Advanced Passenger Train
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The Advanced Passenger Train was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line. The WCML contains many curves, and the APT
APT-P at Preston station.
Driving controls of the Advanced Passenger Train (APT-P) at Crewe Heritage Centre.
Superelevation was applied to portions of the BR network, although the angle was limited. Here, an InterCity 225, based on APT technology, rounds a canted turn on the East Coast Main Line.
In contrast to APT, HST was a huge success.
Old Dalby Test Track
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The Old Dalby Test Track is a railway in the United Kingdom which is used for testing new designs of trains and railway infrastructure. It runs between Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and Edwalton, on
The aftermath of an intentional crash test of a nuclear flask train, 17 July 1984
Old Dalby railway test centre
London Underground S stock being propelled into the Network Rail Asfordby Depot on the site of Asfordby Colliery, on the Old Dalby Test Track in 2009
British Rail Class 800 undergoing dynamic testing at Old Dalby, 2015