Indian Railways News => Topic started by RailEnquiry Admin on Sep 04, 2017 - 14:23:13 PM


Title - Tilting trains of Switzerland to come to India
Posted by : RailEnquiry Admin on Sep 04, 2017 - 14:23:13 PM

Indian railways collaborated Swiss rail to develop trains that can tilt on approaching bends.Swiss railways run trains that are capable of tilting on both sides while approaching bends like motorcycle. TO develop these trains jointly a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries.

These tilt assist trains are currently operational in 11 countries which are - 

  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Slovenia
  • Finland
  • Russia
  • Czech Republic
  • UK
  • Switzerland
  • China
  • Germany 
  • Romania

On the passengers comfort side these does make standing passengers to loose their balance while sitting passengers will get squashed into their armrest.