It's 6,000gal 32-ton gross attic for Shell-M ex and BP
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by PAUL BROCKINGTON APAYLOAD of 6,300gal of motor spirit is carried by a new Gloster-Saro light alloy articulated tanker (right). Last week Mr. T. D. Turner, managing director of GlosterSaro Ltd., handed this vehicle and another exactly the same over to Mr. F. K. Farquharson, manager of the road and rail equipment division of the operator, Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.
In deciding to order a tanker of this capacity, the operator took advantage of the latest petroleum spirit Regulations which now allow a maximum load of 6,600gal of spirit, the greatest load carried hitherto by the company's tankers being 4,000gal.
Gross laden weight of the new tanker is 32 tons and dimensions include a length of 40ft 9 in., width of 8ft and height of lift.
If kerosene is carried the payload is 5,900gal, while the rated load is 5,500gal in the case of gas oil. The six compartments each have a capacity of 1,100gal. Products other than motor spirit are discharged by a positive-displacement pump which can handle 200gal/min.
The Scammell Mark 2 three-axle tractive unit is powered by a Leyland 0.680 diesel engine developing 200 b.h.p.