APT-S
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APT-S was a proposed production variant of British Rail’s experimental tilting Advanced Passenger Train, intended for regular high-speed passenger service.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Advanced Passenger Train variant
ⓘ
proposed train class ⓘ |
| basedOn | APT-P ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedForInfrastructure | West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
electric multiple unit configuration
ⓘ
tilting technology ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improved passenger comfort at high speed on curves
ⓘ
reduced journey times on existing curved routes ⓘ |
| era |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| fullName | Advanced Passenger Train – Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
APT-E experimental gas-turbine train
ⓘ
APT-P pre-production sets ⓘ |
| intendedOperatorRegion | British Rail InterCity sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedRouteType | high-speed main line ⓘ |
| intendedServiceType | inter-city passenger ⓘ |
| intendedTopSpeed |
around 155 mph
ⓘ
around 250 km/h ⓘ |
| intendedToReplace | conventional locomotive-hauled inter-city trains on key routes ⓘ |
| operatorPlanned | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Advanced Passenger Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| precededBy | APT-P ⓘ |
| programme | British Rail Advanced Passenger Train programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectOutcome | remained at design and proposal stage ⓘ |
| projectReasonForCancellation |
cost concerns
ⓘ
political opposition ⓘ technical difficulties with APT programme ⓘ |
| purpose | regular high-speed passenger service ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
cancelled project
ⓘ
never built ⓘ |
| successorConcept | later British tilting train projects such as Class 390 Pendolino (conceptual influence) ⓘ |
| tiltSystemDerivedFrom | APT experimental technology ⓘ |
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