Re: QR Diesel tilt train not very fast?

["a n d R e w ;" <rods42@hotmail.com>]

Then there's the train which CityRail managed to tilt at 90
degrees a few months back.

ANDREW.

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Johnson (trainman@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> > MattyQ wrote:
>
> > > Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > > 8n8qi3$qt2$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8n8qi3$qt2$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > > Both diesel tilt train and electric tilt train only
limited to 5 degree
> > > > tilt angle rather then 8 degree like overseas tilt
trains, would this
> > > > make any difference in terms of speed?
> > >
> > > I thought it was 15 degrees?
>
> > The X2000 tilts at 8 degrees.
>
> I thought it was 7.5 degrees, but this may have been increased
recently.
> The Siemens ICT tilts at 8 degrees. The Acela only tilts at
6.5 degrees.
>
> Cheers
> David