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   Articulated trains (Jakob-type bogies)  evaluated  
Whereas conventional stock consists of individual carriages resting on two bogies each, articulated trains consist of a fixed composition of coaches with consecutive cars resting on shared bogies. This considerably reduces train weight per length.
Technology field: Mass reduction
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 date created: 2002-10-09
 
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