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QUPPUED through Moise Carasso and
Sons, Ltd., Daimler distributors in Israel, 10 Freeline buses have gone into service with the Dan Bus Co-operative and another 10 with the Egged Bus Co-operative, Tel Aviv.
The vehicles supplied to Dan have a wheelbase of 17 ft. 6 in. and four-speed gearboxes. Merkavirn Metal Works; Ltd., Tel Aviv, constructed the 32-seat bodywork, which has three air-operated folding doors. The rearmost door is used as an entrance, the middle an exit, whilst the remaining door is for the use Of persons to whom free travel is allowed.
These vehicles are being used for arduous city work on routes where loads of up to 90 passengers are common.
The chassis purchased by Egged have a wheelbase of 20 ft. 4 in. and the 10.6-litre engines drive through five-speed
epicyclic gearboxes. To counteract dust, the engine-, gearbox, rear axle and other components are connectecl.to a. large .oilbath. air cleaner which breathes through
a centrifugal cleaner. • •
A :centrifugal. oil filter is provided in addition to the usual filter, and a specialcorrosion-resistant. water-cooling system is fitted, together with an extra radiator header lank. and high-speed water pump., -Forty-three-seat ..bodywork was built by Ha'argas, Lid, The' vehicieS operate from Tel -Aviv on loog-distance tours to Haifa, Jerusalem and Eilat,covering 200 miles over the Negev desert. During the summer, the vehicles will operate in temperature; of up to 120 F.