Tilting Train Express

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Tilting Train Express
In serviceNot in service
ManufacturerTTX Consortium
Built atHyundai Rotem Changwon factory
Family nameHanvit
Constructed2007
Number built1
Formation2M+2T+2M[1]
Capacity278[1]
OperatorsTTX Consortium
Lines servedChungbuk Line, Jungang Line
Specifications
Car body constructioncarbon/epoxy sandwiched aluminium honeycomb
Car length24.50 m (80 ft 5 in)
Width2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Maximum speedachieved in tests:
222 km/h (138 mph)
design: 200 km/h (124 mph)
planned in service:
180 km/h (112 mph)
Weight344 t (379 short tons; 339 long tons)[1]
Power output16 × 250 kW (340 hp)
(4,000 kW or 5,400 hp)[1]
Power supply25 kV/60 Hz AC
Electric system(s)catenary
Current collector(s)Single arm pantograph
UIC classificationBo'Bo' + Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo'
Safety system(s)Automatic Train Stop and
Automatic Train Protection
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Tilting Train Express (TTX) or Hanvit 200 is a South Korean experimental high-speed tilting train, which is currently[when?] being tested by the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI).

Technical details[edit]

The six-car train has distributed power and a design speed of 200 km/h (124 mph) and a planned service speed of 180 km/h (112 mph).[1] The carbody is made on an aluminum honeycomb structure sandwiched between a carbon/epoxy composite material, reducing carbody mass by 40%.[1] The interior design of two of the powered cars provides for 29 First Class seats in 2+1 configuration, that of the other two powered cars 56 Standard Class seats in 2+2 configuration, that of unpowered end cars 54 Standard Class seats.[1]

History[edit]

TTX was presented to the public on January 16, 2007, when the first test run was planned for the next month.[2] The actual first test was conducted on April 2, 2007, on the Chungbuk Line.[3]

Following a call by Nam-Hee Chae, the president of the Korea Railroad Research Institute, for proposals for a generic name for Korean-made high-speed trains,[4] on April 5, 2007, Chae announced the name Hanvit (Hangul: 한빛),[5] which means a streak of intense light in Korean.[6] Under the new naming scheme, TTX became Hanvit 200.[5]

The first test run with active tilting was conducted in the presence of the media on May 22, 2007, between Osong Station and nearby Ogeunjang Station on the Chungbuk Line.[7] At the time, the train was planned to enter service in 2010.[7] Until December 21, 2008, the train ran over 20,000 km (12,000 mi) in test runs on the Chungbuk Line, short of the 100,000 km (62,000 mi) planned.[8] The test program of 100,000 km (62,000 mi) was completed until the end of 2009, with test runs on the Chungbuk, Jungang, Honam, Gyeongbu and Taebaek Lines followed by high-speed testing on the Gyeongbu High Speed Railway (Gyeongbu HSR), with 200 km/h (124 mph) achieved at 00:33 on November 19, 2009, between Osong and Daejeon.[9] In a further test in September 2010 on the not yet opened second stage of the line between Daegu and Busan, the train achieved 222 km/h (138 mph).[10]

Series version[edit]

By the end of 2009, the series version of the train was expected to enter regular service in 2013, starting on the Jungang Line.[9] The future service is expected to reduce the travel time between Cheongnyangni in Seoul and Yeongju from the current Mugunghwa-ho travel time of 3 hours 25 minutes to 2 hours 55 minutes, further reducing to 1 hour 55 minutes after the upgrade of the Jungang Line.[10] Further services are planned on the Taebaek and Yeongdong Lines.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 한국형 복합소재 틸팅열차(한빛 200) (PDF) (in Korean). KRRI. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ^ "TTX unveiled to public". KRRI. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  3. ^ "TTX prototype gets on test track". KRRI. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  4. ^ "HSR350x looking out for name". KRRI. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  5. ^ a b 한국형고속열차 네이밍 (in Korean). Chae, Nam-Hee. 2007-04-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  6. ^ Kim, Kihwan (May 2008). "Korea develops high-speed ambitions". International Railway Journal: 35–36. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  7. ^ a b "Korean TTX 'Hanvit 200' implements first test ride". KRRI. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  8. ^ "Hanvit-200 records over 20,000km on test". KRRI. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  9. ^ a b c "Korean Advanced Tilting Train Completes 200km/h Maximum Speed Test Run". KRRI. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  10. ^ a b "Driving test of Korean tilting train TTX 222Km/h Completed". KRRI. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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