High speed tilting train

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A Finnish Pendolino in Helsinki Central Railway Station
A Finnish Pendolino in Helsinki Central Railway Station

A high speed tilting train is a train combining :

  • high speed
  • tilting technology

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<= 200 km/h 210-250 km/h 260-300 km/h > 300 km/h
Not tilting ETR 500, ICE 1 and ICE 2, Sinkansen trains (except of N700), TGV SE AGV, TGV POS, Velaro (Incl. ICE 3)
Active tilting ICE-TD (Diesel), ICN, X2000 Alfa Pendular, APT, ICE-T, Pendolino (CD 680, ETR 460, ETR 600, S220), NSB BM73 Acela Express, Pendolino (104 Series), N700 Series Shinkansen Fastech 360
Passive tilting Talgo 350 Talgo 350

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