Vaguely remember going on the APT between Preston and London probably around the same time, unfortunately the details are in one of my missing haulage books, but 370007 was leading (I have a pic) and could have been 003 trailing. This was my only trip on it, but definitely my rail highlight and am so pleased to have had the opportunity to travel on one. I remember being interviewed by ITN just after we left Preston but thankfully it was never shown on air
I’m sure that you probably did alright Barrowjack...
Re - ‘The Future/The APT!!’.
I didn’t get anywhere near seeing an APT in actual service, which is why I’ve always been fascinated by any firsthand experiences.
The APT was some kind of mythical beast for my generation in the West Country, only to be seen on The News or Tomorrows World.
Yep, definitely not too many APTs to be seen in Exeter in 1985...
So many questions for those that have been on one though. Like:
How did it ride?
And how quick did it accelerate compared to everything else?
Were the centre power cars noisy? Did they sound anything the new class 91 a few years later?
Blimey. Someone’s got to invent a decent Virtual Reality machine that can take us back to these times at some point haven’t they?
I’d pay good money to stick some kind of headset on and relive a few of the days that have been posted on this thread over the last couple of months.
I’d actually consider losing a digit for some of the them
(Maybe a toe for a day bashing 24s and 40s in North Wales? I’d have to think about it but maybe).