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British Rail Class 370 APT-P
   
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Era: 1900s
Category: Civil
Type: Train
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British Rail Class 370 APT-P

Description
Come on, Does it even need an introduction?

Well, heres one anyway

The Class 370 "APT-P" or Advanced Passenger Train Prototype, was a train built by BREL (British Rail Engineering Limited) from 1977 to 1980. They 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 gave a total output of 8,000 hp (6,000 kW). This enabled the train to set the UK rail speed record of 162.2 mph (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood for 23 years until broken by a Eurostar Class 373 on the newly completed High Speed 1 line. The train is famous for its special ability to tilt its body up to 9 degrees to cope with the twists and turns of the WCML at higher speeds. The trains were used for public testing from 1979 to 1986, where they were withdrawn from service and the entire APT project was abandoned due to a lack of funding.

FEATURES:
As the Second train on the workshop, ACTIVE TILTING TECHNOLOGY!
Realistic exterior and interior
Realistic cab
a top speed of 125 mph (201 km/h)
8 cars
Guards Area (with functional "signal" button for when the train is ready to depart)

Controls
All controls except speed and brake are in the cab, labeled to avoid confusion



MAJOR thanks to BTF for making Round trip to Glasgow (the video about the APT-P) And the people behind APT-P.com and so many more, Without those, this creation would probably not have been possible

For contact and silly, join this server https://discord.gg/uCBuKfuwyr or the official BR discord.
41 Comments
Garfield  [author] Dec 18, 2024 @ 11:48am 
i do have some stuff coming beforte tho
Garfield  [author] Dec 18, 2024 @ 11:48am 
Perchance
Corporal Simmons Dec 18, 2024 @ 11:43am 
Perhaps its time to remake it..?
Garfield  [author] Dec 18, 2024 @ 11:41am 
I do have an rTrain one for myself, but it doesnt work as well as one would imagine
Garfield  [author] Dec 18, 2024 @ 11:41am 
Youre right in your first message, there seems to have been some sort of physics rework or something similar that makes this train not really like driving at all anymore (just like the real thing lmao)
Corporal Simmons Dec 18, 2024 @ 8:32am 
Though, making a version using rTrain couldn't hurt either.
Corporal Simmons Dec 18, 2024 @ 8:32am 
Nvm I think its because my computer is laggy and the low framerate messes with things.
Corporal Simmons Dec 18, 2024 @ 8:29am 
It seems to have broken? at least for me, the tilt system doesn't work and the cars really like to derail. The joints tend to actually get thrown outwards instead of tilting inwards. do i need to set up teh train at all before moving?
Garfield  [author] Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:25am 
Thank, its a bit outdared tho
The Jay Nov 2, 2024 @ 8:44pm 
This thing is based