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''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Austin]]'' | ''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Austin]]'' | ||
*[[Austin]] had its own bus fleet for transporting staff for some years. | == General == | ||
* [[Austin]] had its own bus fleet for transporting staff for some years. | |||
* A smaller chassis was offered for a time in the 1920's, a conventional design with the engine mounted over and forward of the front axle. Bodied as a 17-seater bus with a four-speed gearbox and cost £775. Electric light was extra. | * A smaller chassis was offered for a time in the 1920's, a conventional design with the engine mounted over and forward of the front axle. Bodied as a 17-seater bus with a four-speed gearbox and cost £775. Electric light was extra. | ||
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* By 1971 both these models were sold as [[Leyland Redlines]]. | * By 1971 both these models were sold as [[Leyland Redlines]]. | ||
== List of Models == | |||
* [[Austin: CXB: CXB]] (1947- ) | |||
* [[Austin: CXD| CXD]] (1948- ) | |||
* [[Austin: K8| K8]] | |||
* [[Austin: K2SL| K2SL]] (1948- ) | |||
* [[Austin: K4SL| K4SL]] (1948- ) | |||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 29 October 2010
Note: This is a sub-section of Austin
General
- Austin had its own bus fleet for transporting staff for some years.
- A smaller chassis was offered for a time in the 1920's, a conventional design with the engine mounted over and forward of the front axle. Bodied as a 17-seater bus with a four-speed gearbox and cost £775. Electric light was extra.
- Austin did not appear in the PSV market until 1939 when the K series goods and passenger models were released.
- Few K-types were built and production was soon switched to military requirements.
- 1947 Main passenger model was launched called the CX.
- The last Austin's to be badged as such were the '440EA', a 19-seater with Ascough Clubman bodywork, and the '550FG' which formed the body of a small 24-seater coach originally from 1969.
- By 1971 both these models were sold as Leyland Redlines.
List of Models
- Austin: CXB: CXB (1947- )
- CXD (1948- )
- K8
- K2SL (1948- )
- K4SL (1948- )
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris