:Light, 'Powerful Fire-engine
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TO obtain a high performance com bined with ease of handling and inanceuvrability, Alfred Miles, Ltd., Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, have converted a Bedford 4-ton short-wheelbase fire-appliance chassis to accommodate the more powerful engine of the 7-ton chassis, thus raising. the output available from 84 b.h.p."to.115 Maximum grois weight is-about' 61 tons, and the 'vehicle is capable of aecelerating. from 'rest to 40 inlp.h. in 26 sec...Its maximum speed is apPrOxi
mately 60 m.p.h.
Special , engine, mountings. nd brackets have been produced for carrying the larger engine, but the original transmission units, which are standard in both the Bedford 4-ton and 7-ton chassis, are retained. It has also been necessary to modify the basic structure of the forward-control cab and to fit an appropriate radiator.
Built as a separate unit, the cab is mounted on rubber cushions, so that it is capable of considerable movement relative to the' body and can absorb shocks when traversing ion& drouild.
The engine can be withdrawn from the front after removal, of the grille.
-Light alloy is used in the body of the fire appliance, which carries a 400gallon water tank, full fire-fighting equipment and a crew of six. Its unladen weight is 3 tons 4 cwt.
The standard Miles forward-control conversion and the design of the front end will later be applied to ambulances, which will improve the appearance of the vehicles and enable the stretchers to be placed inside the wheelbase. This will give patients a more comfortable
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NEW LAYSTALL DIRECTOR
THE Laystall. Engineering Co., Ltd., announced on Wednesday that Mr. B. G. P. de Mattos, formerly sales manager, had been elected to the board.
Mr. S. G. E. Tett, who was previously with Tecalemit, Ltd., has joined the Laystall company's technical sales department.