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The solution for this was tilting trucks. As the train rounds a curve, the cars themselves bank to counteract the outward forces, just like an airplane. The t
by bregma 7y ago
The solution for this was tilting trucks. As the train rounds a curve, the cars themselves bank to counteract the outward forces, just like an airplane. The track doesn't have to bank, the vehicle does.
- bobthepanda 7y agoThis works up to a point, but early tilting trains (e.g. British APT) were scrapped because the tilt was too high and it made drinks spill and people too nauseous.