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Two steps to Ergomatic heaven

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No need to stretch, jump or climb. Just two steps to Ergomatic heaven! Or so Leyland Motors wanted us to believe in February 1968.
It goes on to explain that this is the safest and most comfortable cab on the market – and that it has been designed to make good drivers better.
And to demonstrate just how easy it is to access an Egromatic cab this driver is entering with a cup of tea in each hand. That’s a sensible experiment when you are paying sensible prices for a cup of tea from a traditional transport café –but not one you would want to repeat today. It’s too risky with the price motorway service stations charge for a cuppa these days!

Richard Stanier writes: I can attest to the fact that you can easily enter one of these cabs with something in each hand, but you have to get your balance right by leaning forward.Entry was especially good on these vehicles and I thought the visibility afforded, and the general appearance of the cab were first class. Definately a big favourite of mine. I don't know how important the "cup of tea test" would have been to potential buyers though - "We were going to buy a Scania Vabis LB76, but there was no way we could get in it whilst carrying two cups of tea, so we've gone for the Leyland Beaver."

Chris Gardner adds: Perhaps they were having a cup of tea whilst they waited for the breakdown van to come out to it??
OK, I know it pre-dates the Buffalo, but having worked with a fleet of 20
Buffaloes and seen 16 VOR on the same day......rather puts you off Leyland
Ergos!
Richard's right - let's just hang on for the LB76 to turn up and cancel the tea

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Richard Stanier:

I can attest to the fact that you can easily enter one of these cabs with something in each hand, but you have to get your balance right by leaning forward.Entry was especially good on these vehicles and I thought the visibility afforded, and the general appearance of the cab were first class. Definately a big favourite of mine. I don't know how important the "cup of tea test" would have been to potential buyers though - "We were going to buy a Scania Vabis LB76, but there was no way we could get in it whilst carrying two cups of tea, so we've gone for the Leyland Beaver."

Chris Gardner:

Perhaps they were having a cup of tea whilst they waited for the breakdown van to come out to it??

OK, I know it pre-dates the Buffalo, but having worked with a fleet of 20 Buffaloes and seen 16 VOR on the same day..... rather puts you off Leyland Ergos!

Richard's right - let's just hang on for the LB76 to turn up and cancel the tea

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