
The flexibility of the engine is auch that top gear speeds of four to forty miles per hour can be comfortably maintained.
PERILS OF PEDESTRIANS.
"Have the committee adumbrated any policy for holping the pedes- The power output obtained by trinn in the present day traffic diff the adoption of overhead valves culties in one-way strests ?" This has resulted in a very pronounced question was put by the Earl of saving of fuel. Under average Haddo to the chairman of the Gen- service conditions, 10 to 12 miles gral Purposes Committee of the London County Council. He also per gallon can be relied upon.
asked whather the Committee would- Perhaps one of the most strik: consider the desirability of request ing features of the Leylanding the Council's representatives on "Lion' is its silent running, which the London Traffic Advisory Com
mittee to urge the importance of la partly due to the adoption of. final grinding process for all the dealing immediately with the pro- blems facing pedestrains in busy streets. change speed gears, and also to the new Leyland double-reduction rear axle, worthy of a brief des
That more than ordinary in- terest is taken in Leyland "Lion". motor bus is evident from the fact that the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard was present at the de- monstration on Tuesday as Mr. Bernard is President of the Hong Kong Automobile Associa-criptive note.
tion.
This bus cost the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd. $1.450 in cluding freight.
To a layman's eye, the Best feature seemed to be the two doors, one at each end; as in the photo on this page-a feature which will be appreciated in view of congestion in the past.
The following particulars are by courtesy of Mr. Lam Ming-fun, the secretary to the company?
Four-Wheel Brakes,
The rear axle drive consists of a pair of spiral bevel wheels driv ing a specially wide double helical gear set. The gears and shafts of this unit, as well as the road wheels, are mounted:
on roller bearings.
The
Mr. W. Ray, replying for Sir John Gilbert, said he was sure that the members of the committee would sympathise with the objects of the question. A comprehensive report on accidents to pedestrians would be before the General Purposes Com mittee at an oarly date.
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FABRIC BODIES OF COACHES.
Whilst fabric bodies are grow- That all-important considera-ing in popularity among car tion-passenger safety--has been manufacturers, motor coach mak- further ensured by the introducers in Britain are showing some tion of four-wheel brakes.
reluctance in adopting this Leyland system embodies a sin method of construction.
A fea- ple but highly effective Servo ture of the recent Paris commer- mechanism, which automaticallycia: vehicle show, however, was comes into effect when the light the number of fabric bodies on est pressure is applied to the omnibuses and coaches a de- "The Leyland "Lion" ia a single-brake pedal High tensile copper-velopment which "Motor Trans- deck, saloon bus of entirely new plated steel ribbons now replace port" considers should receive the design, incorporating many new the old-fashioned brake operating attention of British firms. Eodles. features with the object of in rode. creasing passenger comfort in which the chassis is capable.
The Kowloon Motor Bus Co has ordered a number of such
Strikingly Painted,
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Ease of Driving. An entirely independent hand
the on brake operates wheels,
KOWLOON TRAVELLING UP-TO-DATE.
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Photo of the new Leyland "Lon" bus which was demonstrated by the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd., this week, and which is described on this page.
first-class buses
for service in Kowloon, eliminating the present Fords from service as the new ones arrive.
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made of this, material should, in particular, be just the thing. for overseas working.
SIX-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES:
The development of the rigid 6-wheeled lorry and omnibus con- tinues to be one of the outstand- ing features of the British com- mercial motor vehicle industry.. The War Office consider the 6-wheeler, suitable for military transport and commercial under- takings are purchasing vehicles of this type. Admittedly such vehicles. command a higher price "Motor than 4-wheelers, but Trapsport" points out, that this should be more than counter- balanced by reduced operating costs of the three-axle machines.
It has been decided to increase the projected Brighton motor-rac- ing track from 24 miles to five miles. The cost will be increased from £22,000 to £50,000
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SATURDAY, JANUARY
1927.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in rura to still others Å letter balöngs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running citner horizontally or vertically or bork
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(The solution of the above orossword puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
MOTOR VANS POPULAR WITH
POST OFFICE..
port" the British post office, auth- According to "Motor Trans-
orities now own nearly 1,000 light In designing the chassis, special
Nine actual Rover
car motor vans and about 200 side- consideration has been given to The retaining the maximum accessi which took part in the successful carriers. These vehicles supple- bility to all working parts. In Edinburgh-Monte Carlo observed ment, and in certain cases replace, The bodies are strikingly paint addition, it must be noted that trial was presented to the first per- the work of pillar box collection, ed with coach painter's red on the such new features as the three-son who, having followed up clues parcel collection and delivery, and point engine and gearbox us given in the dally Press, stopped services between head and sub- lower part and automobile cream
offices carried out by haulage con- on the upper. The interior ispersion eliminate from these and asked for it in the street.
tractors The G.P.O. motor fleet white..
units the detrimental effects of
Carrying out his wish, a motor- frame distortion, and add mater.
omnibus was used as a hearse at continues to expand, and by doing ially to their life.
The light change-speed operat-the funeral at Markfield, Leicester-80, it is claimed, gives the tax-
hire, of Isaac Heggs, aged 32, a payer more economical service. labourer, who, until two years ago. had never ridden in an omnibus and was impressed by the comfortable
This new saloon bus has, with its progressive springs, pneuma- tic tyres, and is of low and stable construction.
Safe Transit..
A smoothly operating plate clutch, the flexible couplings to the silent transmission, powerful brakes and a smooth, silent run- ning power unit all make for safe
transit.
It is interesting to observe that, in spite of the light weight of this new model, it has been possible to retain in the design the well-known Leyland "Spheri- cal Thrust," which transmits the power direct from the road wheels
The height of the frame from the ground, no more than 2 ft. 4 ins., has resulted in great ease of access for the passengers with- out sacrificing the accessibility of Important working parts and without reducing the ground elearance.
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ing mechanism, the light pedal pressure required to operate the clutch or brake make the driver's lot an easy one.
Some Other Features.
travelling.
One-third of the total exports of A new design of steering gear British, cars are of Austin manufac has been adopted, which emture, declared Sir Herbert Austin Bodies a cross coupling connection recently. During August he from the steering drop arm to the claimed actually 36 per cent. of the The Austin produe axle arm. The effect of this is to total exports. increase tyre life, to eliminate tion programme for 1927 represents "wheel wobble," and to minimise a 40 per cent increase on the
figures for 1926. steering effort. --
A bright and even illumination has been obtained by the intro-
An electric starter is fitted, while a tyre-pump, mechanically driven from the gearbox, is in- corporated in the design.
An article in the current issue of people "The Motor" should aet
to the chassis without the inter-duction of an improved system thinking. It denis with the theory
incorporating a special electric that the motor car is so nearly per vention of the springs..
dynamo, direct-driven from the rect that ita standardization can be engine, and provided with a self-considered. So far from this being the case, 20 suggestions for much- regulating device.
needed improvements are put for ward, some of the most novel being: "A Central Oil Reservoir for Lubri cating Every Moving Part in the Chassis," "Self-adjusting Brakes," Tyre Pressure Indication at a The Brussels Motor Show. the Glance." "Built-in Luggage Con- twentieth of the series, was opened tainers," etc Motorists are invit hy Burgomaster Max. Eight hun-ed to put up a series of suggestions with a view to criticism and aug- Imentation, and then, having com- The Berlin press reports an appleted the list, a referendum will proaching merger in the German be taken amongst practical motor- motor-car industry, whereby theists concerning their order of ur- motor interests of the Siemenagency and importance as a prelimin- concern and of the Allger eine ary step for getting the motor-car Elektrizitatsgesellschaft will be as we know it to-day substantially amalgamated.
improved.
Four Cylinder Engine. The engine has four cylinders, bore 4% ins., stroke 6ine,,dred makes of cars were shown R.A.C. rating 29 h.p., developing 43.5 b.h.p. at 1,000 r.p.m. and 58 b.h.p. at 1,800 rp.m. The valves are of overhead type, contained in the cylinder head and operated by the camshaft through push-rods and a simple rocker gear,
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