Just looked over at www.talgo.com to see what was happening...one of the things that the Talgo America website was advertising several months back is now a main feature in pictures: the Talgo 350, the new 220-mph train that's being built for the new Madrid-Barcelona line. The front end looks very bizarre, at least to me; it's got a very duckbill-like appearance. Well, so long as it works...
We'll be lucky to see a Talgo XXI in the US, what with all the politicking over rail At this rate, I'll settle for a dual-platform Talgo Transtech (Finland) double-deck train, which, although not having the same type of wheel arrangement as traditional Talgos, still has the pendualar tilt system (and is a fantasy train of mine for high-speed NY-Chicago service; yes, another pipe dream, but we all have them)...
Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :
Just wondering. Does watching the contryside go by at 220 MPH make one dizzy?
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Yeah, what's the story with the new trains for the midwest? Is that program on hold until the Amtrak situation gets worked out? I thought by now a contract would have been awarded...
Posted by irishchieftain (Member # 1473) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mr. Toy: Just wondering. Does watching the contryside go by at 220 MPH make one dizzy?
I guess we'll have to go to Spain to find that out...that is, once the Madrid-Barcelona line is finished...
Posted by Steve4031 (Member # 1517) on :
I have ridden highspeed trains in Europe often. I never was made to feel dizzy. Top speed for me was 186 mph. It is exciting to ride through a switch on a diversing route at 100 mph and not have your lunch end up in the aisle.
At this rate, I'll settle for a dual-platform Talgo Transtech (Finland) double-deck train, which, although not having the same type of wheel arrangement as traditional Talgos, still has the pendualar tilt system (and is a fantasy train of mine for high-speed NY-Chicago service; yes, another pipe dream, but we all have them)...
