Re: TALGO tilt trains

[rffergus@socs.uts.edu.au]

In article <75isi2$5ph$9@news.mel.aone.net.au>,
  dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> thalytgv@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> > 1.How much are Talgo train carriages compare with conventional carriages?
> > (say N class Intercity carriages)
>
> More than building new N cars, but MUCH cheaper than buying DMUs with
> active tilting. I think AMtrak and the State of Washington paid about
> US$12 million for three sets.
>

Haven't passive tilt mechanisms been the subject of complaints about nausea
mainly due to their activation/deactivation lag times?

>
> Cheers
> David
>


Rob

Sydney (Australia)

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