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The X 2000 trainset on a US tour stopped at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois, in 1993. This composite image shows the extents to which the train can tilt in either direction.

A tilting train is a train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular railway tracks. As any vehicle rounds a curve at speed, independent objects inside it exert centrifugal force since their inherent momentum forward no longer lies along the line of the vehicle's course. This can cause packages to slide about on the floor, someone seated in a chair to feel squashed by the outboard armrest due to its centripetal force, and standing passengers to lose their balance. Tilting trains are designed to counteract this discomfort. The most famous type of this category of trains is the Italian Pendolino. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 431 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 1112 pixel, file size: 106 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 431 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 1112 pixel, file size: 106 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... X 2000 is the brand name of Swedens tilting 200 km/h high-speed train class X2, which is operated by SJ. It was launched in 1990 as a first-class only train with a meal included in the ticket price, and free use of the trains fax... Union Station is a Chicago train station that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 station, and is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Centrifugal force (from Latin centrum centre and fugere to flee) is a term which may refer to two different forces which are related to rotation. ... The centripetal force is the external force required to make a body follow a circular path at constant speed. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ...

Tilting trains are trains the upper part of which, where the passengers are seated, can be tilted sideways. In a curve to the left, it tilts to the left to compensate for the centrifugal push to the right, and vice versa.

The train may be constructed such that inertial forces themselves cause the tilting, commonly referred to as passive tilt, or it may be actively induced by a computer-controlled mechanism, referred to as active tilt. This article is about inertia as it applies to local motion. ... This article is about the machine. ...

Rationale

An ICE T ("DB class 411) leaves a curve. Note the different inclinations of the cars.

Aeroplanes and bicycles simply tilt in place; but automobiles and railway trains cannot do this on their own. To make their turns easier, the roadway of a high-speed highway or railway is canted inward around the curve. To a passenger in such a vehicle, the outward centrifugal force is countered by an inward gravitational one, thus removing the discomfort. Vehicles with high centers of gravity rounding very sharp curves at very high speeds may in fact topple over altogether; banking would also be the answer to counteract this threat. However, since passenger comfort becomes an issue at much lower speeds and gentler curves, railway designers, having kept their passengers comfortable, do not need to worry about trains overturning. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 666 pixel, file size: 360 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 666 pixel, file size: 360 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958)[1], better known by stage name Ice-T, and nickname is an American rapper, rock musician, author, former United States Army soldier, and actor. ...

The particular angle of tilt ("superelevation") is determined by the speed at which it is intended that vehicles will pass — faster speeds require more banking. But with a growing desire in the 1960s and 1970s to build high-speed rail networks, a problem arose: the amount of tilt appropriate for the new high-speed trains would be unacceptably over-tilted for slower-speed local passenger or freight trains which must share the lines. France, building its TGV, avoided the problem by building a special new rail network for the high-speed trains which minimized curves, likewise Japan's bullet train and many other high speed lines have necessitated new infrastructure. For the group of heart conditions referred to as TGV, see Transposition of the great vessels. ... For the record label, see Shinkansen Records. ...

Other countries, with less elbow room, weaker governmental planning powers, and more hilly terrain, were unable to follow. Specifically, Spain's national railway RENFE took a domestic invention, the TALGO, and developed it into a reliable high speed train for a low traffic density railway; British Railways^{[citation needed]} (the UK state railway) invested heavily in tilting train technology to overcome the limitations of a rail network constructed through built-up areas early on in railway history when running speeds were very slow; and Italy's Trenitalia has invested heavily in tilting technology to speed trains through Italy's mountainous terrain. RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ... Tilting Amtrak Cascades passenger cars use the Talgo design. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Trenitalia logo. ...

Even though tilting trains are meant to help reduce the effects of centerfugial force on the human body, tilting trains can still cause nausea to anyone as they do not reduce the Coriolis effect on balancing systems. The effect could be felt under maximum speed and tilt, when the combination of the tilting outside view and lack of corresponding sideways forces can be very disconcerting to the passengers, like that of a "thrill ride". Researchers have found that if the tilting motion is reduced to compensate for only 80% or less of sideways forces, then passengers feel much more secure. For other uses, see Nausea (disambiguation). ... In the inertial frame of reference (upper part of the picture), the black object moves in a straight line. ... Types of amusement rides include: Bumper cars Carousels Dark rides Ferris wheels Freefall towers Log flumes Loop-O-Plane Motion platforms Observation towers Octopus (ride) Roller coasters Scenic railways switchbacks Shoot-the-Chutes The Zipper See also Amusement park External link A list of amusement ride patents, with links to...

History

Santa Fe Pendulum-suspension car #1100

In 1938, Pullman built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway an experimental pendulum-suspension "chair" car (coach) which saw service on the San Diegan passenger train, among others. Mounted on high springs, the car was to tilt inwards on curves to counterbalance the cant deficiency with the induced centrifugal force. However, as it relied on purely passive components, it was not entirely successful, and the lack of damping produced a sea-sickness inducing rolling motion that ensured that the experiment would not be repeated. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting marks ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... An interior view of a modern Finnish bilevel intercity coach. ... The southbound San Diegan passes through San Clemente with the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop in April 1973. ...

SNCF experiment

In 1956, the SNCF experimented with a self-propelled pendulum car, which also relied on centrifugal force. This experiment demonstrated the need for an active suspension system to tilt the coach bodies. SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ...

TALGO

Amtrak Cascades uses Talgo cars

The first successful European tilting train designs were the TALGO in Spain, developed in the 1950s as a lightweight, fast train using passive tilt. The Spanish National Railway, RENFE, adopted the system widely, but it was restricted to the Iberian peninsula initially. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 99 KB) Summary Mike Chapman Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 99 KB) Summary Mike Chapman Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Amtrak Cascades consist in Portland, Oregon. ... Tilting Amtrak Cascades passenger cars use the Talgo design. ... Tilting Amtrak Cascades passenger cars use the Talgo design. ... RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ...

The first test of a Talgo in the United States was the John Quincy Adams trainset with Fairbanks-Morse P-12-42 tested by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1957-1958. Due to technical troubles and the precarious financial state of the New Haven Railroad, the trainset was set aside. The first full commercial application of passive tilting trains in North America appeared in early 1970s, with the United Aircraft TurboTrain, an adaptation of the second generation of the TALGO. The TALGO is still in production in its 21st generation. TALGO trains are in service in various parts of Europe, and built under licence in Latin America and Asia. In North America, Amtrak uses TALGO trainsets in its Cascades service in the US Northwest, having earlier experimented with them in the Northeast Corridor. Tilting Amtrak Cascades passenger cars use the Talgo design. ... An April, 1950 print advertisement for Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston engines. ... The P-12-42, also known as the Speed Merchant, was a streamlined, 1,200 hp locomotive built between 1957–1958, specifically to operate on each end of ACFs Talgo train. ... The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (AAR reporting mark NH) was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States. ... The Turbo is shown here in its original Canadian National livery southbound of Montréal in 1973 probably going to Toronto. ... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... Tilting Amtrak Cascades passenger cars use the Talgo design. ... Amtrak Cascades consist in Portland, Oregon. ... Most of the NEC (those sections shown in red, except Boston to the Rhode Island state line) is owned by Amtrak. ...

Turbo-Train

The first tilting train to enter into regular service in North America was the United Aircraft Turbo train, used by Canadian National Railways, in 1969. Plagued with frequent breakdowns of its turbine power plants, it nevertheless assured daily service between Montreal and Toronto until it was retired in 1984, having been replaced by Bombardier LRC trains. United Aircraft Turbos were also used by Amtrak between Boston and New York in the early 1970s. The UAC Turbo had a passive tilt mechanism and they inspired the second generation of TALGO trains; its ride quality was rather mediocre due to the inadequate suspension use on the single axle trucks (bogies) between the cars, the tilt system required a direct connection between bogies and coaches. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The United Aircraft Turbo train was an early high-speed train that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982. ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... LRC #6917 at Brockville, Ontario. ... Tilting Amtrak Cascades passenger cars use the Talgo design. ...

Nevertheless, this was the first tilting system to enter commercial service in North America. None are in use now.

Pendolino

A Finnish Pendolino in 2005

Another tilting train to enter into regular service was the Pendolino. The original ETR 401 train was built by FIAT in 1975 for the Italian State Railways following a prototype in 1970 and ran successfully for many years. The Pendolino project ticked over on a low budget developing a hypothetical successor until the early 80s when the go ahead was given to build a new fleet, which was the ETR 450. Later developments of this train (ETR 460 and ETR 480) have been very successful and are used throughout Europe. The latest development in this line is the ETR 610, which will enter service in Switzerland and Italy (and possibly Germany) in 2007/8 on the Cisalpino routes. Image File history File linksMetadata 800px-Pendolino_Helsinki. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 800px-Pendolino_Helsinki. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... ETR 450 (ElettroTreno 450) was the first Italian tilting train (also called Pendolino). ... Trenitalia ETR-460 trainset near Modane (France) The ETR-460 is a tilting EMU built by FIAT Ferroviaria (now ALSTOM) beginning from 1993 is also known as Pendolino. ... The ETR 480 is a tilting EMU built by FIAT Ferroviaria (now Alstom Ferroviaria) beginning from 1993 is also known as Pendolino. ... The New Pendolino trains, built by ALSTOM Ferroviaria for Trenitalia and Cisalpino, known as the ETR 600 and ETR 610, respectively, represent a further development of the earlier models in order to better respond to the requirements expressed by the market and the customers of Trenitalia and Cisalpino. ... The Cisalpino Inside Cisalpino The Cisalpino is a high-speed train that interconnects Stuttgart, Basel, Geneva, Zürich, Milan, Venice, and Florence. ...

Advanced Passenger Train

In the 1970s and 1980s, following the success of its InterCity 125, British Rail built a tilting train called the Advanced Passenger Train. The APT-E (E for experimental) was powered by gas turbines and the APT-P (P for prototype) was electric. The train was advanced in both name and nature. Not only did it tilt, it had hydro-dynamic brakes, it was articulated and it had two power cars in the centre of the train. The latter was necessary because two power cars were deemed necessary for the proposed schedule but the use of a "roof-line" to send the 25kV supply along the train (and thus allow the power cars to be placed at the ends of the consist) was not acceptable at that time. Due to all this complexity the train was never reliable enough to go into service and so the project was scrapped, although some aspects of the technology were purchased by the Pendolino group to enlarge their portfolio. During tests some passengers reported that the tilting motion made them nauseous. Subsequently it was learned that this could be prevented by reducing the tilt slightly, so that there was still some sensation of cornering. An InterCity 125 train (often referred to as High Speed Train or HST) is a formation of two Class 43 power cars with a rake of Mark 3 carriages in between. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ...

Much of the technology developed for the power cars was subsequently used in the InterCity225 (Class 91) trains which run on the East Coast route from London to Leeds and Edinburgh.

The Economist weekly wrote in its 21 February 1998 issue,"Tilt technology, to be sure, got off to a disastrous start in 1981. That was when British Rail (BR), Britain's old nationalised railway, had to withdraw its so-called Advanced Passenger Train after only three days of scheduled services. Passengers had complained of feeling sick, and there were many technical hitches with brakes and the state-of-the-art suspension. Since that unhappy debut, however, the technology has developed to a point where tilt trains are now being operated throughout Europe." The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...

Light, Rapid, Comfortable

VIA Rail Canada LRC

Canada's contribution is the LRC (Light, Rapid, Comfortable) train, built by Bombardier. This train is rather conventional, having separable carriages instead of articulated trailers, and can be intermingled with conventional non-tilt cars. In the United States, Amtrak experimented with the LRC in 1980, but retired it a few years later. In Canada, it entered service in 1981, and the carriages remain in use today. The LRC tilt-mechanism is power-assisted, driven by accelerometers. The ride quality is very smooth, even on relatively low-end tracks. Bombardier have since used updated versions of the LRC carriages for Amtrak's Acela Express, the third generation of tilting ICE, the new generation of fast British trains (Virgin Super Voyager) and the experimental JetTrain. Image File history File links VIA Rail Canada LRC #6917 comes to a stop at Brockville, Ontario. ... Image File history File links VIA Rail Canada LRC #6917 comes to a stop at Brockville, Ontario. ... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ... LRC #6917 at Brockville, Ontario. ... LRC #6917 at Brockville, Ontario. ... For other uses, see Bombardier (disambiguation). ... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City, Baltimore, and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in... Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager 221137 Mayflower Pilgrims at Camborne Station, Cornwall operating route VT1651, preparing to depart for Penzance. ... Bombardiers experimental JetTrain locomotive toured North America in an early-2000s attempt to raise the technologys public profile. ...

Germany

An ICE TD in regular service in 2002

Deutsche Bahn started tests with tilting trains in Germany with its class 634 in 1967, as some class 624 DMUs were equipped with passive tilting systems. As the passengers experienced motion sickness, the tilting technology was disabled and later removed. The tests continued with the prototypes of the following class 614 units, but due to the again unsatisfying results the serial types were delivered without tilting system. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1453x968, 770 KB) Summary Ein ICE erklimmt die Schiefe Ebene. März 2002. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1453x968, 770 KB) Summary Ein ICE erklimmt die Schiefe Ebene. März 2002. ... ICE train The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated mostly by DB Fernverkehr in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ... Class 624 and class 634 are diesel multiple unit, originally operated by Deutsche Bahn. ...

Another early train with tilting technology was Deutsche Bahn's class 403 (old - today this number is used by ICE 3) high speed EMU, which entered into service in 1973. Following it's InterCity services until 1979, it was also used for airport transfers between Düsseldorf and Frankfurt (see also: AiRail Service). Class 403 was able to tilt 4°, but the fixed pantographs limited this to 2°. Shortly after the train went into service, the tilting technology was disabled as many passengers again experienced motion sickness due to the fact that the pivotal point was too low. Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ... 403 in Lufthansa livery This article is about the EMU built in the 1970s. ... Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed EMUs. ... A Romanian InterCity train, run by Romanian Railways, at Arad station in May 2003 InterCity is a name for the inter-city rail services in Europe. ... Düsseldorf (IPA: ) is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the economic and cultural centres of Germany and western Europe. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... AiRail Service is offered by Deutsche Bahn AG in cooperation with Lufthansa German Airlines, American Airlines, and Emirates. ...

The next attempt was made with DMUs and the well proven Italian hydraulic active tilting system. Between 1988 and 1990 DB commissioned 20 class 610 units for fast regional traffic. This time the results were quite satisfying and allowed a significant reduction of running times. Class 610 was followed by class 611, which basically was built for the same purpose (fast regional traffic with up to 160 km/h on twisting not electrified line). Class 611's tilting system was electric, with a maximum 8° tilt, based on military technics from the Leopard tank. However, after coming into service 1996 this 50 unit class experienced problems both with the newly developed tilting system as well as chassis and axles, so it was judged not successful. The tilting system was out of service until 2006, when hardened axles and system updates finally solved the problems. In consideration of these problems DB ordered a full re-engineering, resulting in the development of class 612. Starting in 1998, a total of 192 units were commissioned by DB. The tilting systems was reliable, but after in 2004 cracks were detected in a number of wheel sets, again wheels and axles had to be replaced. Today class 612 is back to tilting operation and forms the backbone of DB's fast regional service on un-electrified lines. Additional units were sold to Croatia, where they are used for InterCity services. The Leopard (or Leopard 1) is a German designed and produced main battle tank that first entered service in 1965 and was used as the main battle tank for Germany, several other European countries, Australia, Canada, Brazil and Chile. ... The RegioSwinger is a tilting Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) passenger train used for fast regional traffic on lines not electrified. ...

Finally in 1999 DB was able to use tilting technology for its InterCityExpress services, as with class 411 and 415 an electric high speed tilting train was commissioned. Whereas classes 401 to 403 (without tilting technology) were to cover the newly built or reconstructed high speed lines with uo to 300 km/h (class 403), classes 411 and 415 with maximum speed of 230 km/h were designed for older, twisting main lines. A total of 60 class 411 and 11 class 415 (shorter version) have been build so far. Both classes work reliable. Much of the technical layout is derived from the ICE 3. Austria's ÖBB has purchased three units in 2007, operating them jointly with DB for services from Germany to Austria. It might be noteworthy that event though DB assigned the name ICE-T to class 411/415, the T originally did not stand for tilting, but for Triebwagen (railcar), as DB's marketing department at first deemed the top speed too low for assigment of the InterCityExpress brand and therefore planned to refer to this class as IC-T (InterCity-Triebwagen). ICE 3 trainset near Ingolstadt The InterCityExpress or ICE (German pronunciation: ) is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its neighbouring countries. ... ICE train The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated mostly by DB Fernverkehr in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ... Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed EMUs. ... Current logo of the Austrian Federal Railways, ÖBB ÖBB Logo The various logos of the ÖBB over time, starting with the oldest, which is a classic flying wheel as used in different variants by many railway companies around the world. ...

Rather luckless was class 411/415's adoption for diesel services. In 2001 a total of 20 units were commissioned for use on the Dresden-Munich line, but these class 605 (ICE-TD) units experienced trouble from the start. After the breaking of an axle in 2002, all remaining 19 units (one fell of a working platform) were grounded. Even though one year later the trains were admitted to service again, DB judged their operation the be overly expensive. Today they are used for amplifier trains. Starting end of 2007, it is planned to deploy class 605 on the Hamburg-Copenhagen route. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... ICE train The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated mostly by DB Fernverkehr in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ... For other uses, see Hamburg (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ...

TGV Pendulaire

In 1998, the SNCF bowed to political pressure (the tilt-train was a credible threat to the TGV dedicated high-speed line network) and put in service an experimental TGV pendulaire. Following the test programme, it was converted back to a TGV-PSE train. SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ...

InterCity Neigezug

The SBB RABDe 500 in 2004

Switzerland got its first tilting train ever in its territory (discounting the Cisalpino, which entered Switzerland in 1996) on May 28, 2000. The ICN (InterCity Neigezug, or InterCity Tilting Train) was made by Bombardier and entered service, running first from Geneva via Biel/Bienne and Zürich to St. Gallen. It was a major carrier in the national exhibition Expo.02. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1368x794, 937 KB) Beschreibung SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB CFF FFS between Schwarzenbach SG and Algetshausen-Henau, 2004-12-25, Photographed by User:Filzstift SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen SBB zwischen Schwarzenbach... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1368x794, 937 KB) Beschreibung SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB CFF FFS between Schwarzenbach SG and Algetshausen-Henau, 2004-12-25, Photographed by User:Filzstift SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen SBB zwischen Schwarzenbach... The SBB RABDe 500 Connection of two ICN trains The ICN (short for Intercity-Neigezug, German for Intercity Tilting Train), Series SBB RABDe 500, is a Swiss high-speed train which debuted on May 28, 2000, in time for Expo. ... The Cisalpino Inside Cisalpino The Cisalpino is a high-speed train that interconnects Stuttgart, Basel, Geneva, Zürich, Milan, Venice, and Florence. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The ICN (short for Intercity-Neigezug, German for Intercity Tilting Train), Serie SBB RABDe 500, is a Swiss high-speed train which debuted on May 28, 2000, in time for Expo. ... For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation). ... Place du Ring in Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Place du Ring in Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... St. ... Expo. ...

In Japan

JR Hokkaidō DC283 DMU

In Japan, the beginning of the usual operation of the tilting train is the operation of limited express Shinano (former name of Nagano) by 381 Series electric multiple unit in Chūō-saisen (central west line) of Japanese National Railways in 1972 . 381 was mass-produced based on data of 591 Series electric multiple unit that had been made for trial purposes in 1969. Though Japanese National Railways became the Japan Railways Group by being divided in 1987, the concept model of 2000 Series diesel multiple unit of JR Shikoku was produced in 1989, and in 1990 it was introduced (with 2000 Series mass production cars) into limited express Shiokaze (sea breeze) and Nanpū (south wind). The development of new cars (both electric and diesel) are continued, and introduction to new line districts are continued one by one. Moreover, the N700 Series electric multiple unit that becomes the first tilting train of Shinkansen is scheduled to mass-produce in 2007. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 624 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) wikipedia:ja:画像:DC283_hokuto_001. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1200 pixel, file size: 624 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) wikipedia:ja:画像:DC283_hokuto_001. ... The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... Shinano (信濃国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano prefecture. ... Nagano Prefecture (長野県; Nagano-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... Trains of the Singapore MRT. EMUs are often used for rapid transit lines. ... Commuter train on Chuo Line at Tokyo Station Chuo Main Line The Chūō Main Line ), commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR, the intercity rail group in Japan. ... Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道 Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō), abbreviated Kokutetsu (国鉄) or JNR, was the national railway network of Japan from 1872 to 1987. ... Japan Railway, more commonly called JR, is a collective term for the privatized descendants of the former Japanese National Railways, formed when JNR was divided into seven parts on April 1, 1987. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in PoznaÅ„, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... The Shikoku Railway Company (四国旅客鉄道 Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudo) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... The N700 Series Shinkansen is a high-speed train with tilting capacity being developed by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines. ... For the record label, see Shinkansen Records. ...

Technology

Many of the problems with motion sickness are related to the fact that a traditional servo system cannot respond instantaneously to the change in trajectory forces, and even slight discrepancies whilst not being noticeably perceivable cause nausea due to their unnatural nature. The original Fiat ETR 401 used individual gyroscopes in each carriage so there was inevitably a lag, even though nausea had not been a major problem with this train. The APT was supposed to supersede this problem by using gyroscopes at the ends of the train and a master slave control system which defined a "tilting curve" for the whole train. It would appear that the technology of the era was not able to implement this technique as well as required. For other uses, see Fiat (disambiguation). ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ...

Modern tilting trains have the blessing of the latest signal processing technology which reads the line ahead and is able to anticipate a very precise control signal to the individual carriages and complaints about nausea have become a thing of the past.

Some tilting trains run on narrow gauge railways. In Japan there are many narrow gauge lines in mountainous regions, and tilting trains have been designed to run on these. In Australia the link between Brisbane and Cairns by the QR Tilt Train now claims to be the fastest narrow-gauge link in the world, running at 160km/h. For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Cairns redirects here. ... The Cairns (Diesel) Tilt Train The Rockhampton (Electric) Tilt Train The Tilt Train is a Queensland Rail train running the coast of Queensland, from Brisbane to Rockhampton and Cairns. ...

Tilting trains around the world

Trains with tilting by inertial forces:

• Talgo XXI (Spain)
• UAC Turbo (United States, Canada)
• JNR 381 Series (Japan), introduced in 1973 by the former Japan National Railways. Now it is used by JR West for Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, and Yakumo.

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• LRC designed by MLW before being bought by Bombardier(Canada, United States)

Trains with tilting controlled by a computer: LRC #6917 at Brockville, Ontario. ...

• Acela Express (United States), a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between Boston and Washington D.C.
• Advanced Passenger Train (United Kingdom), a British Rail project for high-speed inter-city tilting trains that saw limited service in the 1980s.
• Alfa Pendular (Portugal)
• BM73 (Norway)
• ElettroTreno (Italy)
• ICE-T, also called ICT (Germany), a tilting version of the ICE
• ICN (Switzerland), a new generation of tilting trains operated by Swiss Rail, a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between Zurich and Geneva.
• JetTrain (North America), Bombardier's experimental non-electric high-speed train
• InterCitySlovenija (Slovenia), a high-speed tilting train operating between Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper
• RegioSwinger (Germany and Croatia), a diesel regional tilting train. In Croatia the train operates the premium brand services InterCity Nagibni (ICN) on the routes Zagreb-Osijek, Zagreb-Varazdin, Zagreb-Split, and Zagreb-Rijeka
• Pendolino (Italy, Finland, United Kingdom, and Czech Republic), built by Alstom (formerly Fiat); see also British Rail Class 390
• Virgin Train Super Voyager, a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between Plymouth and Edinburgh or Glasgow.
• Taroko Express (Taiwan), based on JR Kyūshū 885 Series.
• Tilt Train by QR, diesel and electric tilting Traveltrains (Australia), the world's fastest narrow gauge trains operating between Brisbane and Cairns. Electric Tilt Train is based on JR Shikoku 8000 Series.
• X2 (Sweden), with tilting mechanism of ABB. It is also used in China under the name Xīnshísù.
• JR Shikoku 2000 Series (Japan, 1989), the first tilting DMU in the world. It is used for many limited express services in Shikoku, including Ashizuri, Home Exp. Kōchi, Ishizuchi, Nanpū, Shimanto, Shiokaze, Midnight Exp. Takamatsu, Uwakai, and Uzushio. The upgraded N2000 Series is also introduced from 1995.
• JR Hokkaidō Kiha 281 Series (Japan, 1992), branded Heat 281 or Furico 281. It is used for Super Hokuto limited express service.
• JR Shikoku 8000 Series (Japan, 1992). It is used for the limited express service on Yosan Line, namely Ishizuchi and Shiokaze.
• JR East E351 Series (Japan, 1993), used for Super Azusa.
• Chizu Express HOT7000 Series (Japan, 1994), used for Super Hakuto.
• JR Central 383 Series (Japan, 1994), used for Wide View Shinano.
• JR Kyūshū 883 Series (Japan, 1994), used for Sonic.
• JR Hokkaidō Kiha 283 Series (Japan, 1995), nicknamed Furico 283. It is used for limited express services Super Hokuto, Super Ōzora, and Super Tokachi.
• JR West 283 Series (Japan, 1996), used for Ocean Arrow. It is unrelated to JR Hokkaidō Kiha 283 Series.
• JR Kyūshū 885 Series (Japan, 1999), used for Kamome and Sonic.
• JR West 187 Series (Japan, 2001), used for Super Inaba, Super Kunibiki, and Super Oki.

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• JR Hokkaidō Kiha 201 Series (Japan, 1996), used for local/rapid trains around Sapporo.
• JR Hokkaidō Kiha 261 Series (Japan, 1999), nicknamed Tilt 261. It is used for Super Sōya.
• Meitetsu 1600 Series (Japan, 1999), nicknamed Panorama Super. Mainly used for Nishio Line limited express trains.
• Meitetsu 2000 Series (Japan, 2004), nicknamed μ-Sky. It links Nagoya and Chūbu Centrair International Airport.
• Odakyū 50000 Series (Japan, 2005), nicknamed VSE. It is used for Romancecar limited express service.
• N700 Series Shinkansen (Japan, 2007), introduced by JR Central and JR West, used for Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines.

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See also

• FM P-12-42

The P-12-42, also known as the Speed Merchant, was a streamlined, 1,200 hp locomotive built between 1957–1958, specifically to operate on each end of ACFs Talgo train. ...

External links

• Queensland High Speed Line
• Tilting Trains
• Pendolino
• Photos of Japanese trains — some tilting
• Amtrak accelerates at last
• Ride Comfort And Motion Sickness In Tilting Trains