8 years ago
APT tilting train: The laughing stock that changed the world
It's 30 years since the Advanced Passenger Train carried its last passengers. In its short life it attracted scorn and mockery, but did the APT actually revolutionise the world of travel? Once upon a time, trains didn't tilt. They just ran quickly along straight lines and then slowed down when they came to a bend. These days, passengers on Italian-designed Pendolino trains on the UK's West Coast Main Line think nothing of listing as they make their way...
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