Re: QR diesel tilt train design released.

[thalytgv@my-deja.com]

In article <388accd6@dnews.tpgi.com.au>,
  "Kosh" <richardc@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
> thalytgv@my-deja.com wrote in message >Spanish "Talgo" is a family of
the
> tilt train they have sleepers and
> >had operate for decades without any problem.
> >
> I believe JR Kyushu have tilting electric sleeping car trains on 3'6 -
> haven't seen them though so could be wrong.
JR Kyushu consists ordinary sleeper carriages (Class 24) into tilt emu
sets for the overnight services.


JR Hokkaido has diesel tilt
> trains 'Super Hakuto" which are really comfortable and cut about 2
hours off
> the journey Hakodate-Sapporo.
JR Hokkaido also operates overnight DMUs(class 183) consists with
ordinary sleeper carriages.
not "Super Hakuto" (class 283)



Unfortunately they appear to have been built
> diesel because of an approx 70km gap in the 300km approx
electrification,
> and I would sooner they had put up some wire and not worried about the
> diesel.
>
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James


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