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July 11th 05, 03:13 PM
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wrote in message ups.com... The UK's APT (Advanced Passenger Train) of the 1970s used 6 gas turbines to power it. Never made it into service. pics of one of the turbines. http://www.apt-e.org/index/apt73.htm David That was only the experimental version, the prototype and production versions were intended to be electrically hauled. The BoBo power car design was used to build a new locomotive, the Class 91 capable of 140mph, which pulls the Inter City 225 on the East Coast main line today. Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- 
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