Term articulated covers bus where there is 4- or 6-wheel front section of orthodox design, and 2-wheel trailer permanently coupled to front unit, whole made flexible unit through use of central turntable and special arrangement of rearmost wheels; Viberti Torino S.A. built 300 motor bus and 130 trolley bus versions of articulated design; experience made in Milan, Turin, Bologna, Rome, Germany, Austria, Denmark, etc; vehicles are designed to carry 200 passengers, 2/3 of them standing; provided passengers would accept more standing than is general pattern now, one-man operation of 60-ft vehicle would be possible between periphery car parks and city centers.


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    Title :

    Articulated buses might work in Britain


    Additional title:

    Bus Coach


    Contributors:
    Lambden, W. (author)

    Published in:

    Bus and Coach ; 36 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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