New S•S•P•C•A• Ambulance
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THE Scottish Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals has purchased a new horse ambulance with bodywork by John Gibson and Son, Ltd., Jameson Place, Edinburgh, 6, to replace one built by the same company tn 1937.
A Morris-Commercial oil-engined 3-ton chassis wai extended from 11 ft. 6 in. to 14 ft. 6 in. wheelbase and fitted with a body 18 ft. long. There are two compartments, the front partition being an ordinary two-stall horsebox and the rear having a mobile horse stretcher. The stretcher has two small wide bogie wheels and the sides and ends are collapsible. Floor sides and ends are covered with 11-in. deep coconut matting.
The stretcher is drawn in by means of a heavy winch which is driven by a hydraulic pump operated by a power take-off on the gearbox. The chassis frame of the vehicle is tapered downwards at the rear to facilitate loading. Sides and rear doors of the ambulance are spring-loaded for ease of operation.
RURAL OPERATOR'S GAIN
THE Western Licensing Authority on Monday added a vehicle weighing 2 tons 19 cwt. unladen to the B licence of Messrs. CoIdicott Coaches, Mickleton, Glos, to carry general goods excluding livestock and furniture within a 20-mile radius.
Mr. Charles Coldicott told the Authority that his vehicle was fulfilling a need in a rural area. There were many occasions when he had to take a vehicle out late at night and fix up an electric lamp so that light might be available for loading and unloading, he said.
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