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The Silk Mill is currently closed until 2020 so it will be interesting to see if they have the model and City of Derby nameplate in the new display.

The Silk Mill used to have a DTS coach on display too complete with a double (action) manned cab. See http://www.apt-p.com/APTModelDSM.htm Rob PS some pictures of the Mardyke 7 1/4 inch APT-P can be found on my site - http://www.apt-p.com/MardykeAPT.htm

I recorded Kit's presentation on the Saturday and it can be seen / heard at the link below - "9 Degrees Rule OK" - APT Tilt Systems presented by Kit Spackman (Former Tilt System Development Engineer APT-E) https://youtu.be/vzlUVOJVVhM Copyright Kit Spackman © 2018

You are right Kit, and the TBF should have a passenger door on it too on the side shown. Rob www.APT-P.com

http://www.apt-p.com/ScanParty.htm The above link is a video explanation of the scanning process by Keith of ScanTech International see their website for more information - http://www.scantech-international.com/ Rob

My photo's on Flickr link below from yesterday's APT-P scan party at Crewe (3D scanning by http://scantech-international.com) https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt-p/sets/72157669705420478 Rob www.APT-P.com

Better scan attached as promised. Rob www.APT-P.com

However I can only find a very basic drawing on this page: http://www.apt-p.com/APTConfigurations.htm If anyone knows anything about this could they please help. Any would be appreciated. See below scan from Tomorrows Train Today for a representation of the APT-S driving power vehicle http://www.apt-p.com/TTT21.htm I will look out a better scan for you if needed. (on my other PC) Rob www.APT-P.com

More evidence that it is something to do with the allocation of seats comes from the fact that the sheet appears in the 'Boarding Pass Kiosk' in the BTF's Round Trip to Glasgow film. See still here - http://www.apt-p.com/APTPBoardingPass.htm I have attached it too as my website seems to be offline again :-( Rob

Whilst on the subject of seating layouts here is something that has been puzzling me for a while now - what is the meaning of the colours of the seats in the diagram attached (first, second, smoking / non, facing etc I tried them all) Thanks in advance Rob

It is a "WAITER POINT" Sorry the scan isn't too clear. Rob

metric lengths of each coach can be found here - http://www.apt-p.com/APTPVehicleSpec.htm Rob

Except that the power car won't be slotted into the existing set, due to lack of room and that it is going to be a 'walk through' exhibit so visitors can see what's inside, with perspex panels replacing the current metal covers.

3+2+2 was how the APT-P was originally preserved at CHC in 1988. Rob www.APT-P.com

Just to remind you all that the new Ian Allan book "APT the untold story" is out in the UK today. Rob

Perhaps the One Show is to coincide with the following book being published next month? Rob APT: THE UNTOLD STORY - A STUDY OF A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT AND ITS DESCENDANTS The story of the APT is one of ultimate failure. The pioneering project for a tilting train was headline news in the 1970s and 1980s but it failed as much for political reasons as it did for technical reasons. The story is still controversial, and many still see it as a missed opportunity. Yet the legacy of the original APT project is that tilting trains built by foreign competitors run almost unnoticed on Britain’s railway network today and much of the power car technology heavily influenced the design of the later InterCity 225s and the Class 91 locomotives. Now David Clough has delved into recently released archive material and has unearthed a story never before told. He reveals some of the top-level thinking behind the APT project, internal politics and some of the real reasons for APT’s eventual, and expensive, demise. Analytical and balanced, this is a fascinating read for those who would like to know more about what happened behind the scenes of the doomed APT project. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 978 0 7110 3824 0 David N Clough © 2016

The paint and bodywork on 49006 wasn't touched at all since it left BR until it arrived at the ERM so it was just the environment that caused the deterioration. The sunny side heated up so much it expanded then cooled, in winter water got behind the cracks in the paint, froze and made it worse. Rob www.apt-p.com

If it wasn't for my mum we probably wouldn't have 49006 today as a previous manager at The Railway Age sold the power car for scrap. By pure chance mum was in the office and answered a phone call from the boss of the scrap company who rang to check that "all hazardous substances had been drained from it" as his team were about to light their cutting torches!! Mum told him to stop working and rang Richard Gibbon at the nrm who then called the scrapman straight back. Rob

For more information see here - http://www.apt-p.com/49006.htm If anyone has any pictures of 49006 at the ERM Coventry I will update the website. Rob

Kit - your picture was better though, my reply was sent from my phone, so that was the only one I could find quickly online. Rob

True, but after a few years outside at Crewe without a wash, T-CUT or repaint it did!As for the power car 49006 before it moved to Coventry ERM that was in a different league, see attached from the ERM website. Rob

Hi again, If Rapido do produce an APT-P how about this for a Livery option ? http://www.apt-p.com/APTModelAndrewFisher.htm Rob http://www.APT-P.com

Hi KIt actually I recently found evidence of plans for a diesel version and one for the Southern Region (would this have been Third Rail Electric??) and a version for the Channel Tunnel ! All listed in a file from 1977, sadly I only have the list of files that were stored in the CM&EE Room 59 Trent House, I hope the actual documents are safe at the RDDS. Rob http://www.APT-P.com

Hi KIt actually I recently found evidence of plans for a diesel version and one for the Southern Region (would this have been Third Rail Electric??) and a version for the Channel Tunnel ! All listed in a file from 1977, sadly I only have the list of files that were stored in the CM&EE Room 59 Trent House, I hope the actual documents are safe at the RDDS. Rob http://www.APT-P.com

As Private Eye had Andre Previn saying "Probably the finest APT of all time" - http://www.private-eye.co.uk/covers/cover-522 Rob