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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9rBcSZb3bE
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Thanks for that Philip
Very interesting also the APT a shame it never got of the ground i do remember the HST Prototype it used to come down to Plymouth on a regular run. What is the HP of the new class 70s are they 4000??? ccmmick.
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Not far off then
Thanks John. ccmmick.
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The press did not help with their scare stories about motion sickness! Best wishes for 2010. John H-T. |
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Getting away from Kestrel for a mo and on the subject of APT, I have met one of the electrical engineers who worked tirelessly on testing the train and it was flawed because of the brakes. The aerodynamics of the carriages caused the brakes to freeze at high speed and that would have meant a very costly redesign of the carriage profile to make any significant difference. Apparently politics took over when it was axed.
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I've never heard the brakes before.
The APT actually ran in service for many years did it not, just quietly and unloved.
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The problem with freezing brakes was limited to a short period of extreme winter weather. So cold that the diesel in lorries was freezing! Otherwise he felt that the brakes were more than adequate. I don't think the APT spent very long in revenue earning service. The Tory Press saw to that! Best wishes, John H-T. |
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