R4970 InterCity APT-U Ex-TS Development Vehicle BR Sc48204/977527 Brand_Rapido-Trains-Inc Red & Cream Livery

Red & Cream Livery

Tufts and Scatter Material

Beautiful quality milled brass 3 point track gauges

Inner: 138

Wheel set with tyres from L66095

R4970 InterCity APT-U Ex-TS Development Vehicle BR Sc48204/977527 Brand_Rapido-Trains-Inc Red & Cream LiveryIn mid 1984, TS Sc48204 was withdrawn from Set 370 004 and was sent to the Engineering Development Unit (EDU) at Derby RTC for conversion to an APT U test vehicle, with extensive rebuilding of the underframe being undertaken in order to incorporate tilting double bogies based on the BT12 units. Following the completion of the vehicle some static testing was undertaken at Derby, as well as dynamic testing on the West Coast Mainline in an APT formation,