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54 TORRIDON STEEL

22nd September 1972, Page 173
22nd September 1972
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Torridon Steel Ltd, Fresh Wharf, Highbriclge Road, Barking.

One of the two tankers displayed by this company is a rigid vehicle designed to carry black oil with a high wax content, while the second vehicle is a petroleum-spirit articulated tanker. Based on an AEC Marshal, rated at 24 tons gvw, the rigid vehicle has a single-compartment stainless-steel tank with a capacity of 3400gal and is lagged with 2in. of insulating material. The artic tanker is a • six-compartment type of stainless-steel with a capacity of 6000gal, and hauled by an AEC tractive unit its gvw is 32 tons. Dyson tandem-axle running gear with super-single tyres is fitted to the tanker. The tare weights of the two vehicles are approximately 9 tons 3cwt and 11 tons respectively.