MODULAR RAILWAY CAR AND TRAIN MADE UP OF SUCH CARS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: electric railway transport. SUBSTANCE: proposed train designed for carrying passengers is made up of at least two cars of two levels. Car accommodates equipment including at least one unit to feed power to traction motor, traction power supply units, additional power supply units and device which can be connected with power supply system. At least one car is provided with at least one motor bogie and at least one carrying bogie. At least one carrying bogie is coupled with at least one element of equipment arranged in car approximately over bogie. Ratio between corresponding traction power coefficients of any two groups of cars is not less than 1/3 and not more than 3. Modular design provides easy response to changes of requirements by increasing number of train cars. EFFECT: possibility of development of car pool. 17 cl, 8 dwg