Advanced Passenger Train

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

899

Date Released

1976

Length of issue (in feet)

171

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Advanced Passenger Train

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: The Advanced Passenger Train is a totally new concept in transportation. It can travel at 250 kilometres an hour round all the curves and bends of a conventional rail network. The key to success is a revolutionary new suspension system that keeps the train firmly on the rails at ultra high speed. Gail Spiro visits the Rail Research Centre in Leicestershire for a sneak preview of the fastest train of its kind in the world.

Researcher Comments

Includes a brief interview with the project’s research director, Prof Alan Wickens, and footage from British Transport Films’ film "E for Experimental". NB: Information drawn from the Australian version

Keywords

Railways; Transport; Engineering; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/899

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Presenter

Esmeralda Reyna

Presenter

Fernando del Paso

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Gail Spiro

Cutter

Maurice Tarling

Director

Patrick Wyand

Producer

Sylvia Eley

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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