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A SPECIAL FOR SEGAS
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Sliding-canopy van for special equipment
QUPPIJED to the S.E. Gas Board by P.-.) L. F. Dove (C.V.) Ltd., an unusual vehicle built by the Duramin Engineering Co. Ltd. to the specification of the SEGAS transport manager, Mr. M. A. Branch, is said to be giving excellent service. Used for the delivery of pipes and special equipment to depots, it had to be built with a flat floor not exceeding 3 ft. 31 in. high, a maximum overall height of 9 ft. 5 in., headroom of 6 ft. and an ability to carry up to 7 tons.
The specification was met by employing an Austin FG K100 low-loading chassis with 5-7-litre B.M.C. diesel in place of the standard 5.1; the vehicle has a 5-speed gearbox with overdrive top, helper springs and Aeon rubbers and power-assisted steering.
The forward section of the body, entered from the near side, is fitted out for small stores and parts and immediately behind the forward entrance on each side are U-shaped slots into which 7-ft. by 6-in, boards can be dropped to build up a halfor full-height partition. A similar arrangement runs horizontally from behind the front partition to the rear of the vehicle, enabling a false floor to be inserted over part or all of the body area.
The rear-compartment floor is in three sections separated by upright stanchions, the two outer sections being of steel plate and used for carrying pipes, the centre section being a non-slip-plated gangway. The rear canopy slides over the front to allow pipes to be loaded by overhead crane and the tailboard is strengthened to retain a heavy load of these pipes.