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    Why don't we have them here?



    On the back of this;
    Denby to test law on super-truck - News - Logistics Manager

    Ok so they'll never work on most A roads let alone B roads, but surely we could have distibution centres set up along the M-Ways where they are broken down into more normal size wagons before hitting the usual delivery routes

    Would work much like a rail freight terminal or canal freight terminal should work, well in my iccle little mind anyway

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    Great idea, they could run at night up and down the motorways then the trucks would only need to do the local bit the next day.

    Oh, hold on, that sounds like a good idea. Never mind, move along, nothing to see here.

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    Ever noticed the size of Oz compared to here ?

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    They don't even allow them in the USA AFAIK, so why the hell would we want them here?

    As much stuff as possible, should be encouraged to go by rail in this tiny country.

    Road trains are suited to the Oz terrain, due to vast distances between population centres, empty roads through the bush, and a lack of rail.

    They are an awesome sight though. In many places, you can see one coming from miles away.


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    Quote Originally Posted by protoborg View Post
    Ever noticed the size of Oz compared to here ?
    Damn, beat me too it. Yeah, what he said...

    Can you imagine trying to drive that thing around a corner or roundabout here in england, no chance that'll even make it half way around one...

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    We've got them where I work, but they're not cost effective for short journeys as they take too much time to load and unload, we've also got this really huge kind of truck that has loads of trailers, each trailer is 60ft long, it has to use a special metal road to get around, goes all over the country though.

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    I think the back end on a big one wags 10 feet to each side as it goes along.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greenman View Post
    Can you imagine trying to drive that thing around a corner or roundabout here in england, no chance that'll even make it half way around one...

    or resticted to M-ways and then split into suitable sizes before hitting the highways.

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    Imagine getting stuck behind two of those trying to overtake each other on the A14...

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    Imagine two of those doing the 0.000001mph overtake on a motorway

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    Quote Originally Posted by allybee View Post
    Imagine getting stuck behind two of those trying to overtake each other on the A14...
    Quote Originally Posted by cheb View Post
    Imagine two of those doing the 0.000001mph overtake on a motorway
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    Quote Originally Posted by cheb View Post
    Imagine two of those doing the 0.000001mph overtake on a motorway
    It'll be fine.
    The gubermint is making M-ways 4 laners by opening up the hard shoulders so you'll still have 2 free lanes as you do now.


    Probably

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    There is video of the one Denby are trying to get on the UK roads on the BBC.

    BBC News - 'Super-truck' put through its paces

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    Quote Originally Posted by Didge View Post
    They don't even allow them in the USA AFAIK, so why the hell would we want them here?

    As much stuff as possible, should be encouraged to go by rail in this tiny country.

    Road trains are suited to the Oz terrain, due to vast distances between population centres, empty roads through the bush, and a lack of rail.

    They are an awesome sight though. In many places, you can see one coming from miles away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrlongbeard View Post
    or resticted to M-ways and then split into suitable sizes before hitting the highways.
    But there would only be one lorry pulling the train, so one trailer could be cut down and pulled by that, how would the other trailers transport themselves...?

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