Re: Alice-Darwin and East Timor

[David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>]

Exnarc wrote:
> 
> David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message
> > The tanks have a problem with width, not height.
> 
> If thats the case why did they have a Tank loading ramp at Seymour Loop?

That was built during WW2 in the days of the Matilda tank (and visiting
American Shermans). The Centurian tanks could be carried by rail, but
the Leopards are too wide.

> I remember a few years ago (1984) seeing a train at Dimboola that consisted
> entirely of military vehicles (all types) with an Overland Sleeping car
> attached to the rear.

The M113 armoured personnel carriers are in gauge, but they are
gradually being replaced. Most of the army's sharp end lives in Darwin
and Townsville anyway these days.
 
> During WW11 the Poms moved many Yank tanks by rail in Preparation D Day.

Sheman tanks are quite small.

> Are the Lepolds that much larger than the US Tanks of WW11?

Definately much wider.

Cheers
David