Sachin

I’m an engineer in railways. Railfan. I like to discuss railways worldwide with people. I sometimes create for openBVE simulator.

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I decided that I want to do a thread of all the manufacturer plates/logos I have photographed on trains.

No particular reason, I just thought it would be a fun idea

DWA/ADtranz
Baureihe 481 S-Bahn Berlin
Berlin, DE

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@shikinomiya476 Thank you for your response
I remember when I visited and saw the different ATS and ATC systems. But I’m not familiar with Japanese interoperability standards (if they have any)

I worked with ETCS so I understand its impact but I wonder why ATACS was not exported overseas.

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@shikinomiya476 I read that the Japanese rejected ETCS in favour of ATACS. Please correct me if I am wrong but also I have not heard of any mass deployment with ATACS compared to ETCS, which now supports functionality like ATO since baseline 4

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@Ajitkum85387448 Maybe a combination of weight reduction and improved aerodynamics possibly to reduce drag?Make the doors flush with the body sides, seal the windows and reduce gaps in the underframe as suggestions. I know there is more to it than that but small changes can go a long way

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@bimmmingham So what happened?

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@HarleysTravels Rushing them? They took 5 years to enter service. What were they doing?

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I don’t usually post much train info but I have been seeing a lot of posts about the Siemens trams in Hiroshima so I found the old datasheet. It’s in German but you can use translate apps if you need.

I suppose these must be quite rare now. What happened to them?

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@ExpressGinga81 This situation is starting to sound similar to what happened with the Talgos in India.

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@ExpressGinga81 It looks crazy right?
But somehow, the insane combinations can work out. Indian railways, like many railway companies are known for not showing all the information that people want to know, so I think without knowing what is going on, it is hard to understand the thinking

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@ExpressGinga81 The way I see it, I think it is just trying to show everyone they can do it themselves. Which is impressive. Not many countries in the world have developed high speed rail technology. But sometimes it feels like a bragging point, the way it’s shown in the media. Hard to say

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Forgot to post German Light Rail.

No Stadtbahn Bs this time but they are not common outside Nordrhein-Westfalen. Still, 100% low floor fleet and the GT6Ns are doing well for 30 years old low floor trams. The Avenios are also really nice. They have done well with the tram here.

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@HarleysTravels But for it to be automated it has to be fixed first

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Thyssen
Baureihe A
Deutsches Museum
Germany

[Sachin @SP_1900]

I decided that I want to do a thread of all the manufacturer plates/logos I have photographed on trains.

No particular reason, I just thought it would be a fun idea

DWA/ADtranz
Baureihe 481 S-Bahn Berlin
Berlin, DE

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Duewag
B80D series 2300
KVB
Germany

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Knorr-Bremse
Baureihe A
Deutsches Museum
Germany

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Schaku
Baureihe 420
Deutsches Museum
Germany

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@ExpressGinga81 Whether it is the Indian or Japanese trains, they both need to run on the same system. The integration will be an interesting thing to see. I have no idea what they are thinking but I suppose we will have to wait and see.

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I took too many photographs of railway couplers. I think the Scharfenberg Typ 10 is probably my favourite one.

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@_the_train_guy My honest reaction

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@AlokPatel Original purpose of the Alstom rubber tire system was conversion from conventional steel wheel lines in Paris in the 1950s. So they had to work within the existing structural gauge and I guess it did not evolve much as the trains got bigger on new systems.