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York triple-deckers
K TRIPLE-deck platform ilers, the first built by York iiler, have just been delivered Irish Ale Breweries of Dublin.
3upplied by York Trailer Ired of Dublin, the 11.7m x 2.5m ft 41n by 8ft 21n) trailers were ecially tailored at York's rthallerton plant for the carge of aluminium beer kegs.
he tandem running gear has an relocated to simplify addan extra axle in anticipation Ireland's expected harmonisen with Britain's 38-tonne limit.
%II trailer decks are of lightiight construction with alunium alloy cross-members sitioned to support each row beer kegs and bolted to the iel channel side raves.
Each deck is divided into five ripartments and sub-divided a steel centre spin stop bar.
his permits side clamp forktrucks to load 15 kegs per n pa rt ment in one lift.
he trailers can cope with 390 kegs at 38 tonnes gcw and }empty kegs on back loads.