BREL APT

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The BREL APT is an electric locomotive in the UK Railway Set Add-on Set.

Statistics and information

One livery variation
Type: Express Passenger Electric Locomotive
Introduction: 1980
Withdrawal: 1986
Speed: 125mph
Power: 4000hp (Per Motor Car)
Weight: 82t
Tractive Effort: 40kN (Per Motor Car)
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Special GRF features

  • Dual-headed train set.
  • Can only haul High-Speed Carriages.
  • Uses power cars to provide traction.

Prototype information

The APT-P was a prototype express passenger train, which ran on the west coast main line. For 23 years it held the UK speed record of 162.2mph, the project was abandoned after the APT-P's short service due to many technical problems. However various technical features of the train where used in the GEC Class 91 and technology was sold to Fiat and is used in Pendolino trains worldwide. The predecessor to the APT-P was the APT-E gas turbine locomotive.