Articulated train-type rail vehicle

Abstract

A rail vehicle for transporting people, which is in the form of an articulated train-type multiple unit, includes at least two car bodies. Adjoining car bodies are supported on a common central running gear and end car bodies are additionally supported on end running gears. All of the running gears have a distance between the centers of the bogies of two adjoining running gears of from 18 to 21 m, and the end car bodies have a length of from 24 to 27 m.

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         7 . A rail vehicle in the form of an articulated train-type multiple unit for transporting people, the rail vehicle comprising:
 at least two car bodies including adjacent car bodies and end car bodies, said end car bodies each having a length in a range of from 24 to 28 m;   common central running gears each supporting a respective two of said adjacent car bodies, and end running gears each additionally supporting a respective one of said end car bodies;   said running gears including bogies having centers, and all of said running gears defining a distance between said centers of said bogies of adjacent running gears of from 19 to 21 m.   
     
     
         8 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 all of said running gears are equipped with internally mounted bogie frames having longitudinal supports, wheels and a transverse direction; and   said wheels of said running gears are situated further outside than said longitudinal supports in said transverse direction.   
     
     
         9 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 7 , wherein said end car bodies have overhangs each extending from a center of a respective one of said end running gears to an end of the rail vehicle over a length of at least 5 m. 
     
     
         10 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 9 , which further comprises heavy components including at least one of transformers, auxiliary systems or batteries being disposed at least partially in a vicinity of said overhangs of said end car bodies. 
     
     
         11 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 7 , wherein said central running gears ( 11 ) each have more than two axles. 
     
     
         12 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 11 , wherein said running gears have wheels with wheel diameters, and said wheel diameters of said central running gears are smaller than said wheel diameters of said end running gears.