I had forgotten about those. It's interesting how trains rejected in one place years ago are still in service elsewhere... these, the Swedish X-2000 and first generation ICE, not to mention VIA and Superliners.
Sometimes it's a failure of the test criteria rather than its subject. Things might have gone differently in another location, i.e. flat terrain. These are only now being replaced in service between Hamburg and Copenhagen.I didn't know about the flexliner, thanks. Interesting discussion about it over at train orders readable here:
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,1196512
But back to reality…
I didn't know about the flexliner, thanks. Interesting discussion about it over at train orders readable here:
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,1196512
But back to reality…
There is an informative Wikipedia page on mainly the Danish and Israeli incarnation but contains general information about all versions. The short jaunt through Amtrak and VIA Rail is mentioned too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSB_Class_MF
The Swedish Rc type, from which Amtrak's AEM-7 was cloned, is also still in use in Sweden today AFAIK.I had forgotten about those. It's interesting how trains rejected in one place years ago are still in service elsewhere... these, the Swedish X-2000 and first generation ICE, not to mention VIA and Superliners.
I rode these in Denmark several times, including once on the train to Hamburg via the Rodby - Puttgarden train ferry. I understand this train ferry has since been discontinued in favor of a bus bridge feeding the ferry.
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