Gainsborough Army Loader

Gainsborough Loading Shovel
Engine:- Leyland AUE 680/20 6 cylinder diesel.
Output:- 145hp
Production Years:- 1958 to 1967
Colour:- Army olive drab.
Units Made:- Mark 1 = 10 Mark 2 =150
Price New:- £ Unknown. Built for the army.
Designed by Daimler for the M.O.D. and manufactured at Britannia Works.
The Mark 1 used cables to operate the boom & shovel. The photograph above shows a Mark 2 with dozer blade taken in No. 1 Yard at Britannia Works.