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Ummm.....I think actually when an Aussie talks about a "road train" he (or she) is referring to just one truck. These are (hope I am using the next word right) articulated transports with more than one trailer. They can be up to 55' long and are a common sight in the Outback. In fact there are road signs about road trains all over the Outback - because road trains are such beasts to pass on a single-carriageway highway.
I even saw a sign that said, "Warning: Road trains on roundabout" in Alice Springs. Eek!
But as far as I know, the term "road train" refers to a single vehicle, not a convoy.
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Some are truly huge, but this one appears to be typicalI wouldn't want to try and pass that on a two lane road. Especially with him driving on the wrong side of the road like that! 
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Thanks for the piccie (hi, CK), Max.
I wouldn't want to try and pass that on a two lane road.I'd do it! 'Specially if I were in the car I have fallen in love with: a Mitsubishi Spyder (not the Toyota Spyder; sorry, Aunt mav ). Odd that two separate (are they?) companies have a model with the same name.
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