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Displaying specifications for AEC Reliance 470 3HMU2RA [Athol Hedges] 1
| Chassis |
AEC Reliance 470 3HMU2RA |
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| Body |
Athol Hedges |
| Body Type |
Rigid |
| Fleet No's |
6 (was 306) |
| Total Built |
1 |
| Delivered |
1961 |
| Withdrawn 1 |
1975 |
| Engine |
AEC AH470c underfloor-mounted |
| Gearbox |
4 speed fully-automatic |
| Air-Conditioning 2 |
No |
| Destination Signs 2 |
Rollers |
| Passengers 3 |
Seating: 42 |
Wheelchair: 0 |
Capacity: 69
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| Dimensions |
Length: 33 ft |
Width: 8 ft |
Height:
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Notes
This was a demonstration bus.
This was a dmonstration 'ping-pong' bus, that it went back and forth to the dealers, and the reason for this too-ing and fro-ing was to test the new technology (for Brisbane that was), the automatic transmission, the air suspension and the medium-weight Reliance chassis withan engine that was considered to be powerful enough for a flat city, but suffered from having a head-gasket problem.
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1 Dates listed are from when the first of that type of make of bus was first withdrawn, up to the last of that make
2 Varying suppliers may have provided this equipment, so vayring makes/models may be different from bus to bus of this make
3 The total seating capacity maybe less when wheel-chair passengers occupy the seating area of the bus.