Tilting Train Express
Tilting Train Express | |
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In service | Not in service |
Manufacturer | TTX Consortium |
Built at | Hankuk Fiber |
Family name | Hanvit |
Constructed | 2007 |
Number built | 1 set |
Number preserved | 2 end cars |
Formation | 2M+2T+2M[1] |
Capacity | 278[1] |
Operators | TTX Consortium |
Lines served | Chungbuk Line, Jungang Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | carbon/epoxy sandwiched aluminium honeycomb |
Car length | 24.50 m (80 ft 5 in) |
Width | 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) |
Maximum speed | achieved in tests: 222 km/h (138 mph) design: 200 km/h (124 mph) planned in service: 180 km/h (112 mph) |
Weight | 344 t (379 short tons; 339 long tons)[1] |
Power output | 16 × 250 kW (340 hp) (4,000 kW or 5,400 hp)[1] |
Power supply | 25 kV/60 Hz AC |
Electric system(s) | catenary |
Current collector(s) | Single arm pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo' + 2'2' + 2'2' + Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo' |
Safety system(s) | Automatic Train Stop and Automatic Train Protection |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Tilting Train Express (TTX) or Hanvit 200 is a South Korean experimental tilting train, which was[when?] tested by the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI).
Technical details
[edit]The six-car EMU has a design speed of 200 km/h (124 mph) and a planned service speed of 180 km/h (112 mph).[1] [dead link ] 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]
Canceled production 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]
However, it was deemed more efficient to bank and straighten conventional rails to higher speed specs, so production units were never built.[11] The KTX-Eum took its role as the high speed service in the upgraded Jungang line, while the ITX-Maum took over services on the Taebaek and Yeongdong lines.
LTE-R Testing
[edit]Circa 2016, the TTX was modified to be an LTE-R test train for the upcoming 250kph LTE-R upgrade of the Wonju-Gangneung section of the Gyeonggang Line. The modified set has LTE-R equipment on board, as well as related branding on the sides.[12]
Preservation
[edit]Since November 2023, car 1 the TTX is displayed in Yongsan Railroad High School to be used for training purposes.[11]
Car 6 of the TTX is preserved in Chungnam Mechanical Technical High School for educational purposes.[13]
See also
[edit]- HSR-350x
- HEMU-430X
- Korea Train Express
- New Pendolino
- X 2000
- Transportation in South Korea
- Hankuk Fiber
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g 한국형 복합소재 틸팅열차(한빛 200) (PDF) (in Korean). KRRI. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "TTX unveiled to public". KRRI. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "TTX prototype gets on test track". KRRI. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "HSR350x looking out for name". KRRI. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ a b 한국형고속열차 네이밍 (in Korean). Chae, Nam-Hee. 2007-04-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ Kim, Kihwan (May 2008). "Korea develops high-speed ambitions". International Railway Journal: 35–36. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ a b "Korean TTX 'Hanvit 200' implements first test ride". KRRI. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "Hanvit-200 records over 20,000km on test". KRRI. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ a b c "Korean Advanced Tilting Train Completes 200km/h Maximum Speed Test Run". KRRI. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ a b "Driving test of Korean tilting train TTX 222Km/h Completed". KRRI. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ a b Jang, Byeonggeuk (2023-11-23). 용산철도고, 철도연서 '한국형 틸팅열차' 기증받아 (in Korean). Rail Economy News. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ 2조원 LTE-R 사업 출발선 `원주-강릉선` KT 품으로 (in Korean). etnews. 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ Kim, Sangsu (2023-12-01). 충남기계공업고등학교, 철도차량 교육설비 기증 설치 (in Korean). Daejeon Times. Retrieved 2024-10-12.