Nice one, DEANB! I have that article somewhere. Cheers, Robert
robert1952:
Nice one, DEANB! I have that article somewhere. Cheers, Robert
According to the article, robberies on the road were rife in the mid 1980s. Is that still the case now?
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anorak:robert1952:
Nice one, DEANB! I have that article somewhere. Cheers, RobertAccording to the article, robberies on the road were rife in the mid 1980s. Is that still the case now?
No idea, though I have to say the roads seemed pretty peaceful during my perambulations. Perhaps it’s bad in certain areas. Robert
Excellent stuff Robert. It seems the roof-rack is very popular in India.
Nice work Robert, cheers 
Comparing Dean’s magazine articles to Robert’s photographs, it seems that the traditional Indian lorry- a 4 wheeler with elaborate home-made bodywork- has been replaced by a more European-flavoured artic. Is this the case? How would the other aspects mentioned in the articles compare to contemporary conditions- traffic congestion/roads, journey times etc? It all sounded pretty grim in the 1980s.
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anorak:
Comparing Dean’s magazine articles to Robert’s photographs, it seems that the traditional Indian lorry- a 4 wheeler with elaborate home-made bodywork- has been replaced by a more European-flavoured artic. Is this the case? How would the other aspects mentioned in the articles compare to contemporary conditions- traffic congestion/roads, journey times etc? It all sounded pretty grim in the 1980s.
The default lorry is still a 4-wheel rigid. My photo sample reflects my personal interest in the kind of lorries I drove: artics. So the sample is skewed! Roadwise, there are plenty of long distance dual carriageways now, which probably wasn’t the case in 30 years ago. The biggest problem is still the thousands of cows that ample across the road day and night. Robert
Indonesia isn’t in India! 
Robert
robert1952:
Indonesia isn’t in India!
Yes your right Robert,down loaded that article ages ago and saw India in the title and never re read it before
posting ! 
Heres another
Nice article, Dean! One of the pictures shows one of those mystery trucks that I thought was ex-US military: turns out that it was an early TATA . The article mentions a lack of 'fridge vans: there are plenty of those about now, mostly rigid eights. The camel-drawn cart is still commonplace, but mostly in the towns.
PS Dean - I’ve just found part 1 & 3 of CM’s investigatory trip with Eastern BRS to the M/E in '75. I can’t remember if you’ve already posted any of these. If you’ve got part 2, I’ll post mine on the Middle East Not Astran thread. Cheers! Robert
I went last year - fascinating
Robert, did you notice how they drive about at night without lights, or with the tailboard down - covering the lights??
Toddy2:
012I went last year - fascinating
Robert, did you notice how they drive about at night without lights, or with the tailboard down - covering the lights??
Yes! Not in the least surprised, as I lived in the Middle East where buses, police cars, horse-and-carts etc all went unlit down the wrong side of the road at night was commonplace! Cairo was the worst! Robert
Won’t go anywhere, will have very little acceleration and probably less brakes
PaulNowak:
Won’t go anywhere, will have very little acceleration and probably less brakes
Absolotely correct- if you look closely, the drive wheel is on blocks!
Third post of photos, last photo…are they Leyland T45 modified cabs? The rear window, door shape and cab top??