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river6109		#1 Posted : 04 April 2024 15:54:09(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,730 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square		We are having bad time in Western Australia, first we had floods and the railway line was interrupted, now there has been a terrible accident between 2 trucks on the only highway between the East and the West, both driers died and the highway will be closed at least for 24 hours, the trucks weren't recognizable, John
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Goofy		#2 Posted : 04 April 2024 17:19:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 9,023		What has this news to do with General MRR?
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Copenhagen		#3 Posted : 04 April 2024 17:44:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 379 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark		I feel sorry for the truck drivers and their relatives and also sorry and alarmed about the rough climate that Australia is exposed to. I guess that river6109 is expecting a delivery of a package by train or by truck that is now delayed.
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marklinist5999		#4 Posted : 04 April 2024 19:25:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,153 Location: Michigan, Troy		Goofy, long semi truck consists in Australia are called road trains.
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Copenhagen		#5 Posted : 04 April 2024 21:58:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 379 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark		But are road trains "real" trains...? And in that case; how can this be incorporated into the hobby? :-)
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mike c		#6 Posted : 04 April 2024 22:45:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 7,902 Location: Montreal, QC		He mentioned toy trains in the title, so it is peripherally related. Regards Mike C
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Copenhagen		#7 Posted : 04 April 2024 23:08:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 379 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark		In my mind, at least, there is a difference between toy trains and model trains.
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marklinist5999		#8 Posted : 04 April 2024 23:23:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,153 Location: Michigan, Troy		Suppose one has road trains in their layout.
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kiwiAlan		#9 Posted : 04 April 2024 23:52:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,110 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: marklinist5999 Suppose one has road trains in their layout. It would need to be some layout. IIRC the road trains are limited by law to having 5 trailers (I'm not sure if the tray of a semi is included in the count - checking this Wikipedia page shows it is counted). At the time the law came in several decades ago some drivers were pulling seven trailers. Some of the record attempts listed on that Wikipedia page leave the mind boggling, over 1.4km long, but only towed for 100 metres or so to claim a record.
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Toosmall		#10 Posted : 05 April 2024 08:08:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/07/2021(UTC) Posts: 616 Location: Sydney		Originally Posted by: marklinist5999 Suppose one has road trains in their layout. Iron ore trains, at least one could possibly fit a Z gauge full length train on a layout with >240 carriages. Road train:
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Drongo		#11 Posted : 05 April 2024 08:20:10(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,226 Location: Sydney, NSW		I saw a road train with 3 trailers back onto a ferry that was going to Kangaroo Island. This driver was amazing - he backed it on with only a metre to spare on each side the first go. I couldn't believe it. Have you ever backed a small trailer ? It ain't easy, let alone 3 trailers. Regards Greg
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