Froggy55:
Any idea about the fuel consumption of such a road train?
When i first got involved with road trains in 1970ish from memory a triple would average about a litre per kilometre with single deck cattle trailers, the last truck I owned was a Mack Titan the first 300000kilometres it averaged 860metres per kilometre pulling 3 double decker cattle trailers but when I put it on general freight it averaged 1.3 metres per kilometre so I reckon those Atkinsons with 2 tankers would have been about that figure,in those days an 8 wheeler in the NT could pull 3 trailers but a prime mover could only pull 2,after that article they started hanging a 3rd tanker behind the Atkinson and that would have dropped the consumption down to about a litre per kilometre but it was lot to ask on a 335 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ on Atkinson here in Aus fitted 3408 Caterpillar engines set at 450hp then they would have handled it ok, they were a very reliable but thirsty engine.
Dig