This is a post by a chap who has a Sprite Shop in Oz !!!
I found SO 'WOW' & interesting I am hosting it.
FYI & FWIW & NFI< Etc., Etc., Etc., yada, yada, yada !!!
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From: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com
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Behalf Of Colin Dodds
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:51 PM
To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com
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Subject: [midgetsprite] ANTI LBC - Australian Road Trains - with music!!
G'day all
You've been warned by the topic - this is about as far as you can get from
Little British Cars.
However, I was so warmed by your reception of Eric Idle's song, I thought I
should share this presentation with you.
Oz is a big Country with a small population and poor rail transport. We move
stuff around the Outback with "Road Trains" - one prime mover (or sometime
two coupled) with two, three or more carriages hooked on behind. Click on
this link, kindly hosted by Ed, for some of our Road Trains. Click Enter to
move forward during the presentation.
Notice the "roo bars" on the prime mover. They are to protect the radiator
and body from errant kangaroos, but also to give a little protection from
damage caused by buffalo. We have many packs of wild water buffalo in
Northern Australia. The buffalo like to sleep at night on the roads, as the
hot tar keeps them warm. They're black, just like the road, and hard to see.
Hitting a 3 ton buffalo at 60 mph makes a mess of the truck.
<http://www.justbrits.com/1275/Colin_Oz.pps
<http://www.justbrits.com/1275/Colin_Oz.pps>>
Ed says: Power Point Viewer is required and if you don't
have, do a Google for PPV and it will take you to
a Microsoft D/L site<G> !!!!!
Enjoy, and avagoodday
Colin
www.SpriteParts.com.au
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