This vehicle is currently not on display in the museum
1963 DAIMLER CVG6
COVENTRY CITY TRANSPORT 334 - 334 CRW
OWNED BY ASTON MANOR ROAD TRANSPORT MUSEUM
| BODY: | METRO CAMMELL WEYMANN "ORION" 63 SEATS |
| ENGINE: | GARDNER 6LW 8.4 LITRE |
| TRANSMISSION: | PRE SELECT |
This vehicle comes from the final batch of the lightweight vehicles delivered in the period 1955-1963, and totalling 172 in number, over half the fleet in their prime.
The majority of them passed into the hands of West Midlands PTE following the take-over in 1974. Steady withdrawals saw them all gone by the end of the decade when one man operation had become the norm.
Subsequently 334 was one of the few to survive the scrap man when it was sold to Birmingham Social Services Department, and converted to a playbus, which was better known as "Rodney".
Work has now begun on 334, and it is hoped the vehicle will be on the road sometime in 2007.
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