fozzy280472 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Just watched a ten minute piece on the One Show on BBC 1 about the APT, very interesting with good footage and a short interview with Kit Spackman , our own Mr tilt. For a change it showed the APT in a positive light with a very sympathetic view to how it was treated by the media and the government . Made a bit of a change from the usual ridicule. Well done One Show ! Cheers Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted July 19, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2016 Yep . Enjoyed the clip . I remember it back in 1981 introduced in the middle of one of the coldest winters in years. Such a shame . Although having power car in the middle and duplicate facilities either side was not smart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy280472 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 The more I see the APT the more I like it. Modern , technologically advanced and actually pretty good looking ..... Why are so many ground breaking British designs and ideas doomed to fail in the public eye , only to be successfully relaunched by foreign manufacturers and then be lauded as " the ideas and work of geniuses" conveniently forgetting where the origins are from. Sorry about the rant ! Just irritated at great opportunities lost. Cheers Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted July 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2016 Our rabid print media would have quite a lot to do with it, and the British love of knocking down any poppies that might get too tall. Launching the public service in mid-winter was pretty risky though....I doubt it had been done before and most definitely not since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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