ThaneofFife Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Did anyone mention the APT-E? Cheers, Mick Post 243........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Did anyone mention the APT-E? Cheers, Mick A Gas turbine powered tilting multiple unit from over 40 years ago, bit of a niche interest. Would it really fit with their business model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovered Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I think its an 89 [ wish } Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 A Gas turbine powered tilting multiple unit from over 40 years ago, bit of a niche interest. Would it really fit with their business model! There was a VERY niche gas turbine MU (non-tilting) VIA/CN Canadian set on Ebay recently asking £750. It was made by Rapido - their first model, I think, and a model of a train which Jason knew very well as a kid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I think its an 89 [ wish } good guess - ive looked at some images of the 89 and it just doesnt quite fit even if you took into account the camera angle blending in the right hand side front buffer. the cab front has a slight curve whereas the 89 is pretty flat on the main section. The train itself could be a red herring but maybe not the Overhead wiring around it that could suggest an overhead AC of some sort. Jason seems to be a fun type of guy - itr wouldnt surprise me if he has taken say a Class 81 picture (other locos are available) and photoshopped it jelly mould stylee to give a Eurostar/Javelin-esque shadow If thats the case it could literally be anything.......dont discount the 89 just yet then ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 12, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2014 Post 243........ Post 5,6,9,12,13,25,63,82 etc........... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2014 I wonder if Jason knows what it is yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Post 5,6,9,12,13,25,63,82 etc........... Cheers, Mick Tell me you have a great memory and that you didnt actually spend time trawling back through all 11 pages of this thread just to quote all those post numbers? Little wonder somebody found it "Funny". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 12, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2014 Tell me you have a great memory and that you didnt actually spend time trawling back through all 11 pages of this thread just to quote all those post numbers? I knew I'd posted early on about the APT-E, so I only checked the first 2-3 pages looking for my post. I'm sure there's more mention of it further in! Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Well discounting the dodgy photo were all trying to fathom he was at crewes HC where some of APT-p is and of course where andy y interviewed jason.could be..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 There was a VERY niche gas turbine MU (non-tilting) VIA/CN Canadian set on Ebay recently asking £750. It was made by Rapido - their first model, I think, and a model of a train which Jason knew very well as a kid. I should have put a smiley in! Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the turbo train did tilt? Or is it a case of not believing everything you read on Wikipedia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted February 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2014 Well discounting the dodgy photo were all trying to fathom he was at crewes HC where some of APT-p is and of course where andy y interviewed jason.could be..... ......as I mentioned back in post #12 ....but now not so sure about a whole train ..... now veering towards a loco....maybe Cl.89 Electric....or Gas Turbine 18000... Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2014 Well discounting the dodgy photo were all trying to fathom he was at crewes HC where some of APT-p is and of course where andy y interviewed jason.could be..... But on the other hand all these comments about places where he went and the trains he travelled on might just be yet more red fish and he hasn't mentioned certain other places he visited ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 But on the other hand all these comments about places where he went and the trains he travelled on might just be yet more red fish and he hasn't mentioned certain other places he visited ... Well now we're potentially into double bluff territory then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 13, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2014 But on the other hand all these comments about places where he went and the trains he travelled on might just be yet more red fish and he hasn't mentioned certain other places he visited ... I wonder if he went to Shildon where the railway equivalent of Doctor Who's K-9 is kept? Spot the difference? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8097778@N02/4368109759/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/11725219@N05/5620235690/in/photolist-9yDbgm-iCNkRT-dWDjk2-dWDjY8-dWDkw4-8KYFtn-8KYFA2-8KYFDk-8KYFwK-dW2aXm-bA1gUS-9Y2DbD-f586tu-9jA3mA-9jA2T3-9jwQx6-7RoSXx-fT6kRD-akMBSM-92pziz-ak2L7E-bh48CD-bg73K2-9Y5zW3-cLkUyu-akghbR-7MJRaC-d8EJzo-97iuvf-95fyNT-97oJs7-97kARa-9k9Z8q-ajZQXs-8Hm4iN-hEMFDX-9mqQJM-bh43Bz-bh4dyX-fcf8jg-cMStFj-c8yUtU-7Rs8S9-7RoSWH-7Rs8Rb-9o1wnA-9BBPms-8fV9ym-7WuYDR-asCZSN-ck67ih After all, Jason is a Doctor Who fan. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSTFAN13 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I think it might be a class 180 or class 800/801 IEP HSTFAN13 Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapidotrains Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 A Gas turbine powered tilting multiple unit from over 40 years ago, bit of a niche interest. Would it really fit with their business model! I had to look it up when it was first mentioned. We'd have to be bonkers to bring that out. At least the CN/VIA Turbo operated in service for 14 years (well, nine years consecutively). Now the APT-P actually carried passengers... (BTW, the Turbo did indeed tilt. It had a passive, pendular tilting mechanism. That meant that going in and out of Montreal and Toronto they asked us to sit down as the train swayed like crazy. Of course, my brother and I would take that as the invitation to run between cars and bounce from wall to wall in the padded diaphragm.) -Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted February 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2014 Of course, my brother and I would take that as the invitation to run between cars and bounce from wall to wall in the padded diaphragm. You're lucky they didn't catch you at it, and send you to an institution where you could bounce from wall to wall in a padded cell :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 ... We'd have to be bonkers to bring that out. ... Maybe you would, but there are some signs that you might be, er, willing to leap into the unknown. And you have to admit that the APT-E looks like nothing else on earth (or, at least, like no other train). Extraordinarily stylish. I'd buy, er, several. Paul PS: I hope your new avatar is not some sort of hint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzer models Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Now the APT-P actually carried passengers... -Jason for about 2 weeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 for about 2 weeks ......which was still 2 weeks more than the APT-E ever did Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Then again, knowing Jason has just fallen for the 28, he could scrap all plans and do a BoCo MetroVick CoBo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Diminishing unmodeled tat? There's plenty of diesels, for example, out there by Hornby and Bachmann that can be improved upon and cleaned up with a new quality model. After all who would buy a model where the basic shape is incorrect after one that is correct is released? Masochists? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted February 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2014 There's plenty of other stuff that isn't modelled at all out there. I'd still like to see an Electrostar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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