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1st March 2012, Page 32
1st March 2012
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Developed 60 years ago and the brainchild of George Rotinoff – a brilliant Russian engineer who also developed a large number of construction patents – just 35 of these heavy haulage tractors were built at Colnbrook, Berkshire.

Models included the Atlantic and Super Atlantic 6x6 conventionals for drawbar and semi-trailer applications. A single Pacific dumper may have been made as a prototype. Two Viscount prime movers were built for the Vestey family (Dewhurst butchers) to pull cattle road trains in Australia and a four-axle cabover rigid Viscount variant was planned.

A few were badged as Lomount and after Rotinoff’s untimely death in 1960, Atkinson acquired the design rights and built seven Omega examples for oilfield work.

The Swiss army operated 12 Rotinoff tank transporters, several subsequently re-imported to the UK. One was sold new to Sunter Bros of Northallerton. Eleven Rotinoff chassis may have survived, one is in the Science Museum collection at Wroughton airfield, Swindon. Matchbox toys made a very rare die cast replica. Dave Young (former editor, Truck & Driver)

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