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Q-TYPE CHASSIS FOR SCIENCE MUSEUM
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I LLUSTRATED here is a double-deck bus whose appearance would put many a modern bus to shame it was built as far back as 1934 for experimental operation by London Transport. This was the A.E.C. " Q "-type, a model first introduced in November, 1932, and possessed such "modern" features as an entrance ahead of the front axle.
The power unit was a 124 b.h.p. petrol engine mounted vertically on the offside of the chassis, driving through an epicyclic gearbox and off-set transmission line. Available in both singleand doubledecker bus forms, the chassis layout permitted the fitting of 62-seat bodies within the then permitted maximum length of 26 ft. Later a diesel version of the " Q " engine became available. A.E.C. Ltd. last week formally presented a " Q " chassis to the transport section of the Science Museum in London. Registered JN5783, it was introduced by Westeliff Motor Services in 1933, later saw war service and was finally rebodied for a further lease of life with Smith and Sons, Pylle, Somerset. The bus was eventually withdrawn in 1958 and in 1960 A.E.C. Ltd. purchased the chassis, which returned to its birthplace
for overhaul. F.K.M.