A bit on the side from Ray Smith
10th September 1992, Page 22
10th September 1992
Page 22
Page 22, 10th September 1992
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• Ray Smith Demountables used the Freightconnection exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham to launch a side-on transfer intermodal system for smaller vehicle bodies.
The Rail Roader system comprises a separate demountable body handling frame that can be carried by any vehicle equipped with a Ray Smith swap body system.
To collect a body for transfer to a rail wagon, the frame extends sideways, lifts it and, with the body legs retracted, draws it on to the back of the vehicle. Loading it on to a wagon is a reverse operation, but with the legs left stowed.
Swap bodies arriving at a siding can be unloaded and parked without the need for any special lifting gear.