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Outside Bombardier lokverkstad in Vasteras is number two of SJ's 20 new
SJ 3000 trains, the new fast trains to enter service after the summer.
Six men from SJ and Bombardier are in line to brag about and respond to
the Swedish basic questions about trains:
We have invested in proven technology this time. This train models have
gone for ten years in Sweden and proven to withstand winters without a
problem, "says SJ's project manager, Dan-Erik Hansen.
SJ 3000, or the formal name of x55, is in fact a classic Regina in new clothes.
The six men will lead us around the outside of the train and pointing.
Transparency and simplicity underneath is what counts. No tilt mechanism
that may malfunction and cause sickness. And a clever solution to a
sensitive place. The suspension, which could be collected snow, sits a
polycarbonate disc that prevents snow from getting a foothold.
Window opening is worse. It would require an expensive mechanism that
may malfunction as much as ventilation. But there is a hammer and an ax
at strategic locations.
Train hollow contact rail is kind to the catenary.The rail is held up by compressed air. If it is damaged - and that's
when it can tear down a wire - air seeps out and it will fall towards
the ceiling, and a pool bar goes up.
The SJ would rather brag about is information and entertainment system
on board. Information panels in the lobby and lounges will interact with
a wireless system that passengers will have access to through their
computers joining.
There will be offered films and radio programs, and personalized traffic
information for those who wish to do so. For example if you bought a
trip from Stockholm to Kinna, you can also find out about local train
from Boras is on time.
We have multiple antennae on board that pick up signals from 3G and 4G
masts along the track. Then we aggregate all we get hold of and benefits
via optical fiber and internal antennas, says Petter Essen, SJ
Infotainment Division.
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