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Re: Rail/Road trailers
- Subject: Re: Rail/Road trailers
- From: Bill <billguest@the.net.nz>
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 00:05:49 +1200
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- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:18215
New Zealand Rail (prior to becoming Tranz Rail) also tried these things. They
were successful technically, but I have been told that they were not really
economic. The tare was high and the load consequently limited. This may have
been a consequence of NZ's road user charges regime, where high axle loads are
punished, and the maximum limits are quite low by world standards. However, rail
gear is never light........
Bill
Taliesin Walker wrote:
> I heard a mention on the news today about an Australian company that had
> developed truck trailers that could be used on rail and road. I've seen this
> allready done. How common is it and is this practice becoming more common?
>
> Tali