Well that's the lot from me today---I've got work to do you know! So I'll leave you with this fine machine courtesy of the old 'Keeper of the flame' Martin Phippard who tells me: "I figured you might like this rather unusual Dutch Terberg (pronounced T-Berg by the way and not Terrr-Berg) 8x4, one of two such units delivered recently to Multiserve and destined to work in the Corus steel plant in Beverwijk." he goes on to say: " The running gear is taken from a standard road-going vehicle and the rest of the vehicle is apparently based on a Terberg terminal tractor with the cab taken from the YT tractor model. It's hardly pretty, but looks functional and purposeful. Thank you and I bid you adieu.Martin P." And fare thee well in return oh KOTF. And here's another Terberg from MP.
It's a roadtrain Jim..but not as we know it. Or to be precise.as MP says: "And I didn't know that they built heavy haulage tractors did you? We live and we learn.But I did know that their terminal tractors are used to haul up to five self-tracking trailers capable of carrying 10 TEUs." Terberg building heavy haulage tractors? This I must see (and so should you so click through here)...
Well maybe not.....
Comments (4)
Interesting photos Martin, now would those self tracking trailers be the same as built by our man in Alice Springs, whose name I have forgotten.
Posted by Peter Lynch | September 4, 2008 10:04 PM
Posted on September 4, 2008 22:04
I guess you're referring to one of my heros, and Father of the Modern Day road train, Kurt Johanssen. Yes it;s a similar set-up but Kurt admitted to taking his design from the 1934 AEC Government road train.
Posted by Martin Phippard | September 5, 2008 6:27 AM
Posted on September 5, 2008 06:27
Thanks Martin. Now did AEC come up with that idea or did it come from somewhere else? I see there is a book out now "A Son of The Red Centre" by Kurt G. Johannsen which I must get hold of.
Posted by Peter Lynch | September 6, 2008 2:27 AM
Posted on September 6, 2008 02:27
Peter, the book is one of "The ten best books I must read before I die". Another idea for Will perhaps? Talk about an inspiration! You wonder how one man can achieve so much in one lifetime. I loaned my copy to a mate a few years ago and he said he reckoned anyone coming into road transport should be made to read it beforehand. It's a brillant account of Kurt's struggle against the Outback and the demands of road transport from the late 1940s onwards. BUY IT!
Posted by Martin Phippard | September 6, 2008 7:22 AM
Posted on September 6, 2008 07:22