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road train trip - trucks
2008.07.10
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cattle trucks STINK !
(due to the shit they carry )
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cattle trucks STINK !
(due to the shit they carry )
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many of these photos were taken from a moving car, traveling at the legal speed limit of 130 km p/h with road trains going in opposite direction at around 100 km p/h
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many of these photos were taken from a moving car, traveling at the legal speed limit of 130 km p/h with road trains going in opposite direction at around 100 km p/h
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road left;
railway right
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road left;
railway right
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this truck gives a whole new meaning to the Big Mac; but not once on our 6000 km road trip did we see McDonalds; truckies prefer REAL food .....
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this truck gives a whole new meaning to the Big Mac; but not once on our 6000 km road trip did we see McDonalds; truckies prefer REAL food .....
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safe to overtake
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safe to overtake
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Rest In Peace...
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Rest In Peace...
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this is a long one; just as well the road ahead is straight and clear
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this is a long one; just as well the road ahead is straight and clear
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getting there... 'slowly' @ 130 km per hour
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getting there... 'slowly' @ 130 km per hour
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road train driver
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road train driver
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and his road train ready for takeoff
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and his road train ready for takeoff
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3ways NT, Australia; possibly "the middle of nowhere"
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3ways NT, Australia; possibly "the middle of nowhere"
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with more to come..........
I took these photographs on a recent road trip in the Top End, Down Under for my trucking friend Peter Snoeks , www.petersnoeks.nl ; enjoy, mate !
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Australian Kurt Johansson is recognised as the inventor of the road-train. After transporting stud bulls 200 miles to an outback property, Johansson was challenged to build a truck to carry 100 head of cattle instead of the original load of 20. Provided with financing of a couple thousand pounds to develop the vehicle, two years later his first road train was running.
Australia has the largest and heaviest road-legal vehicles in the world, with some configurations topping out at close to 200 tonnes. The majority are between 80 and 120 tonnes. Two-trailer road trains, or "doubles," are allowed in most parts of Australia, with the exception of some urban areas. Three trailer road trains (triples) operate in western New South Wales, western Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with the last three states also allowing AB-Quads (3.5 trailers). Darwin is the only capital city in the world that will allow triples and quads to within 1 km of the central business district. [4]
Road trains can be unwieldy, and driving and maneuvering them safely without unduly obstructing traffic is only possible because of the sparse traffic and extremely flat and straight terrain through the Australian outback. Strict regulations also apply regarding licensing and driving experience. The multiple dog-trailers (defined below) are unhooked, the dollys removed and then connected individually to multiple trucks at "assembly" yards when the road train gets close to populated areas.
Road trains are used for transporting all manner of materials, with livestock, fuel, mineral ores and general freight the most common. Their cost-effective transport has played a significant part in the economic development of remote areas, with some communities totally reliant on a regular service.
Overtaking a road train can be quite difficult. Patience, assistance from the driver, and large amounts of clear road are required. Many road train drivers help by blinking their right-turn indicators a couple of times to indicate that the road ahead is clear.
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good reportage. thanks for sharing. over here we don't have this kind of truck
