A body (1) for a rail vehicle (100) comprising a control panel (4) for controlling the rail vehicle (100). The control panel (4) has a rest position and an operational position and, in the rest position, is located in a control panel holder (41) while, in the operational position, is at least partially located outside the control panel holder (41) such that control elements (42) are accessible for operation.

A carriage connector for connecting railway carriages together includes a pair of wall portions; a floor portion; and a roof portion, wherein the portions form a passage with a first end having an opening and forming a mountable interface, for mounting the carriage connector to a railway carriage, and an opposing end forming a connectable interface. The wall portions are configured to allow their longitudinal length to be varied. The portions are arranged to be retracted to the mountable interface so the wall portions obstruct the opening, defining a closed position of the carriage connector, and may be extended from the mountable interface to form the passage, defining an open position of the carriage connector. The carriage connector is movable between the open and closed positions and the wall portions can pivot about the first end between a first and second position which correspond to the closed and open positions respectively.

A carriage connector for connecting railway carriages together includes a pair of wall portions; a floor portion; and a roof portion, wherein the portions form a passage with a first end having an opening and forming a mountable interface, for mounting the carriage connector to a railway carriage, and an opposing end forming a connectable interface. The wall portions are configured to allow their longitudinal length to be varied. The portions are arranged to be retracted to the mountable interface so the wall portions obstruct the opening, defining a closed position of the carriage connector, and may be extended from the mountable interface to form the passage, defining an open position of the carriage connector. The carriage connector is movable between the open and closed positions and the wall portions can pivot about the first end between a first and second position which correspond to the closed and open positions respectively.

A fairing for arrangement between two vehicle parts, in particular of a rail vehicle, movably connected to one another, having at least one fairing element that is arranged at a respective vehicle part, that is elastically deformable, and that has a U-shaped or arcuate cross-section. The fairing also has at least one stabilization body that extends at least sectionally into the fairing element and extends from at least one front face of the fairing element.

A fairing for arrangement between two vehicle parts, in particular of a rail vehicle, movably connected to one another, having at least one fairing element that is arranged at a respective vehicle part, that is elastically deformable, and that has a U-shaped or arcuate cross-section. The fairing also has at least one stabilization body that extends at least sectionally into the fairing element and extends from at least one front face of the fairing element.

An active control system for rolling behaviors of high-speed trains includes a sensor, a controller and an output device. The output device includes a power unit, an output unit and a casing. The power unit and the output unit are arranged inside the casing. The active control system applies active control torque to the shaking, rolling and nodding of the train body so as to control the train.

A railcar diaphragm includes a car side assembly configured to be coupled to an end wall of a railcar, a wear side assembly configured to engage the wear side assembly of another railcar diaphragm or an other railcar when the other railcar is coupled to the railcar, a bellows assembly disposed between the car side assembly and the wear side assembly to provide a pathway and at least one elastomer suspension unit assembly including an elastomer suspension unit, a bearing assembly and an arm having a first end coupled to the elastomer suspension unit and a second end coupled to the bearing assembly. The elastomer suspension unit assembly is coupled to the car side or wear side assembly via the bearing assembly. The arm is biased towards an initial position by the elastomer suspension unit as a distance between the car side assembly and the wear side assembly changes.

An articulation system (1) for interconnecting first and second vehicle units of an articulated road vehicle comprises a central element (2) including a vertical cylinder with left and right arcuate walls (4) extending between two facing openings. First and second interconnecting structures (5) are joined to the central element (2) and are adapted to be respectively attached to the first and second vehicle units on opposed sides of the central element (2). Each interconnecting structure has a pitch joint member (5a) and a yaw joint member (5b). The pitch joint member (5a) has a frame (7) perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a corresponding one of the first and second vehicle units and a pitch hinge mechanism (6) at a floor level to interconnect with the corresponding one of the first and second vehicle units. The yaw joint member (5b) has a frame (8) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the corresponding one of the first and second vehicle units and left and right arcuate walls juxtaposed to the left and right arcuate walls (4) of the vertical cylinder and rotatable therearound. The frame (7) of the pitch joint member (5a) and the frame (8) of the yaw joint member (5b) are juxtaposed and mechanically linked to jointly form a planar roll joint mechanism.

The invention relates to a cover between at least two vehicle parts of the type connected to one another in an articulated manner to form a vehicle e.g. a streetcar or an articulated bus, the cover comprising an at least U-shaped cover that is elastically yielding, the U-shaped cover bridging a space between the two vehicle parts, wherein the U-shaped cover being double-walled, with an outer wall and an inner wall being formed in one part.

The invention relates to a cover between at least two vehicle parts of the type connected to one another in an articulated manner to form a vehicle e.g. a streetcar or an articulated bus, the cover comprising an at least U-shaped cover that is elastically yielding, the U-shaped cover bridging a space between the two vehicle parts, wherein the U-shaped cover being double-walled, with an outer wall and an inner wall being formed in one part.