>
>A couple of clarifications: the train was not a high-speed (AVE) train. It was
>travelling on AVE tracks
>(which have a different gauge than standard Spanish rail) but it was a
>new(ish) type of hybrid train that
>can make use of both sets of tracks. It cannot reach the AVE speeds of 300
>km/h, only somewhere around
>200 km/h.
>
I found some photos of RENFE passenger tains on RailPictures.net, among
which were:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=441404&nseq=13
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=441398&nseq=14
Are this the same type as in this morning's crash? If I enlarge it I
notice that there is just a single axle between each carriage, rather than the
2-axle wheelset found on the TGV. I'd be a bit uneasy about the stability of a
train with such an arrangement at high speed.
Also, on TrainWeb I learned that it is illegal to photograph railway
equipment unless you have a permit. Is this correct? Sounds like something
from the facist era of Francisco Franco.
Chris
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