Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 2)

[oiltreader]

Is this a twin steer,

credit to Ian Roberts for the photo.
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[Gateshead]

Few more from Down Under

[Gateshead]

[Gateshead]

[franglais]

Last pic, of the bus: Even back then someone was “on the balcony”.

[buzzer]

Just cant be assaid to troll down fouteen miles of threads to find the right home for this picture so will have to live here, Buzzer nmp

[Gateshead]

Manners Northumberland

[andrew_morrison]

Always see these about got some tidy motors credit to the drivers/company
Regards Andrew

[buzzer]

Buzzer nmp

[oiltreader]

All credit to Steve Butler for the photos.
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[oiltreader]

Up North.
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[oiltreader]

Where are our cyber buddies from OZ?.
The year 1945 and freight leaving Sydney St Mackay for Brisbane.
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[spardo]

Helluva way, nearly 1,000 kms for such little motors. I wonder how long it was before somebody thought of stringing 3 or 4 of them together with one driver.

Not sure about Queensland, but the forerunners of the road trains were rolling in the Northern Territory in the '30s.

[star_down_under]

1,000km and most of it unsealed. During the second world war, it was a day’s trip in a Chev 6, from Babinda to Cairns, with multiple creeks to ford. Twenty years ago I was commuting to work, daily between Babinda and Cairns.

[les_sylphides]

I wonder if that went ‘accompanied’ across to Belgium. Whitbreads used to send their tankers unaccompanied at that time, but they had Belgian based units to pick the trailers up at the other end.

ERF-NGC

[oiltreader]

What about this axle set up… the advantage? a harry_nl photo.
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[Beaunydel]

Puts GVW up to 40 tonne, I believe.

[carryfast]

Proof that the sheet is only to keep the load dry not to hold it on.
But that’s shocking roping even to someone who wouldn’t have got close to Bewicks standards.How did that stay on there even on smooth roads.

[Gateshead]

[Gateshead]