For the truckies. Road trains in Australia's outback.
Apr 12, 2013 22:21:49 #
OUtback Queensland road trains. In these parts usually carrying cattle. On some narrow road, when a roadtrain is coming towards you, you have to get right off the road and stop to let them pass. They can be scary.
Apr 12, 2013 22:26:09 #
Evidently they have some very good highways in Queensland. Here in Illinois the state limits truck weight.
Apr 12, 2013 22:47:02 #
Kewl, road trains, good name for them. We also have limits on the overall length or have pilot vehicles to accompany them. Good shots .. good subject.
Apr 12, 2013 23:37:07 #
I'm pretty sure anything goes in Queensland. These roadtrains only operate in the very isolated areas of the outback, little traffic, roads can be narrow and bad with dirt shoulders that are deadly in the wet.
In northern and central Qld there are million acre cattle stations and so the roadtrains do a lot of hauling cattle to market.
In northern and central Qld there are million acre cattle stations and so the roadtrains do a lot of hauling cattle to market.
Apr 13, 2013 06:16:46 #
Apr 13, 2013 15:59:15 #
Apr 14, 2013 13:08:35 #
koalaroo wrote:
OUtback Queensland road trains. In these parts usually carrying cattle. On some narrow road, when a roadtrain is coming towards you, you have to get right off the road and stop to let them pass. They can be scary.
I have heard about road trains.. they dont stop for anyone or anything...am i right? and that they are huge.
Rich
Apr 14, 2013 14:16:21 #
Rich2236 wrote:
I have heard about road trains.. they dont stop for anyone or anything...am i right? and that they are huge.
Rich
Rich
Just my thoughts Rich, I imagine once they get rolling it isnt so easy to just stop, lots of wt behind that cab...
Apr 14, 2013 23:39:58 #
Thanks for your interest, Yes they sure own the roads out west, move over or else!
Apr 15, 2013 01:35:40 #
koalaroo wrote:
Thanks for your interest, Yes they sure own the roads out west, move over or else!
Some of the High School kids drive like that around here too.
Apr 15, 2013 02:09:12 #
Same here - especially around 2am.
Phrank wrote:
Some of the High School kids drive like that around here too.
Apr 15, 2013 04:23:01 #
They would have less trouble if they drove on the right side of the road! :mrgreen:
Apr 15, 2013 05:56:44 #
haha... to us left is right, right is wrong.
gmcase wrote:
They would have less trouble if they drove on the right side of the road! :mrgreen:
Apr 15, 2013 10:53:36 #
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