Rubber Suspension Used in Leyland 6 x 2 Tipper Conversions
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COUR Leyland Comet 6 x 2 tippers, equipped with Eaton-Hendrickson rubber-suspension bogies, are stated to be returning 14-16 m.p.g. on regular daily haulage. The vehicles are being operated by Burnett and Hallamshire Fuel, Ltd, 14 Wharf Street, Sheffield, and the succ'ess of these first four vehicles has resulted in a further three being ordered,
The lorries have Pilot bodies and tipping gear, and the Hendrickson bogie conversions were carried out by the Warrington Wheel Co., Ltd., Bowes Street, Warrington, who are conversion agents for the north and west of England. The Hendrickson bogies have trailing axles; the driving axles are Eaton 18500 twospeed units.
A payload of 14 tons is carried in service, and in one instance a fuel-consumption rate of 18 m.p.g. was returned. The maximum variation of chassis height between the laden and unladen conditions is stated to be 1+ in. The vehicles were supplied by Central Motors (Sheffield), Ltd., Sheffield, I.
[A road-test report of a Leyland Comet with Eaton Hendrickson conversion was published in The Commercial Motor on June 13, 1958.1
40 m.p.h. ON ANOTHER 23 MILES
AN experimental speed limit of 40 m.p.h. was applied last Saturday to a further 23 miles of road in the London Traffic Area. The speed limit was raised from 30 m.p.h. on 17 miles of road. Six miles had previously been unrestricted. A 40 m.p.h. speed limit now applies to 118 miles of road in the London Traffic Area. Of this distance, 72 miles were formerly unrestricted.
If the experiment is successful, the Minister of Transport may aptoly 40 m.p.h. speed limits outside London.
P.T.A. CONFERENCE SUBJECTS QUBJECTS to be covered by papers to
be read at the conference of the Public Transport Association at Folkestone from May 12-14 have now been announced. Mr. A. J. White, general manager of Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., will deal with some contemporary problems in bus operation. Mr. F. H. Clayton, deputy general manager of Liverpool Transport Department, will talk about the double-decker and its operation and future.