NOISY MOTOR-BUSES.
ATTEMPT AT SILENCING. TEST OF BRITISH ENGINE. (Received October 5, 6.15 p.m.) British Wireless. RUGBY. Oct. 4. A step toward the silencing of traffic noises is being taken by the London General Omnibus Company, which has successfully completed bench tosts with a new type of engine, which is now being fitted to a vehicle so that tests may be continued under actual service conditions. The engine, which develops 100 horsepower, has two overhead camshafts, which have hitherto been used only in racing cars and luxurious passenger vehicles. The crankshaft has seven main bearings, while the cylinders aro made of a single piece of casting. Another engine which is to be tested has a single overhead camshaft. Eventually the engine which gives tho best allround performance will bo adopted in the future by the company.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20070, 6 October 1928, Page 13
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