[Healeys] ANTI LBC - Australian Road Trains - with music!!]

John Rowe jkrowe46 at bigpond.net.au
Sat Oct 3 18:50:37 MDT 2009


Hi Bob
That dual tractor rig photo was taken coming up the range to Toowoomba from 
Brisbane Qld. That is an overdimensional load, not a road train.These are 
under police escort all the time where road trains are not They come up this 
way all the time usually taking equipment to the coal mine sites or power 
stations in western Queensland.Sometimes they have up to 3 units pulling and 
3 pushing from behind depending on the weight sometimes up to 380 tons. They 
are joined together by a stiff bar with drivers in each vehicle. The trucks 
are usually of different gearing so that when changing gears it varies so 
that most are under power all of the time. The range has a height of 
2000feet with a gradient of 10% so is fairly hard work and can cause 
problems at times

John Rowe Toowoomba Queensland Australia
BN1 BT7


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> Very cool, I dig this one, thx.  The dual tractor rig is interesting, how 
> does that work?  2 drivers?   With a locomotive on rails, no steering is 
> required, but a tractor trailer rig, someones got some explaining to do- 
> lol.
>
> Arizona allows triples, I think, but frankly, I have never seen one.  But 
> then, i work a lot and do not drive the freeways a lot, so they may exist.
>
> bob walker
> phx, az


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