Tambo trucks.
The "National Road Transport Museum" is located in Tambo and this old truck with its unusual head dress and the odd ornament or two sits out the front. Some great rust there. If I was to score myself say 100 on railway knowledge, than that about trucks would be 20 despite at one stage having a varied fleet of them under my logistics wings when I was working. Those tanks, which I know from rail history may have been called "Ships Tanks" and now nicely decorated could have been used for carriage of fresh water.
Equally in this area that was massively into sheep grazing for wool, the town of Blackall a bit up the road had (and still has in working order museum form) a massive wool scour where newly shorn wool is taken to be cleaned of dirt and the natural oil called lanolin extracted. I am purely speculating here but the truck and tanks, given their rather rare set up may also have been used to transport lanolin. If anyone knows, please let me know. On the other hand, perhaps it's just a creation of bits and pieces! I really should have checked that sign! We were rather too early for the museum to be open. Note - truck and transport enthusiasts I strongly recommend that you research the extent of this museum before travelling thousands of kilometres to see it.
www.roadtransporthall.com/j-stories/gya4u49fr7jm30morv3uu...
Tambo trucks.
The "National Road Transport Museum" is located in Tambo and this old truck with its unusual head dress and the odd ornament or two sits out the front. Some great rust there. If I was to score myself say 100 on railway knowledge, than that about trucks would be 20 despite at one stage having a varied fleet of them under my logistics wings when I was working. Those tanks, which I know from rail history may have been called "Ships Tanks" and now nicely decorated could have been used for carriage of fresh water.
Equally in this area that was massively into sheep grazing for wool, the town of Blackall a bit up the road had (and still has in working order museum form) a massive wool scour where newly shorn wool is taken to be cleaned of dirt and the natural oil called lanolin extracted. I am purely speculating here but the truck and tanks, given their rather rare set up may also have been used to transport lanolin. If anyone knows, please let me know. On the other hand, perhaps it's just a creation of bits and pieces! I really should have checked that sign! We were rather too early for the museum to be open. Note - truck and transport enthusiasts I strongly recommend that you research the extent of this museum before travelling thousands of kilometres to see it.
www.roadtransporthall.com/j-stories/gya4u49fr7jm30morv3uu...