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Here’s a link to a loco I wish had been preserved or even a new build now.
https://youtu.be/LgljU-eGR8g

Thanks for the reference. It sounded like a missed opportunity.
Jim.

At least an OO version is on the way.

www.krmodels.co.uk

Great looking loco. R-

I’ll have to keep an eye out for that one thanks. All that’s needed now is to get some super rich enthusiast to build a full scale one, there wouldn’t be any worries there about coal shortage.

Gas Turbine propulsion on railways doesn't seem to have been popular or very successful not just in the UK but world wide. GT3 did not last very long, the two that the Great Western built had fairly short and troublesome lives and APT-E which was also powered by automotive gas turbines was successful but was not perpetuated in that form. I believe Union Pacific in the US tried a gas turbine which burned fluidised coal.

Gas turbines are used at power stations to boost the output at times of high demand but they can be expensive to run. Aviation seems to be the transport sector who make the best use of this power source, and their operating conditions are considerably different from rail and road, seagoing gas turbines too have had some success especially where speed is needed, but the stop/start nature of land transport really doesn't use the characteristics to best advantage.

So I would be very surprised to see any more gas turbine powered trains in the future.