I visited the APT in Crewe last week. Such an advanced train for its time. It was so comfortable to sit in, even in standard class.

Bill Andrew was also the driver of the Hogwarts express in the movies

1:08 such a beautiful logo, as should be expected from top British graphic designers-world class leaders. it may be that the letters blend into each other to convey speed, ie theyre going so fast the letters havent had time to catch up

I was born in 76’ here in the states, and when diesel is slated for replacement, it will be painful. It’s already starting to California, they are forcing electric battery units by 2030 for all railroads in that state. One day in the future, we won’t hear the charming purr of the modern diesel sadly, it will be replaced by the quiet and annoying hum of electric motors. Sad, truly sad.

I believe the A1 trust started building the steam loco in 1990

Max speed of 155MPH

We need a steam train between Lebrina and Wyena.

What a unique interview! Thanks!

MARLBLELES!!!. SALUD.

Beautiful British Loco❤

Amazing as seen in cab the max speed is 125 the same as HST and the claimed top speed is 140 mph which is the same as the HST achieved on a speed run. The only reason APT was a failure was with regard to leaning around corners. The question is: had the tilt mechanism for APT been locked off then would APT have had as long and successful service record as HST? Unfortunately we will never know. Two things are certain in 2022, APT is still a thing of beauty and HST is a legend of rail transportation.

I visited here on Sunday and loved it. One question though, on the floor of the APT is a metal plate which looks like a large brake but I was wondering if this is a dead man's handle and if the pressure is taken off it, the train will brake?

I always wanted to ride on the APT in the 80s as a child, but we lived near the East coast mainline, not the west, so it never happened. It was a pretty fantastic train, and years ahead of its time.

Fantastic train seen it at crewe brains done a top job of looking after the train a Fantastic British icon

Such a skilled gentleman

Somebody let this man drive the APT-P in Train Simulator!

Very interesting to watch.

Great video footage of one of the drivers of the APT-P train (class 370), nicely pointing out the variety of lights and buttons of the very 1980's dashboard, done by a very experienced driver who drove steam, diesel and finally electric locos in his professional career. In 1981 BR put the APT-P project under intense pressure to trial out passenger service between London Euston and Glasgow Central to point out to the money men the project was a viable asset, needless to say after a handful of trips the APT-P was withdrawn from public service which it unfairly never really recovered from, continued testing of various equipment--High Speed Pantograph, Dynamic Braking System, In Cab Signaling, Passive Tilting testing (basically to apply these tests for upcoming locomotives such as the class 90 & 91) and so forth, a mobile laboratory in essence, the APT team was broken up by BREL and scattered about which saw the very gradual demise of the class 370 APT-P (Advanced Passenger Train--Prototype) by 1986 which by then was running about in the northern section of the WCML. The APT-P as we see it today would not have entered squadron service on the WCML, the class 370 was a test bed prototype for the eventual design and build of the APT-S units, a variety of sketches and models were built but it would have most likely resembled the Inter-City 225 rake with the APT-inspired Mark IV coaches, the power cars (Locomotives) would have been at each end similar to the current Pendolino sets rather than in the center which would have compromised safety evacuation and access reasons. Despite it's brutal and unfair demise a huge amount of data and experience was gleaned by this limited-life class, we know most of the reasons why it was quietly withdrawn, mostly political and mostly for cost reasons as alternatives were sought based on the intense research undertaken. The Class 370 unit at Crewe can at least sit there with pride knowing she has contributed toward a faster, safer and efficient method of travel, and to be preserved gently as her descendants imperiously rush by. :-)

Diesel electric and electric locomotives just look like a train car in a lot of ways it's almost indistinguishable from what it's pulling a steam locomotive is very much so alive I wrote a poem about steam locomotives steam locomotives are alive they have a heart of fire a soul of steam muscles of pumping Pistons and werling drive rods a whistle is his voice yelling and telling you to get the hell out of the way the number one thing that makes steam locomotives unique is the mechanism that provides the power to pull the train is visible you can see the cross head where the Piston Rod comes out of the cylinder you can see it go to the wrist pin and go down the drive rod and you can see the linkages like on a walschaerts valve gear which is my favorite to watch because it's such a mesmerizing mechanism and it's timed to the sound the chug the engine makes and you know how fast it's going just by the rhythm of the engine steam locomotives are very Musical because they beat these rhythms in a Time that's repeatable that's why there's been so many train song written about steam locomotives because they exude their own rhythm and I only know about two other songs that are about diesels one of them is cream white room but there's times of steam locomotives train songs Johnny Cash or a huge railfan and he'll especially love steam locomotives and he wrote tons of songs for some reason the elemental qualities of a steam locomotive it's earth air water and fire all together makes this being that is so powerful that you can feel its power through the ground steam locomotives have a very inspiring quality about them that no other machine in the entire world possess I've Loved steam locomotive since I was a little boy and they always for some reason Lose My Soul I guess I'm an old soul I always wish I was born a hundred years ago when Transcontinental Railroad was built but there is nothing like that machine the Iron Horse we love it because we can understand it as we can see how it works with our own eyes and I think that's why all of us love steam locomotive sorry for the rant peace out into the world have a great day

Very well done documentary God bless you Brett's for inventing the steam locomotive in the first place at help tie my country back together after the Civil War America would not be what it is today if it wasn't for the railroads my lineage is also from Cornwall and Ireland so I've always loved watching English documentaries on steam locomotives you have such a love for them like I do I draw them I'm a railroad artist I love steam locomotives I got to drive one once when I was in Washington State thank you England for one of the greatest inventions of all time the railroads and steam locomotive you have something to be very proud of that machine changed the world God bless the Iron Horse machine that gave us the modern era

goddamn electric wires and posts have ruined the modern landscape courtesy of govt vandalism.

Excellent.

They kept running the prototypes in service for a few years I believe

Advanced passenger train, was so advanced it lasted 5 minutes.

WHERE IS THIS TRAIN AND WHEN CAN I SEE IT

This is one of the best documentaries of steam locomotives ever produced

i seen this train today and it brought me here.. i was wondering why there was a bunch of cool trains together near crew station

This train is as beautiful as the Concorde, but did got it's golory.

Where did u get the music from?

berghaus JAGUAR

Very good this

What was the name of the credits song? it was brilliant.

This was a brilliant video

I love steam i wanted to be an engine driver as most boys did. Thhe bloke on knebworth station reminds me of Monty Python.

A Future restoration to main line project?

Really enjoyed this video.

the whistle sound = usually music to ones ears ( but some are just <*rage_mode_intensifies*> )

A steam engine is a living thing my business partner has just bought a small traction engine and that lives

Steam shall live on FOREVER!!!!!!!

Loved the video

There is way more interest in steam

People wave at steam trains they don't wave at diesels or electrics

0:57 - ...'carrying people; male and freight'... Funny that, never thought of my other half as "freight", although she'd be amused enough to spare my life.

:( cant believe you done this vid

trains are my childhood

any body who likes electric trains get lost

Brilliant that!

Wonderful talking characters.

if we renationalise the railways and bring back our infrastructure I hope we build more of these and the intercity 250 but time will tell.