Tsw2 Suggestion - Br Class 370 Apt-p (& Class 55 Deltic)

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    oakleymoss#1362 Well-Known Member

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    My final suggestions for 2021 is for the British Rail Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT). The second 'P' stands for Prototype and the British Rail Class 55 Deltic. This is a two-in-one suggestion.

    CLASS 370 APT-P

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    "The APT-P was unveiled to the public on 7 June 1978 and continued to be used for testing into 1986. Due to ongoing technical problems with these pre-production units, and a lack of cash or political will to take the project forward, the planned APT-s (Advanced Passenger Train Squadron Service) production-series units were never built, but did influence the design of the later InterCity 225 sets designed for the East Coast Main Line electrification. The technology was later sold to Fiat Foviaria and used for improving their second generation Pendolino trains which are used worldwide, including on the West Coast Main Line as the Class 390." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_370

    One full set has been preserved at the Crewe Heritage Centre. She has been cosmetically restored and they (the CHC) operate her tilting system during events!

    Now obviously, We need an 1980s WCML for this to run on and so I would also love for someone like Rivet Games, Skyhook Games or even Dovetail Games to recreate the a part of this route just so we (the player) could drive this pretty this tilty legend in TSW2..

    CLASS 55 DELTIC
    While we are on the topic of getting a certain route just so we can have a legend, how about ECML in the 1970s for the Class 55 Deltic.

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    These legends were built in the early 1960s for express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line before being replaced by the then newer Class 43 HST sets in late 1970s.. Withdrawal of the Deltics started in 1980 and by 1982, they had all been withdrawn with 6 being preserved. These being 55002 "The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry", 55008 "The Green Howards" (Cab Only), 55009 "Alycidon", 55015 "Tulyar", 55016 "Gordon Highlander", 55019 "Royal Highland Fusilier", 55021 "Argyll & Sutherland Highlander" and finally 55022 "Royal Scots Grey"..


    Hope you, the reader, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
     
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