Talk:British Rail flying saucer

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[edit] Station Platform ??

The article says that the flying saucer design "started as a proposal for a raiseable station platform". I can't find any evidence for this in the cited newspaper stories or patent. The patent uses the word "platform" and the newspaper stories use the phrase "lifting platform", but I think the word "platform" here is a synonym for "vehicle" - as in Hiller Flying Platform - and nothing to do with station platforms. Unless someone digs up evidence for the "raiseable station platform" theory in the next few days, I will amend the article. Gandalf61 12:19, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

The expression "lifting platform" can be found in a Times article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2083429,00.html The text and drawing in the patent refer to a platform (No. 10). This platform is a frame to which the rest of the vehicle is mounted. No station platform! Please correct the article. --Siffler 16:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Biography of Charles Osmond Frederick

According to the newspaper articles the concept was worked out by Charles Osmond Frederick, who was an engineer with the research centres of British Rail. Does any reader has any idea how to get at least some basic information on his life? --Siffler 16:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] British Rail

It would have never been on time anyway.Mahakala 04:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Truth

Is this a nihilartikel? Wareq

I don't know why you would say that when a set of references is provided in the article. 79.76.232.227 (talk) 18:16, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
They could have been fake references - but they aren't. Amazingly, this is true. Bonus points for using the word nihilartikel in an actual conversation though! SteveBaker (talk) 16:32, 22 April 2008 (UTC)