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Tracks for tilting trains - A study within the Fast And Comfortable Trains (FACT) project 1 2 B. Kufver, R. Persson 1 2 Ferroplan, Linköping, Sweden ; Bombardier Transportation, Västerås, Sweden Abstract The tilt mechanism reduces the lateral acceleration perceived by the passengers. Therefore, tilting trains, if provided with a suitable running gear, may run at higher cant deficiencies than non-tilting trains. However, the nominal track geometry still defines a ceiling for permissible train speed, but at a higher level. The research project Fast And Comfortable Trains (FACT), organised by the European Commission and the UIC, had the overall objective to identify procedures to enhance the performance of tilting trains, without compromising passenger comfort and the safety of the track / vehicle system. FACT Work Package 1 had the objectives to provide methodology for upgrading infrastructure to achieve the optimal performance for using tilting trains, with special attention to mixed traffic conditions, and to identify economical design of track and/or coach for a given performance and a given comfort level. In the final research report produced within FACT WP1, Tracks for tilting trains, a general overview of considerations for the track is given, and a state-of-the-art overview of research on track/vehicle interaction, with a focus on the track geometry, is presented. The major track aspects of tilting trains are related to the horizontal alignment and applied cant, since the relation between low-frequency variables, such as low-frequency roll