My mother worked on the X2000 when it was based at the XPT depot. She was handpicked. She still has a medal & mugs to commemorate her time working on it. Even when I went on board it was miles ahead of the XPT but there were problems. In Europe & Scandinavia platforms are straight whereas here they are curved at most points. Also the X2000 was wide which meant several platforms had to be shaved to fit it. This is why some station platforms have wider gaps than normal which you can see today. The Swedish engineers couldn't grasp the curves of the rail lines & could not go around them at high speed. Plus the rail sleepers were wood so it would take years to replace them all.

@Locoman3801

4 жыл бұрын

Hi "Risky" , Thanks for your comment & I bet that you Mum would've been a very lucky lady to have such an opportunity like that , I knew someone who worked in the XPT service Centre & he let us know about it so my Mum & Dad got some tickets for us all & we went for a ride to Canberra on it & we came back on an Explorer set which you'll get to see in my 4 part series on the Tilt Train.

@nkt1

2 жыл бұрын

Why couldn’t the Swedish engineers “grasp” the curves?

@aidenteszke9000

Жыл бұрын

@@nkt1 How tight they are compared to the ones in Europe

@nkt1

Жыл бұрын

@@aidenteszke9000 I wouldn't know. But it's not rocket science.

@peterrobinson6872

10 ай бұрын

The platform copings were restored afterwards; I was involved in that also.

I went on this as a schoolboy, it was an exciting thought! Sydney Canberra - it was really silly bc the track was/is so bad. Thanks!

There is a large bar low down on the side of the cars which tilts the car body. I was told that it wasn't realised just how wide the cars really were until they were landed. Consequently there was a a flurry of activity to trim the coping on quite a few platforms before the train could go into regular service between Sydney and Canberra. I was actively involved in that work, (with some good overtime!). I was introduced to Kim Finnimore, the CountryLink General Mngr, who was gracious in his thanks for our efforts (got the hat and the mug!). The trial confirmed what had been calculated, that NSW tracks are too curvy (at least in the bits where most people live) to get the best out of a tilt body train. The video commentary mentions that the X2000 could romp through curves 15% faster than a conventional train. 15% faster than an XPT through the curves was not a sufficient advance to justify the expense. Most of the time gains made in the Canberra running were realised by manning the normally unattended stations between Goulburn and Queanbeyan to save the train having to stop and have the train crew change the safe working token (the 'staff') themselves. The cars were nice to ride in with a pleasant ambience. I've still got a Tilt Train speed board; just like an XPT board but on a slant..

When they talk about tilt train I think of the QR one.

I wish they used the x2000 as a design basis for a high speed tilting DMU to run alongside newer generation XPTs.

@TrainzForNSWVlogs

9 ай бұрын

That would be interesting.

I saw one of these in Sweden

Can't believe here in Sweden this same train will run as the main highspeed train into the begging of the 2040´s operating at a speed 180-210 KM/H

@euckb

3 жыл бұрын

at least youre not in australia. the xpt is slow as balls

@ianbakke

2 жыл бұрын

And now that they have begun the complete overhaul they will run well into the 2050s, meaning that when they retire they will have operated in Sweden‘s high speed service for over 60 years.

@Martindyna

Жыл бұрын

I don't suppose that your routes are so tortuous or include up to 1 in 30 gradients, that's what the XPT has to handle.

@liam3284

Жыл бұрын

I suspect they are, Sweden has plenty of hills. Australia just does not bother putting money into rail, compared to what we put into highways.

@carolinekindblom5535

4 ай бұрын

X2000 is from Sweden and it can go 359 km/h but its only alowed to go 200

I drive x2000 trains. Amazing piece of engineering

@Locoman3801

8 ай бұрын

WOW , you're such a luck guy , how awesome is that?? ; I'd love to have a drive of them as well if I was allowed to but I can't event get one in HO or in N scale either ; what are they like to drive?

There is so much wrong in this video. They haven't been in service since 1986 but in 1990. The X2000 speed record was made in Sweden not in Germany.

I wonder what the music is at 2:56. (It is the one song in the video that has not been recognised by KZread ☹️)

@Locoman3801

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know but I'd guess that it was written especially for this video clip & You Tube can't do a thing about it thankfully.

@Specific_XPT

2 жыл бұрын

@@Locoman3801 It might have been. I am trying to repair the song by editing the bits without voice lines over them together.

@TrainzForNSWVlogs

9 ай бұрын

@@Specific_XPT What are you doing it for?

"The Brisbane Express and the Melbourne Express"

@Approvedhalalmemes

2 жыл бұрын

“ express “

@liam3284

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Melbourne to Sydney, 11+hours, somehow 9+ hours Melbourne to Canberra. It is slower than driving the slow (coastal) way.

260 KM/h what are they talking about? The train can't speed up to over 200 nowdays

@drdewott9154

5 жыл бұрын

That's mostly because of the infrastructure on the line itself not able to support higher speed on a regular basis, meaning it's not allowed to run faster. At least not faster on the regular lines. On a modern High speed line it could surely get up to the 270km/h

@smoothflying

5 жыл бұрын

@@drdewott9154 Yeah! It´s strange to see this when the X2000 is today swedens still the best high speed train

@Kasmuller

4 жыл бұрын

The signal system used in sweden today only allows a maximum of 200 kph (up to 210 kph during delays) It has been run at i think around 280 in tests, but the signal system cannot cope with the speeds A new signal system has been introduced on one line in northern sweden and is planned to become standard in sweden

@euckb

3 жыл бұрын

wait i think i have the wrong train lol but still XPT is slow on tose old tracks but the backbone of travel for low income

Will the new CAF trains be capable of tilting?

@Locoman3801

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Geoff , I don't know as I haven't heard about them just yet but if you do find out anything about them - please let me know.

@peterrobinson6872

10 ай бұрын

No

Oh dear! As good as this is why the HELL does it take so long to deliver promises with trains!?

@Locoman3801

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony - just 2 words - Government Promises , They always promise us something & not deliver it after being elected , another thing that was required for it to run in Oz was that our track conditions need to be upgraded in order for it to be a success as the platforms all needed to be modified so that it could take on a curved platforms in N.S.W. as they were made for the steam era in their day.

So where is the "TILT" train? what happened?????????????

@Locoman3801

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Simon , as the N.S.W. govt was in an "election year" at the time - it was just an "idea" that would get them elected again but due to some issue back then - the idea was scrapped but the Queensland govt did take up their version of the train & it's been in service for ages now.

Sad only sweden got to keep the train... all other countires cacelled the order

@Locoman3801

4 жыл бұрын

Hi "Smooth Flying" , the strange thing of it all is that only Amtrack in the U.S. put in an order for a set & I'm led to believe that it's still in use over there from what I know.

@AaronShenghao

3 жыл бұрын

@@Locoman3801 Not sure about australians, but China always wanted to build their own. When they realized they can't, they bought the technology instead (See CRH Harmony series). By then builder of X2000 no longer existed (ABB become a part of Bombardier)

@zerocool6452

Жыл бұрын

China kept one forregular service for a whole of 9 year until they retired it and sent it back to Sweden again.

X2000 is a swedich train

@Locoman3801

4 ай бұрын

That is correct , but this train ( in part ) did visit Australia back in the mid 1990's for evaluation to possibly being a part of the New South Wales railway system in some way but it never did become a part of the Australian system because of too many factors that they decided wasn't in "their" interest.

Tilt train..pfft..it's just the xpt in a shitter livery.

@Locoman3801

Жыл бұрын

Hey John , I know that it's your thoughts , but , when you look closely at the 3 intermediate cars "they're from Sweden" & only the 2 modified XPT power cars were used as the Swedish power car wasn't brought over with the other 3 cars as it uses a different power supply voltage to what is used here in Oz & these were as close to being "stylish" as the railways had at the time ; I know that you might not find it "acceptable" but at least they tried to impress the public.

@aidenteszke9000

Жыл бұрын

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@peterrobinson6872

10 ай бұрын

The cars certainly did tilt; I can remember seeing the horizon rising and dipping while watching out the window.