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ItAKING systems which will meet the requirements of the Ministry of Transregulations with respect to articulated :rs fitted with automatic couplings and ng capacities of up to 12 tons have been :loped by Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd. he system that the company has designed developed has been approved by the r, British Railways, British Road Services, RHA and the SMMT, and is as follows. o provide service brake requirements of )er cent a two-line air-pressure system is. rporated operating diaphragm chambers Etch trailer wheel. A secondary means of ication for use in the event of a service :e failure which is required to have an iency of 25 per cent is provided through conventional mechanical linkage in the nnatic coupling.
parking brake which is required to hold vehicle on a 16 per cent gradient is also through the mechanical linkage, but in e of the old single-pull lever and quadrant iulti-pull ratchet and drum unit is fitted. 'askers are offering a conversion service xisting vehicles made by them which are able, and the cost of fitting equipment ch will permit 6/12-ton-payload auto matic coupling semi-trailers to meet the required efficiencies will -be £107. Tractive units which are at present equipped with vacuum brakes can be converted to airpressure braking at a cost of £129.
The company states that supplies of proprietary components are likely to be limited at least until the end of this year, so there will be a long waiting list for conversions to be carried out. Operators who will require this work to be done on their vehicles are advised to order promptly.
Scammell Order: An order for 227 Scammell semi-trailers with capacities ranging from 3 to 10 tons has been placed with Scammell Lorries Ltd., of Watford, by BRS. All the units are fitted with M.H. automatic coupling gear and they will be operated from various BRS depots throughout Great Britain. Of the 227 units 15 are of 3-ton capacity, 20 are 6-ton, 66 are 8-ton and 126 are 10-ton. The longest trailer ordered is a 33 ft. 10-tonner.