This photo was taken on 29th June 2014 at
the Banbury Rally, an event that takes place every year at Bloxham in
Oxfordshire, England. It is basically a steam and vintage vehicle rally that
features displays of various kinds that entertain the huge crowds that turn up
over the weekend.
What can be seen here is a string of heavy
haulage vehicles that are all connected by solid towing bars. There were
nineteen vehicles in total, but only the leading one (which cannot be seen in
this shot) was under power. It is therefore towing all the other eighteen
trucks, which weigh a total of 343 tons.
The “convoy” made its way slowly round the
grass arena, which included two sharp bends and was far from level. The lead
truck was clearly having to work extremely hard, with its wheels slipping at
times but just about managing to keep going. One felt that if one more truck
had been added to the chain it would have been one too many.
The stadium announcer said that this is a
feat that has never been attempted before in this country. I cannot say if he
was right or wrong about this, but it was certainly an amazing sight to see. I
was glad to have been able to be there at the time!
© John Welford
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