Hidden serial/production number ?
Identifiying particular A/T carriers is a bit frustrating if the ID plate is missing, and also the front tow lug is damaged or missing.
I'll put forward another way to identify a serial no., if enough original paint is still upfront.
During manufacture the hull was placed upside down. The body number was painted 'above' the front tow lug for tempory identification.
The last photo from me was of A/T carrier 6081, hopefully you can zoom in and see, just under the tow lug 1 8 which I take to be an upside down 81.
To put my theory to the test, in this photo is the A/T carrier that was at 'Langwell Station' near Brokenhill in 2000.
Again hopefully you can zoom in and below left of the tow lug is 0 8 1 , does anyone know the ID number of this a/t carrier? the ID plate was intact when the photo was taken, if it's not 6180, looks like I'm eating crow !
Graeme 7s
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