Thailand |
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority |
eig./owner/prop: | BMTA 101-300?? |
Chassis: | Volvo B57 |
Carrosserie/body: | Cherdchai |
year buillt/in service/withdrawal | 197x |
These were the 200 air conditioned Volvo B57 front engined buses built at
Cherdchai Bodybuilders, Korat (also known as Nakhon Ratchasima). Steel
framed with aluminium panels.
The Air-con equipment was supplied by B.Grimm & Co. based on an air
cooled
Deutz engine and Carrier compressor. Unfortunately the system was very
problematic, and was replaced pretty quickly by packaged Japanese units. |
Pictures taken by Clement Lau. |