ELGES Spherical Plain Bearings in the Tilting System and FAG Gearbox Bearings of the New PENDOLINO

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In March 2004, the Italian state railway Trenitalia and Cisalpino – a joint venture of Trenitalia and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) - ordered a total of 26 PENDOLINOs. The electric high speed trains are the first vehicles with Alstom fourth generation tilting systems by means of which traveling times on conventional lines can be reduced by 15 to 30%.

Media category: Publication
Date: 2007-10-1
Order number: WL 07549 GB-D
Publisher: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Pages: 2
Language: English
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