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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APT-P canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
era 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
influenced later tilting train designs ⓘ
introduced late 1970s ⓘ
nameMeaning Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype ⓘ
notableFor pioneering active tilt in British mainline service trials ⓘ
operator British Rail ⓘ
partOf Advanced Passenger Train programme ⓘ
powerType electric multiple unit ⓘ
purpose development of Advanced Passenger Train ⓘ
test active tilting technology ⓘ
test high-speed rail technology ⓘ
railwayCompany British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
railwayNetwork British Rail ⓘ
relatedTo APT-E ⓘ
APT-S ⓘ
serviceType passenger ⓘ
status experimental ⓘ
successor APT-S ⓘ
tiltingSystem active tilting ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
usedFor test runs on West Coast Main Line ⓘ

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