▁stage ▁personas ▁Category : B rit ish ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁groups ▁Category : M ute ▁Records ▁artists ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Category : Sub ▁Pop ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁British ▁Rail ▁Research ▁Division ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁directly ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁Board , ▁moving ▁into ▁purpose - built ▁prem ises ▁at ▁the ▁Railway ▁Techn ical ▁Centre ▁in ▁Derby . ▁The ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁improve ▁railway ▁reli ability ▁and ▁efficiency , ▁while ▁reducing ▁costs ▁and ▁impro ving ▁re venue . ▁In ▁so ▁doing ▁it ▁became ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁excell ence ▁and , ▁in ▁time , ▁was ▁providing ▁consult ancy ▁to ▁other ▁rail ways ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁While ▁it ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁Advanced ▁Pass enger ▁Train ▁( AP T ), ▁its ▁activities ▁extended ▁into ▁every ▁area ▁of ▁railway ▁operation . ▁The ▁theoretical ▁rig or ▁of ▁its ▁approach ▁to ▁railway ▁engineering ▁su pers eded ▁the ▁ad ▁h oc ▁methods ▁that ▁had ▁pre va iled ▁previously . ▁ ▁Work ▁The ▁Research ▁Division ▁brought ▁together ▁personnel ▁and ▁expert ise ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country , ▁including ▁the ▁L MS ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁Labor atory . ▁Its ▁rem it ▁was ▁not ▁simply ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁existing ▁equipment , ▁or ▁the ▁solution ▁of ▁existing ▁problems , ▁but ▁fundamental ▁research ▁from ▁first ▁principles , ▁into ▁railway ▁operation . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁its ▁work ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁inform ▁development ▁by ▁engine ers , ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁rail ways