Just like the Tardis
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by Bill Brock
WILSON double-deck trailers of Perivale, Middlesex is about to produce a 100cum (3,531cult) semi-trailer which, while using normal 10 ton axles, offers 30 per cent more capacity and 70 per cent more floor space within the dimensions of a conventional semitrailer.
The semi-trailer offers full working headroom of 51t Sin on two levels served by a one-ton platform tail lift which doubles as a watertight door for the upper floor.
Light tensile Corten steel throughout in a profile which provides a smooth outer sur
face confines unladen weight to eight tons, and it additionally removes the need to paint the vehicle.
Rectangular indents
Flooring is a composite wood and metal beam while the roof consists of steel sheets with rectangular indents. Each trough is filled with a glued insulation and covered by a one-piece plastic roofing material.
Rubery Owen axles, low profile tyres and Maxaret anti-skid braking system are included in the standard specification priced at £17,500 in undercoat.