Talk:High Speed Freight Vehicle
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Can I nominate this page for priority research for eventual classification of extremely important (or whatever).
It followed on from the "profiled wheel" studies at the research in 1964. This was ground breaking work which marked the beginning of the modern railway, the results of which are hinted at in the article on the research dept itself. I understand that HSFV1 was still in existence a couple of years ago somewhere in the RTC. My belief is it ought to be standing outside the Silk Mill museum in Derby instead of the bogie that is presently there.
I contacted the NRM but they aren't interested, preferring to house a Japanese train that is more notable for its prestige than its technical innovation.
Although I and others can add information it is difficult to cite literature references, because much of the history has been lost since it isn't politically acceptable to admit that a nationalised organisation can make a success at anything. Chevin (talk) 09:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)