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Budd SPV-2000 - Amtrak
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cszolee79 13 Feb, 2018 @ 7:58am 
This is my absolute favorite passenger train. It is nicely balanced, pretty and so very universal.
Thank you so very much!
MaikC  [author] 3 Jul, 2017 @ 12:53pm 
Due the bad stability of this SPV, mostly a locomotive was coupled to some SPV/coaches. SPV was also nicknamed SPV = Seldom Powered Vehicle .
mkn192 3 Jul, 2017 @ 11:28am 
@THE TRUE TRANMASTER they would run them either as a string of SPVs or a SPV and coach
Citrus 2 Jul, 2017 @ 2:36pm 
did these rum with passenger cars or did they just stack a ton of them together?
donoteat 30 May, 2017 @ 12:29pm 
lol, i was actually about to ask if i could mod your RDC into the M-497.. good to know it's already in the works
MaikC  [author] 30 May, 2017 @ 11:04am 
I know... i have modelled the black beatle from my Budd-RDC but its not ready to release :steamsad:
A Guy Called Pi 30 May, 2017 @ 10:49am 
Yes, but the Black Beetle had a sloped front. And with two jet engines on the roof, anything will go fast. The trick is to make it go fast WITHOUT the jets strapped to the roof.
MaikC  [author] 30 May, 2017 @ 10:09am 
A still standing world record ;) never ever a jet engine-powered railvehicle has run faster.
donoteat 30 May, 2017 @ 8:53am 
@grijzepilion, an RDC-3 did 183 MPH once...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-497_Black_Beetle
A Guy Called Pi 29 May, 2017 @ 6:36am 
Ah yes, the IC3. I've been on one. It's pretty quick. I'm not sure if I think it's ugly, but it's certainly unusual. I prefer the X31, the newer, electric version that also operates in Sweden.
Rafn 28 May, 2017 @ 6:30pm 
Since when do you need aerodynamics to go fast? Just look up the Danish IC3 DMU - surprised that thing can even move with how ugly it is - but it goes 112 mph - I know - I measured it with GPS the last time I was on one.
A Guy Called Pi 28 May, 2017 @ 4:46pm 
I know, but that's very quick for such a boxy, stump railcar with no aerodynamics whatsoever.
MaikC  [author] 28 May, 2017 @ 2:24pm 
Wikipedia says: :steammocking:
Maximum speed 80 to 120 miles per hour (130 to 190 km/h)
A Guy Called Pi 28 May, 2017 @ 12:50pm 
And by the way, how does a diesel railcar like this get to be this quick?
A Guy Called Pi 28 May, 2017 @ 12:49pm 
I don't know if either of you have ever played Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, but trust me, you do NOT want your trains to break down.
MaikC  [author] 28 May, 2017 @ 10:38am 
Yes, I know, because of the high number of failures, the SPV-2000 was also called "Seldom Powered Vehicle". That's why only 31 pieces were built. Unfortunately, TPF does not support this feature :steamsad:
donoteat 28 May, 2017 @ 10:03am 
awesome, but for realism, it should break down constantly