1945 Atkinson M1266

1945 Atkinson M1266 in A Place in the Team, Short Movie, 1953

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

00:12:14 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2017-12-20 00:48	Reused short extract from here but adds extra footage, so BRS 147 plate (Aberdeen, 1945) now legible.
skywatcher68 ◊ 2017-12-21 19:14	Plugging the plate into Google brought this up. Quote BRS147 Atkinson M1266 West End Park, Alloa 1960. This had been British Road Services no. 66B80 of Argyll Branch Warroch Street Depot.
Sunbar ◊ 2017-12-21 20:22	Atkinson M1266 then, as confirmed by this similar truck... http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p506455364/h1ec26f91#h1ec26f91 Atkinson M1266 12-ton six wheeler Gardner 6LW engine -- Last edit: 2017-12-21 20:43:53
dsl ◊ 2017-12-21 20:36	Or 1266 M to sit alongside this 1266 A??
Sunbar ◊ 2017-12-21 21:05	As M1266 appears in the (edit) description and advert I guess we have it correct - Looking back at Wikipedia's 'Atkinson nomenclature' I will try to solve prefix (denoting what?) versus suffix (engine). Will return if or when I can get a better grip on it, dsl. -- Last edit: 2017-12-21 21:26:31
Sunbar ◊ 2017-12-21 21:12	Found prefixes H, M and L (for heavy, medium and light duty frames)! Therefore M1266 is correct for edit M1260 chassis with '6' Gardner engine. 1266 A (edit corrected to 1266) is OK but could have a H, M or L prefix. -- Last edit: 2017-12-21 21:39:45
240 Gardner ◊ 2019-07-17 00:25	M1266 is a medium wheelbase, 12T payload, 6 wheeler with a 6 cylinder Gardner engine. If it had an AEC engine, it would be M1266A.