Brochure shot (2)
Two Canadian municipal operators placed orders for Daimler's new Roadliner model, who knows, maybe wooed by the offer of an American built Cummins Diesel engine (back when the two countries were best buddies!)
Duple's 'Midland' works (Willowbrook) provided the bodywork to a style which went on to be more usually associated with 'lightweight' chassis here in the UK. If I'm not mistaken, these Roadliners were the first incarnatuion of the type. The Duple parts bin appears to have yielded the large orange front indicator lenses which had been used on the Vega series of coach bodies.
The bus illustrated here in the Roadliner brochure was one ordered by Calgary. The other municipal was Edmonton. One of the latter survived into preservation but sadly fell by the wayside and was scrapped.
Brochure shot (2)
Two Canadian municipal operators placed orders for Daimler's new Roadliner model, who knows, maybe wooed by the offer of an American built Cummins Diesel engine (back when the two countries were best buddies!)
Duple's 'Midland' works (Willowbrook) provided the bodywork to a style which went on to be more usually associated with 'lightweight' chassis here in the UK. If I'm not mistaken, these Roadliners were the first incarnatuion of the type. The Duple parts bin appears to have yielded the large orange front indicator lenses which had been used on the Vega series of coach bodies.
The bus illustrated here in the Roadliner brochure was one ordered by Calgary. The other municipal was Edmonton. One of the latter survived into preservation but sadly fell by the wayside and was scrapped.