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Old Posted Mar 28, 2012, 6:59 PM
zilfondel zilfondel is offline
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One of the really nice things about those Talgo's is that they tilt. When the train goes around curves, you really don't even notice it - the ride is so smooth, it is very comparable to European trains. The interiors on the Cascades Talgo trains we have are all leather seats, very nice! So it really doesn't matter what the outside looks like.

As far as the tilting system, the Talgo trains use a passive tilting system, which is not motorized - the cars are suspended from the top like a pendulum, so they swing around corners. Therefore, it is supposed to be very low maintenance, and won't break like active tilting systems do. I've never even heard of a Cascades train that had a failed tilting mechanism.
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