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RickHull
on Dec 19, 2015
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APT tilting train: A laughing stock that changed t...
Can't you just camber the track rather than make the trains actively tilt? I suppose the camber could be problematic at very slow speeds.
nissehulth
on Dec 19, 2015
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The idea was that it is much cheaper to change the trains than to rebuild existing tracks.
tim333
on Dec 19, 2015
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They do camber tracks but you have the problem of dealing with different train speeds. It the UK case the lines were old and not very cambered.
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