Advanced Passenger Train

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The Advanced Passenger Train was a pioneering British high-speed tilting train developed by British Rail in the 1970s and 1980s to enable faster travel on existing curving tracks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed train
prototype train
tilting train
commercialServiceEnd mid-1980s
commercialServiceStart 1979
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedForRailway West Coast Main Line
developer British Rail
developmentStart early 1970s
goal improve passenger comfort on curves
reduce journey times without new high-speed lines
hasVariant APT-E
APT-P
linked to: APT-E

APT-S
linked to: APT-E
heritageStatus several vehicles preserved
inception 1970s
influenced British Rail Class 390
British Rail Class 91
InterCity 225
Pendolino family
linked to: Class 390 Pendolino
mainDevelopmentPeriod 1970s
1980s
manufacturer British Rail Engineering Limited
maximumDesignSpeed 155 mph
notableFeature computer-controlled tilt system
distributed power
hydrokinetic brakes
lightweight articulated construction
notableProblem public criticism after service introduction
reliability issues in early service
operator British Rail
plannedProductionVersion APT-S
powerType electric
gas-turbine
preservedAt Crewe Heritage Centre
National Railway Museum
prototypeDesignation APT-E
APT-P
purpose faster travel on existing curving tracks
high-speed passenger service
railwayCompany British Rail
railwaySignificance early high-speed train for conventional tracks
pioneering tilting train technology
recordedServiceSpeed around 150 mph
status withdrawn from regular service
tiltAngle up to 9 degrees
tiltingMechanism active tilting
trackGauge standard gauge
trialServiceStart late 1970s

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British Rail introducedRollingStockFamily Advanced Passenger Train
APT-E partOf Advanced Passenger Train program
linked to: Advanced Passenger Train
APT-E designation Advanced Passenger Train – Experimental
linked to: Advanced Passenger Train
APT-P partOf Advanced Passenger Train programme
linked to: Advanced Passenger Train
APT-P nameMeaning Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype
linked to: Advanced Passenger Train
APT-S partOfSeries Advanced Passenger Train
APT-S fullName Advanced Passenger Train – Service
linked to: Advanced Passenger Train