SJ ordered 20 sets in August 1986 and planned to order a further 30. A tilting train provided the advantages of high speed and comfort for the passengers, as tilting trains can run through sharp (short radius or tight) curves up to 15% faster than non-tilting trains. As a result, a Swedish tilting train had to be developed. The reason the X2 was chosen was that Sweden (like most other countries) has very curved railways, and not enough traffic to justify building special high-speed railway lines (at least before 1990). It has a top commercial speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), but has reached 276 km/h (171 mph) in a test. The trains have been fitted with repeaters to improve mobile phone reception. The trains also have electric power supply sockets at all seats in both first and second class. All trains are equipped with Wi-Fi for passenger access to the Internet and were repainted grey as of 2005. There is a bistro on board that serves snack bar-style dishes. It was constructed by Kalmar Verkstad in Kalmar, Sweden (prior to the company being bought by Adtranz in 1996) and launched in 1990 as a first-class only train with a meal included in the ticket price, and free use of the train's fax machine. X 2000, also called SJ X2 or simply as X2, is an electric tilting train operated by SJ in Sweden. Loco: brake shoe on rim ( air) and regenerative brakeġ,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in) standard gauge Power car: 73 t (72 long tons 80 short tons)Ĭoach, tare: 47 t (46 long tons 52 short tons)Ĭoach with bistro, tare: 49 t (48 long tons 54 short tons)Ĭontrol coach, tare: 55 t (54 long tons 61 short tons)ġ10 kN (25,000 lb f) braking from 130 km/h (81 mph) to 0 km/h (0 mph) Västerås (ABB, electrical part), Kalmar (mechanical part)ġ power car + 4 or 5 intermediate coaches + 1 control coach Ukraine's defence ministry posted a video on social media earlier this week aimed at giving France a gentle nudge to "win our hearts" through weapon supplies after repeated criticism that Paris has not been doing enough.Refurbished X2 train at Stockholm Central Station Paris has previously supplied Mistral shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. Macron said on Wednesday France will deliver radar and air defence systems to Ukraine in the coming weeks, in particular to help Ukraine protest itself from drone and missile attacks. The aim is to complete the shipment of Crotales "within two months," Lecornu said, taking into account the necessary training of Ukrainian soldiers. "The number (of Crotales) is being determined with the Ukrainians, but it will be significant to allow them to defend their sky," Lecornu said. He also pledged that France would provide Crotale short-range anti-air missiles, which are used to intercept low-flying missiles and aircraft. On top of these, France is also weighing the delivery of ground-to-ground missiles, Lecornu said. The minister said France had delivered 18 Caesar howitzers so far to Ukraine and that talks were going on to send six more. "But now it's a change of scale," Lecornu said. "They will be assigned to our units for several weeks," he said, adding that military training for the use of Caesar howitzers had previously been offered to Ukrainian soldiers. has approved a training plan that will allow up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers to be welcomed in France," he said. PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a proposal to train a large number of Ukrainian soldiers in the country, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told newspaper Le Parisien on Saturday (Oct 15).
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