APT-P
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APT-P was the experimental tilting prototype of British Rail’s Advanced Passenger Train, built to test high-speed rail technology in the 1970s–80s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail train
ⓘ
experimental tilting train prototype ⓘ high-speed train prototype ⓘ |
| category |
British experimental rail vehicles
ⓘ
prototype trains ⓘ tilting trains ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-speed operation on existing conventional tracks ⓘ |
| developedBy | British Rail Research Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| influenced | later tilting train designs ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1970s ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering active tilt in British mainline service trials ⓘ |
| operator | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Advanced Passenger Train programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of Advanced Passenger Train
ⓘ
test active tilting technology ⓘ test high-speed rail technology ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
APT-E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
APT-S NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger ⓘ |
| status | experimental ⓘ |
| successor | APT-S NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tiltingSystem | active tilting ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor | test runs on West Coast Main Line ⓘ |
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