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| Filename: | DSCN2494.JPG |
| Album name: | Rob_TDCi / My Files |
| Comments: | This is one of several pictures of the fluorescent lighting on the advanced passenger train (APT). This was a British Rail project undertaken in the 1970s to develop a train that could tilt on bends, negating the need to lay straight tracks. It sadly failed in the end due to under funding, lack of political interest and poor press reports (from people who know nothing about engineering!). This is in the first class passenger coach. The main lights are 2ft fluorescent, the ballasts are Smart and brown electronic and run from 110vdc. These are supplemented by reflectorlight spotlights over the seats (look a bit light air vents). The train is now a static exhibit at Crewe heritage centre. The guy who looks after the train has powered them up from the batteries and had them working! Note how the sides of the train are angled inwards to accommodate the tilt. |
| Country Of Origin: | 1970s |
| Filesize: | 257 KiB |
| Date added: | Jan 05, 2020 |
| Dimensions: | 1200 x 900 pixels |
| Displayed: | 93 times |
| URL: | https://allthingslighting.co.uk/atl/displayimage.php?pid=23741 |
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