V150: Tweaking the track

By Railway Gazette International, Murray Hughes2007-05-01T18:40:00

The alignment of the test section on the eastbound track used for the record included 11 large radius curves where adjustments were made to the transitions. It was the passage through the transition curves which caused the greatest sensation of movement on board the train as it traversed them in ...

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