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materials by Gordon Crabtree
Lteresting developments in municipal ansport are being given a first showing at arls Court, even though some makers have iosen to wait for the Public Works xhibition at Olympia in November before rowing their latest wares.
In the sphere of ambulances the builders we produced some excellent examples
hich show the rapidly increasing use of xcial flame-retardant reinforced plastics. ,ne of the main attractions is from Herbert omas Ltd, of Wilmslow, who have iounted their all-grp ambulance on a
ange Rover chassis, like the Dormobile .rsion featured in CM's Show Number last eek.
The Lomas vehicle has a wide entrance rid generous locker accommodation; Laking its debut at the Show, it has been .tracting a lot of attention from ambulance arsonnel.
I also like Lomas' Ford Transit 150 mbulance with V6 2-Flitre engine and their edford CF 25cwt grp-bodied ambulance; le latter has a communicating door etween cab and body, for the attendant.
Wadham Stringer (Coachbuilders) Ltd, f Portsmouth, can also expect considerable nthusiasm among local authorities for their eries VIII grp ambulances on Leyland hassis. A versatile design provides an iteriOr layout using multi-posture stretcher -olleys, loading channels and graduated tens. Ambulance manufacturers have in ecent years managed to accommodate a reat deal of the latest emergency treatment quipment for critically ill or injured latients.
A full emergency life-support system is >art of the equipment in Wadham Stringer's welfare coach, based on the Redline 550 [45in-wheelbase chassis /scuttle. It has a :apacity of 22 seated passengers or nine vheelchairs, plus driver and attendant, and las a rear electrohydraulic lift.
In the field of firefighting, Carmichael ind Sons (Worcester) Ltd are creating nuch interest with their Commando ughspeed firefighting and emergency service vehicle, with special appeal for county authorities.
J. H. Jennings and Son Ltd, now fully integrated with the parent ERF, has a very popular mobile library on show — the exhibit is for a Welsh authority, but the vehicle is selling in large numbers. Built on the Redline 550FG chassis, the body uses hardwoods, mild steel and light alloy and is well gusseted for rigidity. Access to the main body is through Redbro electrically operated single-folding jack-knife doors on the nearside.
Other specialized exhibits include the new Clearway from Atkinson's of Clitheroe Ltd. Developed in conjunction with Dunlop but made only by Atkinson's, this is a device which can be towed by any tipper, into which it automatically deposits the mud, slush or snow which it scrapes from road or runway.
Three-way tippers are rarely seen these days, virtually the only users being local authorities with large rural areas. Edbro is showing one which has been built for Cheshire CC's roads and bridges department — an lift 6in body on a Ford 01311 120in-wheelbase chassis. Detachable rear pillars support a top-and-bottom hinged tail door, and there is an aperture in the floor to take a gritter.
Telehoist, too, is among the tipper makers attracting local authority interest, particularly with an all-welded Tel-by aluminium body on a Foden chassis. This also has Telehoist's new 23-ton-capacity FR 64-245 single front end ram gear. The same company's Cheltonian tipping body range — for vehicles weighing less than 3 tons unladen — is especially suitable for the less populous, and less wealthy, authorities.
As exhibited, the Cheltonian is on a Bedford KB 115in-wheelbase chassis and has an FR 23-110 front ram and steel dropside body. Also worth noting on this stand is a CH 1500-gal sludge tank on a Ford 01614. All the vehicles on the stand have automatic chassis lubrication and the new Tele-lode axle load indicator.