Thanks for the advice, will give it a try. I thought I'd read somewhere (possibly on this board?) that the Chur - St. Gallen service was going over to RABe 511 units at some point in the future? Can

Am 18.02.2012 23:56, schrieb Guerbetaler: And the German VT 614 had it already in 1972. Markus, Gürbetal

Am 18.02.2012 02:21, schrieb +GF+: And don't forget the Swiss Express of 1975. Tilting worked but was considered too expensive compared to the benefit. Markus, Gürbetal

Am 18.02.2012 01:35, schrieb JSScherrer@...: Yes.

Am 18.02.2012 01:20, schrieb John: I'm sorry to say so but your statement is plain wrong. The EV 09 is a completely different principle, it's the only gauge changing technique without axles. You might

________________________________   The Welsh slate mines used it back in the late 1800's ;-) double flanged wheels loose on an axle on variable gauge track. [Non-text portions of this message

Railway Update http://www.minirex.ch/pdf/anzeigen/railwayupdate.pdf had a very good article on this (and indeed many other Swiss rail innovations (the articles are often written by the

In any case, I have read that only a small proportion of travellers want to go directly from Montreux to Luzern; most want to stop in Interlaken, and the Jungfrau Region surely wants to keep it that

Actually, the Brünig grades allow a certain number of coaches not to be equipped with braking cogs. However, at the moment, the gauge-changing bogie is complicated enough, so that the provision

This technology is specific to the Talgo system, and has indeed been successfully used for more than 40 years. Indeed, for a relatively bigger change of gauge. Also part of the adaptation is a

Don't forget the Swedish X2000 tilt train. I believe it was working before the Italians and the Swiss got theirs working.... +GF+ Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in

Has anyone done a cost benefit comparison of changing the rail vs changing the loks and stock? Regards, Jim Scherrer Scherrer Resources, Inc. Technology Center 120 Arrandale Boulevard Exton, PA

Thanks so much for your information. I am in charge of an event entitled "Celebration of Swiss Train Technology" for August 11, 2012, Saturday. I need your help. This is a worldwide event. On that

It can not achieve this. Trains from Interlaken to Luzern need to be fully rack-fitted (i.e. all coaches engage the rack, not just the loco!) for braking purposes. With the gauge-change system,

The gauge change technique has been used for years on the France - Spain border between standard and broad gauge. The Swiss have adapted the principle to their needs! Tilting trains were first

If I may make a constructive suggestion: You might want to do some general research on this topic (starting with a web search for "tilting train") and then post here again if you have more specific

Is "tilting train" also a Swiss invention? Is Prose the inventor? Regards, Jim Scherrer, CEO Scherrer Resources, Inc. 120 Arrandale Boulevard Technology Center Exton, PA

Am 17.02.2012 21:40, schrieb JSScherrer@...: Yes, this is a very Swiss invention and descriptions are available from MOB GoldenPass Services and from

Thanks for your answer. I am looking for "Swiss inventions" in railroading and this "gauge changing" method appears to be one. Can you confirm that and point me to the source or the description of

Am 17.02.2012 20:32, schrieb JSScherrer@...: Three automated systems exist, one (Talgo of Spain) is in daily operation, the Swiss system (Ecartement variable) should be ready in about four years.