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.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (49)

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status withdrawn from regular service ⓘ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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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