THE MODERN "BUS"

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21400, 16 February 1935, Page 9

THE MODERN "BUS"

LEYLAND LEADERSHIP SUCCESS OF THE OIL ENGINE Always among the leaders in the British Motor Industry, the firm of Leyland Motors, Ltd., "holds to-day an enviable reputation for progressiveness and for the popularity of its productions. For many months past the huge works at Leyland, Lancashire, or elsewhere in England have been working 24 hours a day to cope with the demands of transport operators in Great Britain and throughout the Empire. The advent of the Leyland oil engine—the most efficient of its type on the market to-day—has placed the Leyland firm in a predominant position to meet the increasing demand for modern types of road vehicles. It is interesting to note that 45 per cent, of the compression-ignition engines in use in the United Kingdom are of Leyland manufacture. ■ There are now no fewer'than 36 British municipalities operating LEYLAND oil engines, many of these having large fleets, whilst private operators, both large and small, have in no way lagged behind the municipalities. It is well known, for instance, that the Scottish Motor Traction Co. and associated companies has a fleet of 700 LEYLAND oil-engined vehicles in service, with a further 200 on order. This is possibly the largest single fleet of oil-engined vehicles in the world. During the Company's financial year, which has just closed, no fewer than 1230 compression ignition engines were supplied, while the total quantity supplied or on order up to the present time is over 2500. Recent New Zealand orders for Leylands include the Dunedin City Corporation Tramways, the New Zealand Railways, the " Eastbourne Borough Council, and the Bell Bus Company. The Leyland Company in New Zealand is a branch, not an agency, and has been established in the Dominion for 16 years. —1