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AEC Roadtrain

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Publication or creation date

2026

Access date

2026-09-12

Provenance notes

Accessed 12 September 2026. Overview of the AEC Roadtrain, its Australian trial, crew, manufacture and survival.

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Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors→Government Roadtrain with wool from Macdonald Downs

Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors built the Australian 8×8 Government Roadtrain used to carry wool from Macdonald Downs in 1934.

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Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors→AEC Government Roadtrain arrives in Alice Springs, 1934

Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors built the Australian 8×8 Government Roadtrain used on the 1934 Adelaide–Alice Springs run.

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National Road Transport Hall of Fame (Alice Springs)→AEC 8×8 Government Roadtrain preserved, National Road Transport Hall of Fame

The National Road Transport Hall of Fame preserves and maintains the surviving AEC 8×8 Government Roadtrain at 92 Norris Bell Avenue, Alice Springs.

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British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee→Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors

The British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee commissioned the roadtrain design; AEC / Hardy Motors acted as the contractor/manufacturer for the Australian unit.

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Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors→AEC 8×8 Government Roadtrain preserved, National Road Transport Hall of Fame

Associated Equipment Company (AEC) / Hardy Motors built the Australian 8×8 Government Roadtrain preserved by the National Road Transport Hall of Fame.

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Department of the Interior→Government Roadtrain with wool from Macdonald Downs

The Department of the Interior operated the Government Roadtrain while it carried wool from Macdonald Downs in 1934.

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Department of the Interior→AEC Government Roadtrain arrives in Alice Springs, 1934

The Australian Commonwealth Department of the Interior operated the Government Roadtrain used on the 1934 Adelaide–Alice Springs trial.

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Unavailable record→AEC Government Roadtrain arrives in Alice Springs, 1934

Reverend John Flynn inspected the Government Roadtrain on arrival in Alice Springs in 1934.

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Unavailable record→AEC Government Roadtrain arrives in Alice Springs, 1934

Roscoe was a British crew member on the maiden Australian Government Roadtrain run and was present at the Alice Springs arrival.

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Unavailable record→AEC Government Roadtrain arrives in Alice Springs, 1934

Dollery commanded the 1934 Adelaide–Alice Springs Government Roadtrain trial and was present at its arrival in Alice Springs.

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