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I'm with you on this one 100%. Not articulating the cars seems *especially* dumb, considering that the new trains will effectively consist of married quads.

Articulation also tends to make trains safer in the event of a derailment, as a tremendous amount of force is required to pull the cars apart, which prevents them from rolling off of the track bed.

Several years ago, a TGV derailed at 182mph when a sinkhole destroyed a section of track. Thanks to the stiff articulated design of the trainset, the train remained on the trackbed, and skidded to a halt. One minor injury was reported.

by andrew on Apr 29, 2010 10:46 am • link • report

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