Tilting Train - Tilting Trains Around The World

Tilting Trains Around The World

Trains with tilting by inertial forces:

  • Talgo XXI (Spain)
  • UAC TurboTrain (United States, Canada)
  • JNR 381 series (Japan), introduced in 1973 by the former Japan National Railways. Now it is used by JR West for Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, and Yakumo.

Trains with active tilting with sensory information given by accelerometers:

  • LRC designed by MLW before being bought by Bombardier (Canada)

Trains with tilting controlled by a computer:

  • Acela Express (United States), a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between Boston and Washington, D.C.
  • Advanced Passenger Train (United Kingdom), a British Rail project for high-speed inter-city tilting trains that saw limited service in the 1980s, from London Euston to Glasgow.
  • British Rail Class 390 "Pendolino" (United Kingdom), a high-speed train run by Virgin Trains from London Euston to Liverpool/ Manchester / Glasgow / Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
  • Alfa Pendular (Portugal)
  • ElettroTreno (Italy)
  • ICE-T, also called ICT (Germany), a tilting version of the ICE
  • ICN (Switzerland), a new generation of tilting trains operated by Swiss Rail, a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between Zurich and Geneva.
  • JetTrain (North America), Bombardier's experimental non-electric high-speed train
  • NSB Class 73 (Norway)
  • SŽ series 310 (InterCitySlovenija), a high-speed tilting train operating between Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper
  • RegioSwinger (Germany and Croatia), a diesel regional tilting train. In Croatia (Croatian Railways) the train operates the premium brand services InterCity Nagibni (ICN) on the routes Zagreb–Osijek, Zagreb–Varaždin, Zagreb–Split, and Zagreb–Rijeka
  • Pendolino (Italy, Finland, United Kingdom, and Czech Republic), built by Alstom (formerly Fiat); see also the British Rail Class 390.
  • Virgin Train Super Voyager, a Bombardier-built high-speed tilting train operating between London and Holyhead / Wrexham / Chester and Birmingham to Edinburgh or Glasgow.
  • TRA Taroko Express (Taiwan), based on JR Kyūshū 885 Series.
  • Tilt Train by QR, diesel and electric tilting Traveltrains (Australia), operating between Brisbane and Cairns. Electric Tilt Train is based on the JR Shikoku 8000 series.
  • X2 (Sweden), with tilting mechanism of ABB. It is also used in China under the name Xīnshísù.
  • JR Shikoku 2000 series (Japan, 1989), the first tilting DMU in the world. It is used on many limited express services in Shikoku, including Ashizuri, Ishizuchi, Nanpū, Shimanto, Shiokaze, Uwakai, and Uzushio. The upgraded N2000 Series was introduced from 1995.
  • JR Hokkaido KiHa 281 series (Japan, 1992), branded Heat 281 or Furico 281. It is used for Super Hokuto limited express service.
  • JR Shikoku 8000 series (Japan, 1992). It is used for the limited express service on Yosan Line, namely Ishizuchi and Shiokaze.
  • JR East E351 series (Japan, 1993), used for Super Azusa.
  • Chizu Express HOT7000 series (Japan, 1994), used for Super Hakuto.
  • JR Central 383 series (Japan, 1994), used for Wide View Shinano.
  • JR Kyushu 883 series (Japan, 1994), used for Sonic.
  • JR Hokkaido KiHa 283 series (Japan, 1995), branded Furico 283. It is used for limited express services Super Hokuto, Super Ōzora, and Super Tokachi.
  • JR West 283 series (Japan, 1996), used for Ocean Arrow.
  • JR Kyushu 885 series (Japan, 1999), used for Kamome and Sonic.
  • JR West KiHa 187 series (Japan, 2001), used for Super Inaba, Super Kunibiki, and Super Oki.

Trains with active suspension:

  • JR Hokkaido KiHa 201 series (Japan, 1996), used for local/rapid trains around Sapporo.
  • JR Hokkaido KiHa 261 series (Japan, 1999), branded Tilt 261. It is used for Super Sōya.
  • Meitetsu 1600 series (Japan, 1999), branded Panorama Super. Mainly used for Meitetsu Nishio Line limited express trains.
  • Meitetsu 2000 series (Japan, 2004), branded μ-Sky. It links Nagoya and Chūbu Centrair International Airport.
  • Odakyu 50000 series VSE (Japan, 2005), used for Romancecar limited express services.
  • N700 Series Shinkansen (except N700-7000/8000 series) (Japan, 2007), introduced by JR Central and JR West, used for Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines.
  • E5 Series Shinkansen (Japan, 2011), introduced by JR East, used for Tōhoku Shinkansen lines.
  • E6 Series Shinkansen (Japan, 2013), introduced by JR East, used for Tōhoku Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen lines.

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