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XINSHISU – TILTING TRAINS ON CHINESE INFRASTRUCTURE Dr Björn Kufver Peder Flykt Ferroplan Bombardier Fasangatan 32 Östra Ringvägen 2 SE-582 37 Linköping SE-821 73 Västerås SWEDEN SWEDEN bjorn.kufver@ peder.flykt@ KEYWORDS: Xinshisu, X2000, Tilting train, China, Freight railways, Alignment optimisation. ABSTRACT The use of tilting train technology to increase permissible speed was discussed in German literature as early as the 1930s. Countries like Japan, Italy and Sweden were the first to bring the innovation into practical application. In the Swedish case, tilting trains were first put into service on the prioritised passenger routes Stockholm - Göteborg and Stockholm - Malmö. However, tilting trains are also required to operate on mixed traffic routes where freight traffic is given high priority. In China, freight traffic is given very high priority as it forms an extraordinarily important part of the rail traffic. The Swedish X2000 tilting train technology has been put into service on the Hong Kong - Guangzhou route, and various feasibility studies for introduction of tilting trains on other Chinese routes have been conducted. The present paper discusses some experiences gained from China, with a particular focus on a gradual upgrading of the infrastructure and the specific advantages of tilting trains on railways with heavy freight traffic. INTRODUCTION As a result of the successful operation of the Xinshisu High Speed Tilting Train (Figure 1) on the Guangzhou – Hong Kong line, Guangzhou Zhongche Railway Vehicle Vendition Tenacy Co. Ltd. (GZZC) and Guangzhou Railway Corporation (GRC) had shown interest in