Axles and wheels seen heading on the M1 northbound (02/10)

[unlevel42]

Fleeting saw a lorry carrying about 8 axles and wheels northbound on the M1 yesterday near Nottingham yesterday (2/10).- tramtrain?

 

[tramdan]

Could have been anything, though I highly doubt that it is tram-train related. The 399s are due for delivery in early December.

 

[asylumxl]

Lorries often have several axles and multiple wheels to spread the load and reduce damage to the road .

 

[swt_passenger]

Routine overhauls of all the existing stock results in either wheelsets or complete bogies moving around the country continuously, there's really nothing of significance in seeing one particular lorry load.

 

[A-driver]

Maintanance depots across the country constantly have wheel sets and other parts being delivered. Very common to see lorries carrying bogies at Hornsey depot car park.

 

[Bald Rick]

I can't remember the last time I took a trip up the M1 and didn't see a flat bed artic with a load of wheelsets on it.

 

[DarloRich]

Fleeting saw a lorry carrying about 8 axles and wheels northbound on the M1 yesterday near Nottingham yesterday (2/10).- tramtrain?

happens ALL the time. Nothing to see here. Unless one falls off..............

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Its only interesting when there is something sitting on the axles...

I've seen a nice 180 driving car on the back of a low loader and a Le Shuttle power car, although the latter was headed the other way on a busy motorway so couldn't get a shot.

 

[Zoidberg]

Lorries often have several axes and multiple wheels to spread the load and reduce damage to the road .

My thoughts were along the same lines when I read the title to the thread.

 

[asylumxl]

My thoughts were along the same lines when I read the title to the thread.

I imagine there's probably millions of axles seen heading north on the M1 every day.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

A minimum of at least 100,000 sets of axles