Obviously Aussie roadtrains and Canadian B-Trains are the falvour of the week and the 'Keeper of the Flame' Martin Phiuppard has weighed in on both counts including this rather ncie selection." Hi Brian, s
And you can see what Martin means..the gloaming comes on very fast but fortunately not so fast as we can't see this super four-trailer Kenworth livestock roadtrain...
Marti contues: "Anyway we caught up with this four-trailer livestock outfit in Australia last year, way off in the bush of course. So, Atki Pete, all I can say is "Call those three-trailer combinations a road train mate? Nah! This is a road train." Touche...now click through here for another 'star'
"OK, so it's only a B-double". says Martin " But at least it's a Western Star!"
Acquitted!
The closer you get to the equator,the less twilight you get.Martin,have Hanlon`s got something to do with Road Trains of Australia?It`s been a long time since I`ve had the opportunity to go to NT and WA,about 20 years in fact,but Hanlons(whose colours the prime mover is painted),was a WA based company,and RTA was based in the NT.I also wasn`t aware 4 trailers was legal,though things have changed so much in the last few years with B double combo`s and Road Trains getting mixed together.
Well, you are in front at the moment Martin. But my man in Townsville in on the trail of Australia's finest cattle carrier, one I had long given up hope of seeing.
OK, I have to tell you! Four-trailer outfits configured as shown are NOT legal in OZ. It was just a few guys messing around at a road train assembly area who thought it might be fun to see a few photos of a four-trailer combination on the move.
I don't know of any tie-up beteeen Hamptons and RTA Cam but these days the Hampton livery is seen everywhere and in all sorts of different applications.
I am certain one of our resident Aussie contributors will have the definitive answer.
Just found this video on Youtube - would it be used for a road train or does it have a more specialist use?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXKfw5mKNSI&feature=related
I think you might mean Hamptons?, and yes, Hamptons who are from Kalgoorlie in W.A have not to long ago brought out RTA or road trains australia who are from Katherine in the N.T., (RTA were started by Noel Buntine many years ago and traded as buntines for many years, In 2005 things started to slip for RTA in that they took trucks off the road and put off drivers then in 2006 they were history, although the name still appears as the livestock division of Hamptons is now called Hampton RTA, Hamptons however are still a major force in ore haulage running quite a few triple side tippers/quads etc in the mining industry both in W.A, and the N.T. as well as a little bit in FNQ. Hope this helps?