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87.09 - Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equi ment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for s ort distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles. E - Vehicles : 8709.11 - - Electrical 8709.19 - - Other 8709.90 - Parts This heading covers a group of self-pro elled vehicles of the types used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for the s ort distance transport of various loads (goods or containers) or, on railway station platforms, to haul small trailers. ! Such vehicles are of many es and sizes. They may be driven either by an electric motor with current supplied by accumu ators or by an internal combustion piston engine or other engine. 'P The main features common to the vehicles of this heading which general1 distinguish them from the vehicles of heading 87.01, 87.03 or 87.04 may be summarised as fol ows : (1) Their construction and, as a rule, their special desi features, make them unsuitable for the transport of passengers or for the transport of goo s by road or other public ways. 'I? (2) Their top speed when laden is generally not more than 30 to 35 kmb. (3) Their turning radius is approximately equal to the length of the vehicle itself. Vehicles of this heading do not usually have a closed driving cab, the accommodation for the driver often bein no more than a platform on which he stands to steer the vehicle. Certain types may be equippe with a protective frame, metal screen, etc., over the driver's seat. d The vehicles of this heading may be pedestrian controlled. Works trucks are self-propelled trucks for the transport of oods which are fitted with, for example, a platform or container on which the goods are loadef Small tank trucks of a kind generally used in railway stations, whether or not fitted with subsidiary pumps, are also classified here. Tractors of the type used on railway station platforms are designed primarily to tow or push other vehicles, e ., small trailers. The do not themselves carry oods, and are generally llghter and less p o w e r d than the tractors of eading 87.01. Tractors o this type may also be used on wharfs, in warehouses, etc. K f PARTS This headin also covers parts of the vehicles specified in the heading, provided the parts fulfil both the fol owing conditrons : f (i) They must be identifiable as being suitable for use solely or principally with such vehcles; and (ii) They must not be excluded from this heading by the provisions of the Notes to Section XVII (see the corresponding General Explanatory Note). Parts of this heading include : (I) Chassis. (2) Bodies, platforms, detachable sides, tipping bodies. (3) Wheels, whether or not fitted with tyres. (4) Clutches. (5) Gear boxes (transmissions), differentials. (6) Axles. (7) Steering wheels or bars. (8) Braking systems and parts thereof. (9) Clutch cables, brake cables, accelerator cables and similar cables, consisting of a flexible outer casing and a moveable inner cable. They are presented cut to length and equipped with end fittings. The heading excludes : (a) Straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane (heading 84.26). (b) Fork-lift trucks and other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment (heading 84.27). (c) Dumpers (heading 87.04).