A 26-ton 'Interim' Badger
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RECEDING the production of Ergomatic-cab Freightline versions of the land Badger low-weight tractive unit, land has been offering a variant of earlier Badger uprated from 24 to 26 s g.t.w. The first of these, seen here, built for Liquefied Petroleum Gases :illary Services, who are operating it a 5.000-water-gallon-capacity proe tank semi-trailer on delivery rices in South Wales.
he chief alteration on this 0.600ined tractive unit is the fitting of a vier front axle, the LPGAS model having three-line air brakes and an exhaust brake also. (A service conversion kit is to be made available by Leyland for uprating 24-ton Badgers to 26.) The semi-trailer seen here has a Hands chassis with Neway steel-spring suspension and steel pressure tank.
Fn's tim. Tanker Orders: Gloster Sam Ltd. has receiNed orders worth more than tam. for 72 frameless semi-trailer road tankers for Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. The order consists of 32 spirit tankers able to carry 6,000 gal. and 40 fuel oil tankers each of 5,300 gal. capacity.