Railways to get 100 Vande Bharat trains with technology to tilt on turns by 2025
The Indian Railways has deviated their focus in addition to increasing speed to address physics challenges brought on by higher velocity. The railways are now preparing to install coaches that could tilt while turning, taking into account the Newtonian law of inertia.
The Indian Railways has deviated their focus in addition to increasing speed to address physics challenges brought on by higher velocity. The railways are now preparing to install coaches that could tilt while turning, taking into account the Newtonian law of inertia.
Accordig to a senior railway official, tilting train technology will be used to create Vande Bharat trains, allowing them to travel through curves more quickly, much like a motorcycle would on a winding road. 100 of the 400 Vande Bharat trains that will be manufactured by 2025, according to the official, would feature this technology.
“We will have tilting trains in the country. We will tie up with a technology partner for this. We will have this technology in 100 Vande Bharat trains over the next two to three years,” the official noted.
On typical broad-gauge lines, tilting trains can move more quickly thanks to a special system. A bend or curve in the track must be navigated.
Such trains are currently in use in 11 countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, China, Germany, and Romania.
According to a representative, when a train rounds a curve quickly, it causes objects to slide around. This is how these trains work. Standing passengers frequently lose their balance, and seated passengers frequently feel constricted by the armrest. The tilting trains’ design mitigates this force.
The Indian Railways has previously thought about a variety of solutions with relation to such trains, but nothing has ever been decided. Additionally, discussions with the Swiss government and Spanish producer Talgo were held.