SWOP-BODY BUS BREAKTHROUGH BY STRATHCLYDE PTE OFFERS RURAL AID

The article gives details of a dual-purpose vehicle developed by Strathclyde PTE to operate either as a bus or a van. By the use of either a demountable 20-seat bus or van body the vehicle offers a new approach to cost savings in rural areas where passenger demand is limited to certain times or days, and where there is also a parallel demand for freight services. The design allows either body to be set down and left standing on built-in extending legs so that the chassis can be driven clear and backed under the other body. The operation of exchanging bodies can be carried out by the driver in under 5 min. Although developed for service in the Isle of Arran, the performance of the vehicle is likely to be studied closely for possible application in other areas. (TRRL)

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  Municipal Engineering Publications, Limited

  178-202 Portland Street
  London W1N 6NH,   England 

  Municipal Publications Limited

  178-202 Portland Street
  London W1N 6NH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1985-7-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 1162-64
• Serial:
  • Municipal and Public Services Journal
  • Volume: 93
  • Issue Number: 28
  • Publisher: Municipal Engineering Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0143-4187

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Commodities; Cost effectiveness; Delivery vehicles; Design; Development; Dual mode transportation systems; Evaluation and assessment; Flexibility; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Minibuses; Paratransit services; Public transit; Rural areas; Vans
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1234: Delivery vehicle; 9011: Design (overall design); 9013: Development; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 283: Freight; 328: Rural area
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452082
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM