When I was a kid I was surprised to once see a truck driving down the railway line! yup, I saw it! I am even more surprised to hear that this still happens today. For those of you who think we have very wide railway tracks, or very narrow trucks in RSA, here is the explanation:-
Just behind the cab - the front set of Railway track wheels, hydraulically worked up and down
Just behind the rear wheels, the rear set of railway wheels.
I'm not sure how it would be driven, if there is a separate gear selection / prop shaft for this function, but this was a new truck, going to be delivered i suppose to the railway company.
I was surprised to see it, and thought it was worth sharing here!
Salagatle!
2 comments:
Just imagine Sipho If he have control over the steering while the truck is on the tracks!
What about the taxi's, they can use the rail tracks as short cuts to work ??
Better keep this info to yourself
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