The Albion Model 26 was a lower-frame bus chassis from Albion Motors of Scotstoun, Glasgow, that joined the range after the first purpose built chassis, the Model 24. The company history places its arrival in 1925, while the Albion model list gives the years of the Model 26 as 1926 to 1932. It was offered with an engine of 30 to 60 hp (22 to 45 kW) and with wheelbases from 135 to 192 inches (3,400 to 4,900 mm), so a single chassis covered a wide span of body lengths and power needs. All of the early Albion vehicles, the Model 26 included, were normal control, with the engine in front of the driver. Forward control with the engine alongside the driver came in 1927 with the Viking.
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A lower-frame chassis, the Model 26, with 30 to 60 hp (22 to 45 kW) engine and wheelbases from 135 to 192 inches (3,400 to 4,900 mm) joined the range in 1925.
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Albion Motors was a Scottish automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer.
Of Make: Albion Motors, Commercial vehicle production
Trucks and buses (single- and double-deckers) were manufactured in the Scotstoun works until 1980 (1972 for complete vehicles).
Exemplifies: Bus Transport, Commercial vehicle production, buses
Trucks and buses (single- and double-deckers) were manufactured in the Scotstoun works until 1980 (1972 for complete vehicles).
In Group: Bus Chassis, Bus production, bus chassis
In 1923, the first dedicated bus chassis was announced, derived from the one used on the 25 long cwt (2,800 lb; 1,300 kg) truck but with better springing.
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