"Hans-Joachim Zierke" wrote in message
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Paul Scott schrieb:


"At the heart of the train architecture is Bogie Offset Articulation
which reduces the number of bogies by up to 30%, allowing the
carriages to be shorter and wider and thus optimize the vehicle
gauge.

That would only be true, if the /bogie/ distance is shorter, or do
they use two turning points on the articulation joint?

I think you get this genuine advantage by having the articulation joint
significantly offset from the bogie pivot point. Effectively, on a
curve, the body moves outward so the inside part of the body that would
otherwise foul a platform or tunnel is moved away from it, so the body
can be made wider.