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M i l e s t o n e s o f t h
e h e a v y h a u l a g e
The heavy haulage vehicles as a small part of the vehicle
development
1929 Scammell "The Hundred-Tonner" |
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Heavy articulated unit, tractor with two rocker beam drive axles, two axle semitrailer with handoperated steering system and 100 ton payload. |
after the modification with
Gardner-Diesel, coupled with two-axle 100ton semi-trailer |
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First unit built for M.R.S. Marstons Road Service (Registration KD 9168). This unit was later sold to Norman E. Box Ltd. of Liverpool in about 1937 and passed on to Pickfords in 1949. KD 9168 is on display at the British Commercial Vehicle Museum at Leyland. Second unit built for H.E. Whey Ltd. of Dartford in February 1930. This unit was acquired by Pickfords in 1934 an then registered as BLH 21. This unit is still unrestored at Rush Green Motors, Codicote, Herfordshire. |
first version with smaller engine,
coupled with single-axle 60ton semi-trailer |
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©by HULTON GETTY ARCHIVE |
First unit of the Scammell 100-Tonner built for M.R.S. Marstons Road Service (Registration KD 9168) with a smaller semi-trailer for approx. 60 ton payload. |
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The chassis-drawing of the first unit of the Scammell 100-Tonner built for M.R.S. Marstons Road Service (Registration KD 9168) with the smaller bonnet for the four-cylinder petrol-engine. |
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