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Road Trains in the Northern Territory

A common sight in the Top End of Australia, these mighty transport carriers traverse the Northern Territory roads with all sorts of goods.


Depot for "Road Trains of Australia" in Katherine NT.
 

 

Australian Fuel Distributors fuel truck passing through Katherine.

Cattle Transport at Zimin Drive Katherine

Overtaking a 4 Trailer Road Train at Borroloola. Carpenteria Hwy. (the better part of the rd) 650km South East of Katherine.

This one carrys a slurry of lead/zinc and travels at 80 km per hour and takes about 800 metres to come to a stop......so do not park on the road around a corner.

4 trailer side tippers along the Stuart Highway delivering its gravel payload. 220 km North of Katherine

Heading back to Mataranka Lime Plant 100km south of Katherine NT

4 Tanks on the bulktrans tanker at Hiway Inn 270km South of Katherine


Photo kindly supplied by Terry Hassam (Sept05).
Shell 4 tanker trailer pictures on Stuart Highway Alice Springs, right near the Sturt Desert pea blooms.