DocumentCode
2229043
Title
Extending the pendolino trains
Author
Evans, Joseph
Author_Institution
Alstom West Coast Traincare, Manchester, UK
fYear
2012
fDate
5-8 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
303
Lastpage
307
Abstract
During 2012 Alstom have introduced 4 new 11-car Pendolino trains on the West Coast Main Line route and are extending 31 of the existing 9-car trains to 11-car configuration. This paper presents the main features of the 11-car train design and describes the challenges that were addressed during the manufacturing, testing and service introduction of the new vehicles.
Keywords
11-car; Alstom; Pendolino; tilting train;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Electric Traction Systems (2012), IET Professional Development Course on
Conference_Location
London, UK
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-683-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic.2012.0086
Filename
6520995
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