JSpencer Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 A very good news letter giving details of their stand at Warley and work on other projects. The Stirling is in a very early CAD stage showing overall shape but still lots of detail to add yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Rapido have put out the 4th edition of their UK newsletter today which includes a minor update on the Stirling Single including some early CAD pictures. If you haven't subscribed yet you can so so from the left side of their website - http://rapidotrains.com/index.html And now also posted on the web. Link to online link here. It does contain nice (preliminary) CAD pictures of the Stirling Single. Edited August 14, 2015 by Ozexpatriate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Latest Rapido UK newsletter has gone out, there will be an update on the Stirling Single at the Rapido stand at Warley followed by another UK newsletter sometime in the week after Warley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spet0114 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Latest Rapido UK newsletter has gone out, there will be an update on the Stirling Single at the Rapido stand at Warley followed by another UK newsletter sometime in the week after Warley. Any sign of the update or newsletter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Any sign of the update or newsletter? That'll be a 'NO' then............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9402 Fredrick Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 CAD sample has finally been made, it was delayed due to the other projects taking the time from Rapido. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Newsletter went out yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidobill Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Hi All, I apologize for the lack of updates here. With the focus on finalizing the APT-E production the Single has, unfortunately, taken a bit of a back seat. Now that the APT-E is well into the final production stages we can get back to concentrating on other projects.As we mentioned in the newsletter, the CAD work for most of the details is now nearly complete. We're hammering out the last few details of the drive system and gearing now. Some screen captures are included below. (Before anybody starts screaming, that horrendous thing sticking out of the cab floor is BOTH ends of the tender coupling!) The comlpete newsletter can be found here. If you're not already a subscriber, please sign up. We'll have further detailed updates in the next issue. Bill Schneider Rapido Trains 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spet0114 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Looking good.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelpara Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Hi All, I apologize for the lack of updates here. With the focus on finalizing the APT-E production the Single has, unfortunately, taken a bit of a back seat. Now that the APT-E is well into the final production stages we can get back to concentrating on other projects. As we mentioned in the newsletter, the CAD work for most of the details is now nearly complete. We're hammering out the last few details of the drive system and gearing now. Some screen captures are included below. (Before anybody starts screaming, that horrendous thing sticking out of the cab floor is BOTH ends of the tender coupling!) The comlpete newsletter can be found here. If you're not already a subscriber, please sign up. We'll have further detailed updates in the next issue. Bill Schneider Rapido Trains Link was not working properly, the newsletter can be found here http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-News-UK-Volume-6.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=Xp03V7-GjGU 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColHut Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 For those who need a quick fix: http://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00032000/00032841.mp4.m3u8 Regards 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Any more news on the Single? Is there an order deadline yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 6, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2016 Quite surprised no one mentioned it , but there was a Stirling Single on display on the Locomotion stand at Glasgow, along with an APTE. Of course it might just have been a kit and not a test short. I'm not really interested in one, so just gave it a cursory glance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD0-6-0 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Quite surprised no one mentioned it , but there was a Stirling Single on display on the Locomotion stand at Glasgow, along with an APTE. Of course it might just have been a kit and not a test short. I'm not really interested in one, so just gave it a cursory glance. When I visited Shildon shortly after the original announcement there was a kit built Single on display, long before the first cad images (I think) so it could be that one but I wasn't at Glasgow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) The one on display at Shildon is a scratchbuilt model which belongs to Danny Pinnock of D & S Models. There's a video of it running on Grantham on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfUTOOiXLY Edited March 6, 2016 by jwealleans 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Would it be reasonable to hope that three months on from Rapido's last contribution to this thread, some sort of progress may have been made? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spet0114 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Would it be reasonable to hope that three months on from Rapido's last contribution to this thread, some sort of progress may have been made? Why don't you email Rapido and ask them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidobill Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Would it be reasonable to hope that three months on from Rapido's last contribution to this thread, some sort of progress may have been made? Well.. it MIGHT be.... We are finalizing a few details of the design and will have an update as soon as we have final drawings to show. Thanks for you patience! I'm looking forward to this one as well! Bill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidobill Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Why don't you email Rapido and ask them? Not worth the effort. Manufacturers never pay attention.... Seriously, this is always a good idea as a first recourse. Going straight to the manufacturer with a question first is the best, sure way to get an accurate answer - especially since they're the only ones who really know what is going on! . Rapido and NRM/Locomotion do try to be as up-front as we can be on projects. Having said that, don't assume that a lack of response within an hour means that either we just don't care, we're not going to make it or we're going out of business! We can get a bit busy (or in my case, may be travelling) so it might take a day or two for a response. Bill Edited March 23, 2016 by rapidobill 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just out of interest, does anybody produce (or will anyone be producing) suitable rolling stock for this to haul? The advantage of the APT-E (and the prototype HST) is that it's a multiple unit, so comes as a complete pack that's authentic straight out of the box. But the Stirling Single is just a loco, so it needs something to haul to be authentic. I have to confess that this is one of the things that's put me off ordering this a bit. It's going to look a tad silly trundling round the oval without anything behind it, and I'm not enough of a collector to buy a loco that I have no intention of running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Doesn't look as silly as a Bachmann loco with a driver in one cab hauling a train backwards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 There are some options but they all involve kit building. Bill Bedford does resin and brass carriages which would be appropriate, or with some luck and effort you might find some D & S kits. Howlden stock is mainly what you're after, either 6 wheel or bogie. There are some other obsolete kits for Howlden designs but they crop up quite rarely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Just out of interest, does anybody produce (or will anyone be producing) suitable rolling stock for this to haul? These are available now, I'm planning on some six wheelers for the autumn. Edited April 12, 2016 by billbedford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 There are some options but they all involve kit building. Bill Bedford does resin and brass carriages which would be appropriate, or with some luck and effort you might find some D & S kits. Howlden stock is mainly what you're after, either 6 wheel or bogie. There are some other obsolete kits for Howlden designs but they crop up quite rarely. There are also the Diagram 3D laser cut body kits, which make up quite nicely but require separate sourcing of underframe, etc. There was a thead on these last year, started by Mike Trice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoholic Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Doesn't look as silly as a Bachmann loco with a driver in one cab hauling a train backwards! Depends if your eyesight is good enough to see small detail like that as it goes past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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