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ROLLING STOCK
making the equaliser beam ‘1’ turn around tracks, without reducing the level of
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Articulated couplings between
its axle, producing a displacement in the passenger comfort. adjacent cars with anti-overturning
axle of the wheel in the opposite direction This effect is achieved in Talgo and anti-vertical hunting mechanisms
but of the same distance. By doing this, as Pendular trainsets, simply by situating the
the orientation of the axle of the equaliser plane of the main suspension spring From the operator’s point of view, the
beams in direction to the centre of the assembly well above the car’s centre main advantages are:
curve is achieved, the wheels run parallel of gravity.
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Lightweight-construction cars
to the track. The resulting configuration is similar with very low weight per seat,
to that of a pendulum which naturally tilts which results in a lower rate of
Natural tilting of the car bodies when centrifugal forces act on it as it energy consumption for commercial
The Talgo 7th generation coaches are passes around a curve. The system has no operation
equipped with the Talgo natural tilting actuator to tilt the car body and, as it
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Minimal aggressiveness and wear on
system. This system makes use of the depends exclusively on natural forces, is the tracks, thanks to the steered axles
lateral centrifugal force which naturally completely reliable. and with independent wheels
acts on the vehicles when they travel In short, the main characteristics of
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Zero-energy consumption to tilt the
around a curve to tilt the cars towards the the VII Generation passenger cars of the carbodies when traveling on curves
inside of the curve, thus considerably Talgo 250 are:
reducing the centrifugal force affecting
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Hauled (non-powered) axles equipped From a versatility point of view, the main
the passengers. with independent wheels to prevent advantages are:
The travelling speed of trains is often hunting movement and to reduce
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Maximum commercial speed:
limited by the value of the lateral forces wheel-track interaction 250km/h.
which passengers must withstand when
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Permanently steered axles by means of
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Different possible configurations
travelling around curves. Therefore, the robust guiding bars that keep the which provide high flexibility
obvious result of the Talgo natural tilting wheels parallel to the track at all times
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Multiple operation capability with two
system is to allow for an increase in the
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High-comfort tilting suspension, with coupled trains
travelling speed on curved tracks and, by natural carbody tilting toward the
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As an option, all the axles of the
extension, on large sections of winding interior of curves train, including those in the powered
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