Show try out six wheeled motor busses in rome washington successful tests testa of a new six wheel motor bus which may be used to supplant tram cars in rome me are announced in a report to the department of commerce by the american Amerl can consul at turin william W heard an authorized summary of the report follows in full text 1 fiat pla has recently placed on the market a naw new six wheel bus which has a capacity of 55 to 60 seats in the single deck type and a capacity of seats in the double deck type the frame Is exceptionally low a and d xa has special springs for or the suspension suspense on the tour four rear wheels wheela provide the traction 0 tion the total length Is ten meters feet fe et and the width two meters feet A number of tho the new busses have been tried out in the city of rome where it Is understood they will supplant the ordinary tram cars successful trials were held on groad having a maximum maxS muni grade of 14 per cent the bus carrying a dead weight load of pounds |