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ALLC DD3T R'NETM by Ashley Taylor, MIRTE, Assoc InstT
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SO FAR AS local authority vehicles are concerned, this has been a disappointingly lean Show although . that fact is fully counterbalanced by the number of bodies functionally suited for public service but destined for private and semi-public operators.
In general, the ambulance builders have paid regard to the Working Party Report on Ambulance Design, among other things replanning the rear doors in various cases, so offering greater ease in the handling of stretchers.
While ambulance manufacturers have diminished in numbers in recent years, this Show has brought the appearance of an exhibitor new to the London scene in N. Hanlon (Ireland) Ltd. This Irish ambulance maker is currently exporting to the United Kingdom, and is certainly the first Irish specialist of this kind to do so; in addition to having made its mark by fulfilling contracts for Irish local authorities, the Department of Health and the Irish Army, N. Hanlon has had a considerable measure of success in selling to the Middle East.
Two conventional Hanlon ambulances exhibited are supplemented by one on a Land-Rover chassis. This design is adaptable, with accommodation for four recumbent patients and can be rearranged in bench form for seated passengers. An interesting detail is the use of quick-release positive suspension for the upper stretcher racks. A further point of note is the provision of two slides, one on each side of the ceiling panels, so that blood drip units can be located above any required spot on the stretchers.
In order that stretcher movement in transit shall be kept to a minimum the location of a patient between the axles is clearly most desirable. The Bedford CF 25cwt chassis dimensions enable this to be done, as demonstrated by Herbert Lomas Ltd.
A versatile design has been evolved by Wadham Stringer Ltd for use with the new British Leyland EA chassis. While the model being shown has a couple of Wadham multi-posture trolleys, this unit can readily be produced in dual-purpose or sitting case form; a Wadham structural plastics body shell is used. Mounted on a Land-Rover chassis is a body with light alloy framing and aluminium panelling. Accommodation here takes the fonn of a multi-posture trolley on the nearside and three forward-facing seats with arm rests on the offside.
A second manufacturer to make good use of the new EA chassis is Smith-Appleyard. The result is surprisingly roomy and permits placing the stretchers within the wheelbase.
Examples of bodywork being produced in a new department of Rootes (Maidstone) Ltd are a spastics ambulance and an old persons bus. Much thought has obviously gone into these designs, both of which will carry a number of wheelchairs. The floors are recessed to receive the chair locks and the normal seats can be tipped up to give greater floor area. There is an electrohydraulic tail-lift or, alternatively, a long, easily graded ramp which slides away beneath the floor.
When wheelchair passengers are being moved there is always the fear that in unloading the rear lights may be covered but Rootes have available a hazard switch which brings six roof flashers into action. In winter, heating is of special importance since when front and tail doors are open, temperature is liable to a sudden drop. The spastics unit is exhibited with dual infra-red lamps which give immediate warmth even with the rear door wide open. Additionally, instead of being carried beneath the body, the ordinary heater pipes are run through the main saloon, so radiating extra warmth.
Still with casualty implications, although designed with police motorway work particularly in mind, one of the new Range Rovers is presented by the Rover Co Ltd. This is a sphere for which this vehicle obviously is basically well suited and that on show is lavishly quipped for its duties with towing equipment, built-in beacons and floodlights, bold illuminated "accident" sign and full rescue requirements.
A High Court judgement of 1969 has placed firmly on local authorities additional responsibilities in respect of municipal property to which the public has access and, in this connection, the Atkinson's of Clitheroe Ltd Mini-Tug has a certain importance. This 3ft-wide tractor is of value for salting and the clearance of snow and ice from footpaths, shopping areas and the like, it can also be fitted with many other appropriate items.
Two airfield crash tenders from Transport Equipment (Thornycroft) Ltd (c /o Scammell Lorries Ltd) are both on Nubian Major chassis; one destined for Luton Corporation, has a Carmichael body with roof-mounted foam monitor, two handlines, and a 130gal foam tank. There is also a 1300gal water tank. The other tender, with Pyrene bodywork, has a 1400gal water tank and 200gal foam tank.