Why Britain's £40M Tilting Train FAILED! (APT)

This is the story of why British Rail's crown jewel, the Advanced Passenger train, which was meant to outperform revolutionize rail travel in Britain, ultimately failed spectacularly at the cost of £50 million.

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🎵 MUSIC:
/0:00 John Utah - A Train To Catch
/2:26 Edgar Hopp - A Million Upheavals
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/7:20 Lupus Nocte - Astral
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⌛ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Chapter 1: APT-E
2:59 Chapter 2: APT-P
7:56 Chapter 3 APT's Demise
9:07 Chapter 4: APT's Legacy
10:55 Outro

🎬 CREDITS:
   • Advanced Passenger Train | Tilting Tr...  
   • Видео  
   • APT Glasgow Trials 1984  
   • Bransons Baby - Tilting Train Documen...  
   • Innovation On The Rails Documentary 1986  
   • ADVANCED BR TRAIN - COLOUR  
   • APT-E: The Tilting Tech Fest, a 1970s...  
   • APT-P - BR's Advanced Passenger Train  
   • Видео  
   • Advanced Passenger Train Experimental...  
   • Britain's Railways : The Golden Age O...  
   • 1964年日本の風景 [60fps HD] Japan in 1964 |...  
   • Prototype HST on the East Coast Main ...  
   • Prototype HST 252 001 on Trial  
   • Prototype HST 252 001 on Trial  
   • Margaret Thatcher speaks with the pre...  
   • Running to Time. Equinoxe. Channel 4....  
   • East  Coast Main line Inter City 225 ...  
   • Virgin Trains signs off in style  
   • Vintage railway film - Inter City 125...  
   • Vintage railway film - Journey InterC...  

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