The AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and AEC in the early 1930s to meet a British Army requirement for an off-road heavy transport vehicle. It paired an eight-wheeled 8x8 tractor unit, with a 130 horsepower six-cylinder AEC diesel engine, with two eight-wheeled self-tracking trailers, the whole train about 21.8 metres long. Only four, some sources say three, were built, going to the Gold Coast, Australia and the Soviet Union. The Australian Government Roadtrain, which served the outback until 1946, is believed to be the only survivor.
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The first AEC Roadtrain was completed in December 1930
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The Australian Government Roadtrain is believed to be the only surviving example
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powered by a 130 horsepower (97 kW) six-cylinder AEC diesel engine
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was fitted with a 539 cubic inches (8.83 L) six-cylinder petrol engine
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The AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in the early 1930s
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The AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in the early 1930s
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The AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in the early 1930s
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The AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in the early 1930s
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Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979.
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