Advanced Passenger Train
14th February 2009

Alongside the Miniature Railway is BR Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train 370003.

Introduced in 1979, the APT-P, as it is normally referred to, was an InterCity Development train, uniquely designed to provide faster journey times on the West Coast Main Line, culminating in a passenger relief service between London and Glasgow three days a week between 1983-85.

Then from 1985-87 it was used solely for development purposes of future electric locomotives.

Built by BREL at Derby, the APT allocation, which was divided between Glasgow Shields Electric Traction Depot and Crewe ETD, consisted of six rakes and spare driving second & brake first vehicles, numbered 370001 - 370007 (Class 370).  Each rake would contain up to six articulated trailer vehicles and one non-driving motor vehicle, so that each train set would comprise of two such rakes with the motor vehicles being situated in the centre of the formation.

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