[f-AA] ###Helen Springs Station, Australia###

[Paul Anton]

How would you like to try passing one of these ???

 

 

 

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 Helen Springs Station, Australia

          Only in Australia will you see this…Road trains arrives at Helen Springs Cattle Station, north of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.   AMAZING!

 

 

                                      The cattle are loaded onto the road train for their journey to Longreach, Queensland.
  

 The "Road Train" then leaves on its long trip.

Statistics:
*There are 17 trucks with 3 trailers and 2 decks per trailer; thats 102 decks of cattle.
*Approximately 28 cattle per deck; A total of 2,856 head of cattle.
*The cattle weigh approximately 500kg each (1102.3 lbs.)
*The sale price for cattle at Longreach is approx. 165c/kg (75c/lb.)
*Each animal will therefore be sold at $825.
*Total revenue from this analysis is $2,356,200
*TYRES; Each truck has 2 front and 8 rear tyres, first trailer has 12 tyres and is dollied to the truck.
*2^nd & 3^rd trailers have 8 tyres at the front and 12 at the rear, thats 20 tyres each.
*Each truck has 62 tyres, thats a total of 1054 on the road. A lot of tyres!

 

 

 

                                                                                              Now that's a Road Train!

 

 

 

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[Don Harvie]

Paul,

The problem with passing them is when they're oncoming! The country is
usually so flat and the roads so straight that overtaking is just a
matter of patience and nerves as you get to their 'bow wave'.

These road trains travel at speed too. Sometimes up to 70-80mph. (I
think they're supposed to be speed limited to 60mph with 70 being the
limit for cars). So a combined oncoming speed of 140-150mph can blow you
about quite a bit.

When towing the Auster back 600miles from South Western NSW we travelled
along the Hay plains & there were many two trailer road trains with a
few 3 trailer road trains. We had them overtake us while pulling the
trailer with the Auster and we were doing 60mph. For oncoming road
trains I'd move over and drop the speed back a bit. The highway is only
two lanes, one in each direction so there's often not much room to move.
Thankfully the trailer tracked really well and the load was stable.

I've attached a pic taken when I went back a month or so after getting
the airplane with Dad to pick up engine parts etc. This was taken on the
Hay plains between Balranald & Hay in South Western NSW.

Here's a link to the pics I took when we picked up the airplane;
<http://harvie.cable.nu/gallery2/main.php/v/Don/Flying/VH-CRR/W2W/>

Don H

On 15/12/13 09:18, Paul Anton wrote:
> How would you like to try passing one of these ???
>
>
> :
>

> * Helen Springs Station, Australia*
>
> *** Only in Australia will you see this…Road trains

> arrives at Helen Springs Cattle Station, north of Tennant Creek,

> Northern Territory. AMAZING!**
>
> *Description: cid:761C38E690F44326B61C82CFF60A9AB9@GEOFFPC
>
>
>
> *The cattle are loaded onto the road train for their journey to
> Longreach, Queensland*.
> Description: cid:8884B4AB7D1840889515E000CE6C030D@GEOFFPC
>
> * The "Road Train" then leaves on its long trip.*
>
> *Statistics:**
> **There are 17 trucks with 3 trailers and 2 decks per trailer;

> thats 102 decks of cattle.*

> **Approximately 28 cattle per deck; A total of 2,856 head of
> cattle. *
> **The cattle weigh approximately 500kg each (1102.3 lbs.) *
> **The sale price for cattle at Longreach is approx. 165c/kg
> (75c/lb.) *
> **Each animal will therefore be sold at $825. *
> **Total revenue from this analysis is $2,356,200 *
> **TYRES; Each truck has 2 front and 8 rear tyres, first trailer

> has 12 tyres and is dollied to the truck.*

> **2^nd & 3^rd trailers have 8 tyres at the front and 12 at the

> rear, thats 20 tyres each. *

> **Each truck has 62 tyres, thats a total of 1054 on the road. A
> lot of tyres!*
>
> *Description: cid:FAB7CC5B4B62468D82337C6341D437DB@GEOFFPC
>
>
>
> Description: cid:A5A84D0903694D98861B17B58B8BB8CE@GEOFFPC
>
> *
> Now that's a Road Train!*

[Mark Peterson]

For us in the States, there is that hit of the 1980's that instantly comes to mind:

Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (pseudonym of Bill Fries) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the U.S. Written by McCall and Chip Davis, the song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts. Chip Davis who later did Mannheim Steamroller recordings, which we hear all the time at Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuyLTDAC7fE

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:05:04 +1100
From: donh...@yahoo.com.au
To: aer...@westmont.edu
Subject: Re: [f-AA] ###Helen Springs Station, Australia###

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[Greg Lucas]

Road trains are the lifeblood of outback Australia. Trying to reverse one would be an interesting exercise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qPbtqWowNg

[Ian Harvie]

And if your flying West across the Nullarbor in an Aeronca, with a
strong head wind they'll pass you.

Ian

On 15/12/2013 11:04 PM, Greg Lucas wrote:
> Road trains are the lifeblood of outback Australia. Trying to reverse
> one would be an interesting exercise.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qPbtqWowNg
>
> On 15/12/13 9:18 AM, Paul Anton wrote:
>>
>> How would you like to try passing one of these ???
>>
>>
>> :
>>

>> *Helen Springs Station, Australia*
>>
>> ***Only in Australia will you see this…Road trains arrives at

>> Helen Springs Cattle Station, north of Tennant Creek,

>> Northern Territory. AMAZING!**
>>
>> *Description: cid:761C38E690F44326B61C82CFF60A9AB9@GEOFFPC
>>
>>
>>

>> *The cattle are loaded onto the road train for their journey
>> to Longreach, Queensland*.
>> Description: cid:8884B4AB7D1840889515E000CE6C030D@GEOFFPC
>>
>> *The "Road Train" then leaves on its long trip.*
>>
>> *Statistics:**
>> **There are 17 trucks with 3 trailers and 2 decks per

>> trailer; thats 102 decks of cattle.*

>> **Approximately 28 cattle per deck; A total of 2,856 head of
>> cattle. *
>> **The cattle weigh approximately 500kg each (1102.3 lbs.) *
>> **The sale price for cattle at Longreach is approx. 165c/kg
>> (75c/lb.) *
>> **Each animal will therefore be sold at $825. *
>> **Total revenue from this analysis is $2,356,200 *
>> **TYRES; Each truck has 2 front and 8 rear tyres, first

>> trailer has 12 tyres and is dollied to the truck.*

>> **2^nd & 3^rd trailers have 8 tyres at the front and 12 at

>> the rear, thats 20 tyres each. *

>> **Each truck has 62 tyres, thats a total of 1054 on the road.
>> A lot of tyres!*

>>
>> *Description: cid:FAB7CC5B4B62468D82337C6341D437DB@GEOFFPC
>>
>>
>>
>> Description: cid:A5A84D0903694D98861B17B58B8BB8CE@GEOFFPC
>>

>> *Now that's a Road Train!*

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