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Nice Pics! The TGV is connected differently than most trains, with trucks spanning both cars. It keeps from jackknifing in a derail and is credited with much life-saving. You do not un-couple them in a traditional way.Also, the TGV uses only the rear pantograph when running, and juice is sent to the lead eng through a roof cable--enabled by the nature of the consist (as above).We can't see the rear well enough to see the panto.It's really a beautiful design and I wish we had some here in the US although I read TGV and Bombardier teamed-up for Acela.If you're not running a TGV, you would like it. Wonderful trains. -- Mike
If you look around the web you will see that the Acela is very close to the way the next generation TGV's will look like! Bombardier Alstrom sugguested a single Pantograph design on the Acela to Amtrak, but according to them Amtrak insisted on both Pantographs being used. So they wonder why the Acela is over powered!
>If you look around the web you will see that the Acela is >very close to the way the next generation TGV's will look >like! Bombardier Alstrom sugguested a single Pantograph >design on the Acela to Amtrak, but according to them Amtrak >insisted on both Pantographs being used. So they wonder why >the Acela is over powered! That has nothing to do with why the Acela is "over powered"....The Acela is set up like that so that it can run longer trains (if needed in the future) without the need for modifications to the power units.Also, you need lots of horsepower to get into the "high speed" bracket...look at the TGV or the ICE as examples.Dan
That has nothing to do with why the Acela is "over powered"....I made this comment based on this article which purports to be Bombardiers response to Amtrak's allegations of design defects with the Acela!http://www.transportnews.com/Article/146248
