Road trains

Has the rail link reduced the number of such on the Stuart Highway?

Just one improvement:

Can you post a link to the explanatory txt file, and to the pix themselves?

Save us the inconvenience of searching for them...

-- Jeff R.

Loading that many cattle would take hours. I'm curious, why doesn't each truck just leave as its loaded? I don't see an advantage to everyone driving so close together. All but the front truck has a terrible view and eats dust.

On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:59:30 +1030, the infamous snipped-for-privacy@ozemail.com.au scrawled the following:

Yes, it worked. Royston posted the actual links. Cool heli pics.

I thought you might have been building their trailers, Mac.

-- Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. -- Chuang-tzu

Nice pix! From a plane, I presume?

In pix 1 & 3 (on the road) - are they moving? If so, how fast (they are really close together)? Also if so, how come no dust is coming up - those roads don't look paved.

How's their safety record? An accident is probably spectacular.

Bob

BTW - you could make great panoramas with stitching software. I've used the free Microsoft research version:

Reduced aerodynamic drag.

Reduced aerodynamic drag.

REply: Lots of those road trains are a couple miles long and one big tractor pulling. Not a lot of trucks.

No, not to any noticeable amount. The rail line operator is on the brink of bankruptcy (might be in receivership) due to lack of trade - which did n't take a rocket scientist to foresee but politicians and bureaucrats just had our money to burn.