Stricter laws alone won t curb drunk-driving in trucking Rhys Evans > By Rhys Evans - 22 January 2021 - 07:17
Alcohol-related road crashes cause thousands of injuries and fatalities every year, and in the transport and logistics sector can also lead to stock loss, damaged reputation and huge collateral damage. The incidents of drunk-driving are especially high during the festive season, when there is an increase in the number of delivery vehicles on the road. Curbing the problem of drunk-driving requires logistics companies to take an active role, however, the laws of the country also need to be supportive. These laws should stipulate the use of more advanced breathalyser technology, specifically interlock devices, preventing vehicles from being operated if the driver is over the legal limit.
Although not the first Tasmanian 12CSVT to be set aside for preservation - that honour goes to 2144 (ex ZC19 ex 1318) - the most significant of the extant Tasmanian 12CSVT s, 2118 (ex ZA6), has been delivered, by road, to it new home - the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Glenorchy.
Coverage of its transport from Tasrail s East Tamar Jctn Workshops to the TTM at Glenorchy has been covered in detail, with photos, on the Facebook pages of the Tas. Transport Museum and Tasmanian Railway Group.
Tasrail (ATN / PN) No. 2118, ex ANR (Tas) / TGR No. ZA6, is one of the most historically significant locomotives in Australia, being the last English Electric (GEC / EE) locomotive built at Rocklea, Qld, the last EE built in Australia and the last EE built in the world.