BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - The Advanced Passenger Train Project\n\nEvent Type: Technical lecture\n\nIndustry Sector: Railway\n\nSpeak Details: Kit Spackman\n\nDescription : Kit Spackman will speak on the history of the AP T\n\nNotes from a previous presentation: \;\n\nKit&rsquo\;s talk was v ery informative and covered the APT-E&rsquo\;s preliminary trials includin g with the POP train and the various problems which were identified and ov ercome.\n\nThe final destiny of the APT-E was to end in York NRM where it appeared to have been stored outside and \; ignored for over 20 years until a group of enthusiasts formed a Support Group and restored the train to its original state.\n\nFinally Kit mentioned the trials and tribulatio ns of the electric APT-P train and its ultimate demise\n\n17:00 for a 17:3 0 Start\nComplimentary teas and coffees are kindly provided by EMR.\nAs al ways\, our events are free for all to attend\, and please do circulate wit h your colleagues who may not be on this distribution.\nBelow is a link to all our upcoming events\, via the IMechE website:\nMidlands RD Centre - I nstitution of Mechanical Engineers (imeche.org)\n\nContact Details: Kriszt ian Kormanyos DTEND:20260408T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T143811Z DTSTART:20260408T170000 LOCATION:East Midlands Railway\, Locomotive House\, Locomotive Way \, Derby \, DE24 8PU\, United Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Advanced Passenger Train Project UID:c6524cf6-c53d-4647-9b38-2b54eded521c END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR