PASSENGERS WILL SAMPLE TILTING TRAIN THIS SPRING

With sharp curves and severe grades, Spanish National Railways main lines form an ideal proving ground for the tilting-body train. A four-car experimental set completed last year has made extensive test runs and is to get commercial trains at 180 km/h. Tilting will allow average speed on principal routes to be raised by as much as 40 per cent.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gonzales, JLS
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Active suspension systems; High speed rail; Highway curves; Passenger cars; Passenger comfort; Prototypes; Speeding; Suspensions; Tilting trains; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design; Speed up on curves
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149453
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM