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| 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.
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Technology field: Mass reduction
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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 date created: 2002-10-09 |
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| © UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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