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After a two-year gap, the annual trials organised by BTAC (British Transport Advisory Consortium) are back, run this year as usual at the Mira proving ground near Nuneaton, Warwickshire. With fuel prices at a record high and still rising, it was hardly surprising that nearly all the weekend’s tests were aimed at assessing fuel-saving potential. We focus here on the tests producing the most reliable and noteworthy results. David Wilcox reports.
The first tractive unit in the UK with wide-single drive-axle tyres has been involved in a 15-month trial, operated by a forward-looking Derbyshire fleet. What is the verdict? David Wilcox has been finding out.
