Tilting Trains: Description and Analysis of the Present Situation

Details

• Creators:
  Persson, Rickard
• Corporate Creators:
  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Literature reviews
  • High speed ground transportation
  • Mathematical models
  • Railroad tracks
  • Rolling contact
  • Snow
  • Speed
  • Tilting trains
  • Travel time
  • Wheels
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  Sweden
• Corporate Publisher:
  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Abstract:
  The relation between cant deficiency, top speed and tractive performance is important to get the best performance out of a tilting train. The running time improves with increased cant deficiency, top speed and tractive performance; however the benefit of increased top speed and tractive performance is small above a certain level. 15 minutes running time may be gained on Stockholm Gothenburg if cant deficiency, top speed and tractive performance are improved compared with existing tilting trains. One interesting conclusion is that a non-tilting vehicle will, independent of top speed and tractive power, have longer running times than a tilting train with today´s maximum speed and tractive power on both studied lines. Dedicated passenger lines for non-tilting high-speed trains can be an option to the standard applied today for new built lines, particularly if an existing line can be used for freight and possibly also for regional services.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90148/dot_90148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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