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steve208 | 16:51 Thu 14th Sep 2006 | How it Works
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Does anyone know where i might find information about the new tilting trains? I know there is some information virgin provides on their website and on the trains. But i have so many why, what how questions about how the trains work!!
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I don't know about the new Virgin trains, but if they are as comfortable a ride as the old APT then they'll be brilliant. I never noticed it tilting, but you could look out of one window and all you could see was rails and the other window would be all sky! I had the fortune to ride on this train 2 or 3 times and was very disappointed when it was cancelled.
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well the virgin trains are indeed a fantastic ride. I always find it best to sit in the front carriage and you can feel and see the tilt more. The best time is just as dusk is drawing in and you are speeding through cities and farmland.

The aceleration and braking of the trains is very impressive compared to the old ones, although virgin are still trying to fix the problem with a bad extraction system for the toilets!
The name for them is "Pendolino":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendolino
Just thought that I would add that it is not only virgin west coast's Pendolino's that tilt but also virgin XC's Super VOYAGER's which people seem to forget.

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