British Rail Class 370

British Rail Class 370
*Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype*
British Rail Class 370; Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype
	; Class 370 at Carlisle ; First-class saloon in a preserved vehicle.; (The plain blue seat covers are post-withdrawal replacements for the original tartan material.)
In service	1980–1986
Manufacturer	British Rail Engineering Limited
Built at	Derby Works
Family name	Advanced Passenger Train
Constructed	1977–1980
Entered service	1979
Number built	3 full sets; (6 units plus 2 spare vehicles)
Number preserved	7 vehicles
Formation	7 cars per unit:; DTS-TS-TRSB-TU-TF-TBF-M; (full set is 2 units back-to-back)
Operator	British Rail InterCity
Depot(s)	Shields Road (Glasgow)
Line(s) served	West Coast Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	M vehicles: steel; Others: aluminium;
Train length	147 m (482 ft)
Car length	DTS vehs.: 21.440 m (70 ft 4.1 in); M vehs.: 20.400 m (66 ft 11.1 in); Others: 21.000 m (68 ft 10.8 in); (all including gangway portions);
Width	2.720 m (8 ft 11.1 in)
Height	M vehicles: 3.397 m (11 ft 1.7 in); Others: 3.510 m (11 ft 6.2 in);
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	DTS vehicles: 35 t (34 LT; 39 ST); TBF vehicles: 33 t (32 LT; 36 ST); M vehicles: 67.5 t (66.4 LT; 74.4 ST); Others: 24 t (24 LT; 26 ST);
Current collection method	Pantograph
UIC classification	2′(2′)(2′)(2′)(2′)(2′)2′+Bo′Bo′
Bogies	M vehicles: BREL BP17; At articulations: BREL BT11; Others: BREL BT12;
Braking system(s)	Hydraulic and hydrokinetic
Safety system(s)	AWS; C-APT;
Multiple working	Within class (max. 2 units)
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.

British Rail's Class 370 tilting trains, also called APT-P (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Prototype), were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units. Unlike the earlier experimental gas-turbine APT-E unit, these units were powered by 25kV AC overhead electrification and were used on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central. The APT-P is the most powerful domestic train to have operated in Britain, the eight traction motors fitted to the two central Motor Cars giving a total output of 8,000 hp. This enabled the train to set the UK rail speed record of 162.2 mph in December 1979, a record that stood for 23 years.^[8]

APT-P Driving Trailer Second (DTS) unit, in revised APT branding, with a black "mask" around the driver's window.

APT-P Non-Driving Motor (NDM) unit, with high-speed pantograph.

References

↑ "Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype". The Crewe Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
↑ "BR, Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train Non-Driving Motor (NDM), 49004, Era 7". Hornby.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Marsden 1983, pp. 119–120
↑ Coxon, Dave. "High speed pantograph testing in Scotland in October 1983". Testing Times. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
↑ Boocock & Newman 1976, Table 1.
↑ British Rail's Advanced Passenger Train – InterCity APT (PDF). Derby: Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineers' Department, British Railways Board. 1979. GM869/A10/1279. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
↑ Tomorrow's train, today (PDF). London: British Railways Board. 1980. GM1000/A7/980. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
↑ "Train smashes speed record". 30 July 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

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[CreweHeritage-1] "Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype". The Crewe Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[NDM-2] "BR, Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train Non-Driving Motor (NDM), 49004, Era 7". Hornby.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[Marsden1983-119120-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Marsden 1983, pp. 119–120

[4] Coxon, Dave. "High speed pantograph testing in Scotland in October 1983". Testing Times. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEBoocockNewman1976660Table_1-5] Boocock & Newman 1976, Table 1.

[GM869-6] British Rail's Advanced Passenger Train – InterCity APT (PDF). Derby: Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineers' Department, British Railways Board. 1979. GM869/A10/1279. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[TTT-7] Tomorrow's train, today (PDF). London: British Railways Board. 1980. GM1000/A7/980. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[8] "Train smashes speed record". 30 July 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

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British Rail Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train – Prototype
Class 370 at Carlisle First-class saloon in a preserved vehicle. (The plain blue seat covers are post-withdrawal replacements for the original tartan material.)
In service	1980–1986
Manufacturer	British Rail Engineering Limited
Built at	Derby Works^[1]
Family name	Advanced Passenger Train
Constructed	1977–1980^[2]
Entered service	1979^[3]
Number built	3 full sets (6 units plus 2 spare vehicles)^[3]
Number preserved	7 vehicles
Formation	7 cars per unit: DTS-TS-TRSB-TU-TF-TBF-M (full set is 2 units back-to-back)
Operator	British Rail InterCity
Depot(s)	Shields Road (Glasgow)^[4]
Line(s) served	West Coast Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	M vehicles: steel Others: aluminium
Train length	147 m (482 ft)^[5]
Car length	DTS vehs.: 21.440 m (70 ft 4.1 in) M vehs.: 20.400 m (66 ft 11.1 in) Others: 21.000 m (68 ft 10.8 in) (all including gangway portions)
Width	2.720 m (8 ft 11.1 in)
Height	M vehicles: 3.397 m (11 ft 1.7 in) Others: 3.510 m (11 ft 6.2 in)
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	DTS vehicles: 35 t (34 LT; 39 ST) TBF vehicles: 33 t (32 LT; 36 ST) M vehicles: 67.5 t (66.4 LT; 74.4 ST) Others: 24 t (24 LT; 26 ST)
Current collection method	Pantograph
UIC classification	2′(2′)(2′)(2′)(2′)(2′)2′+Bo′Bo′
Bogies	M vehicles: BREL BP17 At articulations: BREL BT11 Others: BREL BT12
Braking system(s)	Hydraulic and hydrokinetic^[6]
Safety system(s)	AWS C-APT^[7]
Multiple working	Within class (max. 2 units)
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.