APT-E

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APT-E was an experimental British tilting high-speed train prototype developed in the 1970s to test advanced technologies for the Advanced Passenger Train program.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
APT-E canonical 3
APT-P 1
APT-S 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental train ⓘ
gas-turbine multiple unit ⓘ
tilting train prototype ⓘ
brakeType disc brakes ⓘ
hydrokinetic brakes ⓘ
carBodyMaterial aluminium ⓘ
category British experimental railway locomotive and rolling stock ⓘ
configuration four-car articulated trainset ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designation Advanced Passenger Train – Experimental ⓘ
designFeature articulated bogies between cars ⓘ
lightweight aluminium alloy construction ⓘ
pressure-sealed body for high-speed running ⓘ
developer British Rail Research Division ⓘ
developmentLocation Derby Railway Technical Centre ⓘ
era 1970s ⓘ
influenced later British tilting train designs ⓘ
introduced 1972 ⓘ
manufacturer British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
notableRecord one of the fastest British trains of its era ⓘ
numberBuilt 1 ⓘ
numberOfCars 4 ⓘ
operator British Rail ⓘ
partOf Advanced Passenger Train program ⓘ
powerCarCount 2 ⓘ
powerType gas turbine ⓘ
preservedAt National Railway Museum ⓘ
preservedLocation Shildon ⓘ
programGoal enable higher speeds on existing curved main lines ⓘ
purpose development of high-speed braking systems ⓘ
development of lightweight construction techniques ⓘ
development of tilting mechanisms ⓘ
testbed for high-speed rail technologies ⓘ
railwayAdministration British Railways Board ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
retired 1976 ⓘ
safetySystemTested high-speed signalling and control concepts ⓘ
status preserved ⓘ
successor APT-P ⓘ
testingRoute Old Dalby Test Track ⓘ
West Coast Main Line ⓘ
tiltingTechnology active tilt system ⓘ
topSpeedAchieved approximately 152 mph ⓘ
approximately 244 km/h ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
tractionMotors gas-turbine driven alternators with electric traction ⓘ
trailerCarCount 2 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Advanced Passenger Train → hasVariant → APT-P ⓘ
linked to: APT-E
Advanced Passenger Train → hasVariant → APT-S ⓘ
linked to: APT-E
APT-P → relatedTo → APT-E ⓘ