EP1721803B1 - Articulated rake of coaches and coach to set up such a rake - Google Patents

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EP1721803B1
EP1721803B1 EP06290690A EP06290690A EP1721803B1 EP 1721803 B1 EP1721803 B1 EP 1721803B1 EP 06290690 A EP06290690 A EP 06290690A EP 06290690 A EP06290690 A EP 06290690A EP 1721803 B1 EP1721803 B1 EP 1721803B1
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Eric Courcimeaux
Alain Guinot
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F3/00Types of bogies
    • B61F3/12Types of bogies specially modified for carrying adjacent vehicle bodies of articulated trains
    • B61F3/125Types of bogies specially modified for carrying adjacent vehicle bodies of articulated trains with more than one axle or wheel set
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61CLOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS
    • B61C11/00Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheel
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61CLOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS
    • B61C3/00Electric locomotives or railcars
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61DBODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/12Roofs
    • B61D17/14Roofs with gangways
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61DBODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D3/00Wagons or vans
    • B61D3/10Articulated vehicles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61GCOUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G5/00Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for
    • B61G5/02Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for for coupling articulated trains, locomotives and tenders or the bogies of a vehicle; Coupling by means of a single coupling bar; Couplings preventing or limiting relative lateral movement of vehicles

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  • the invention generally relates to an articulated train train, and a car for constituting such a train.
  • a section of such a train is represented on the figure 1 , this section comprising several cars V connected by passages C through which passengers can drive from one car V to another.
  • the floor P in the train is relatively higher at the traffic passage than in the center of the cars, that is to say in the room where the passengers sit.
  • the difference in level is about 125 mm.
  • EP-0 642 964 describes a train train articulated to several cars.
  • the coupling means of two successive cars are placed under the rear end of one of the cars.
  • the support frame of the other car is placed under the front end of said other car.
  • the floor at the level of the traffic passage between the two cars is at a higher level than in the center of the cars.
  • the present invention aims to provide an articulated train train within which the movement between cars is easier than in trains of the state of the art.
  • the articulated train train of the invention is essentially characterized in that the ball joints are disposed at a vertical level less than or equal to the pivot connection means relative to the running surface of the train.
  • the invention relates to a train car adapted to be part of an articulated train comprising a plurality of aligned cars. longitudinally, the car comprising a body, at least one bogie on which the body rests, pivot connecting means of the body with the bogie and ball joint means adapted to cooperate with complementary ball joint means of the preceding car in the alignment, so that the cars are linked by a ball joint, characterized in that the ball joint means are arranged at a vertical level less than or equal to the pivot connection means relative to the running surface of the car.
  • the articulated train train of which a section is represented on the figure 2 includes a head drive, a tail drive and a plurality of cars aligned longitudinally between the two drives.
  • Cars 2 are linked to each other and are linked to the head and tail engines.
  • the head motor is adapted to drive the train in a forward longitudinal direction, symbolized by the arrow F of the figure 2 .
  • the rear wheel is able to train the train in the opposite direction.
  • Each car 2 comprises a body 4, a bogie 6 on which the body 4 rests with a front end, pivot connection means 8 of the body 4 with the bogie 6, and ball joint means 10 cooperating with connecting means complementary ball 12 of the previous car 4 in alignment.
  • the ball joint means 10 are formed at the front end of the car 2 and the complementary ball joint means 12 at a rear end of the previous car 2.
  • the ball joint means 10 and the complementary ball joint means 12 create a ball joint 14 between the two cars through which the front end of the car 2 supports the rear end of the previous car 2.
  • each car is supported at its front end by the bogie 6, and at its rear end by the following car 4 in alignment, via the ball joint 14.
  • each car 2 comprises, on one side before , a section of passage 20 adapted to cooperate with a complementary passage section 22 formed on a rear side of the previous car 2, the two passage sections being contiguous longitudinally and thus creating the circulation passage 16.
  • each box 4 is subdivided into a front portion 24 communicating with the passage 16 leading to the preceding car 2, a central portion 26 of passenger accommodation, and a rear portion 28 communicating with the passage 16 connecting the car 2 to the next car 2 in the lineup.
  • the front, central and rear portions 24, 26 and 28 of the interior volume 18, and the circulation passages 16 of the two opposite longitudinal sides of the car 4 are delimited, on a lower side, by a floor 29, this floor s' extending substantially at the same level with respect to the running surface of the trainset throughout the interior volume 18 and in the circulation passages 16.
  • each box 4 has a crenelated bottom 30, with a front bottom 32 and a rear bottom 34 located vertically at a relatively higher level relative to the running surface of the train, and a central bottom 35 located vertically at a relatively high level. lower compared to the running plan of the train.
  • the front, rear and central bottoms 32, 34, 35 are respectively located under the front 24, rear 28 and central 26 of the interior volume 18.
  • the bogie 6 includes a frame 36, two axles 38 mounted on the frame 36, four wheels 40 mounted in pairs on the axles 38, and two dampers 42 interposed between the front end 32 of the body 4 and the frame 36.
  • the frame 36 comprises two longitudinally and mutually parallel longitudinal members 44, and two mutually parallel transverse crosspieces 46 connecting the two side members 44.
  • the axles 38 are mounted at the two opposite longitudinal ends of the longitudinal members 44.
  • the cross members 46 are symmetrically disposed relative to the median transverse vertical plane of the two axles 38, each extending between this plane and one of the axles 38.
  • the bogie 6 comprises still disc brakes 48 mounted on the axles 38, cooperating with braking actuators 50 mounted on the cross members 46.
  • the dampers 42 each rest on a spar 44 and are arranged in the median transverse vertical plane of the two axles 38.
  • the pivot connection means 8 are arranged under the front bottom 32 and are such that the front end 32 of the body 4 is pivotally mounted on the bogie 6 about a pivot axis A perpendicular to the running surface of the train.
  • the pivot connection means 8 are arranged in the median transverse vertical plane of the two axles 38, and also in the median longitudinal vertical plane of the two crosspieces 46. These means are of known type and will not be detailed here.
  • the ball joint means 10 comprise a front arm 52 extending from the front end 32 under the connecting passage 16, and a stirrup 54 integral with the front arm 52.
  • the front arm 52 includes a first portion extending downwardly and forwards from the front bottom 32, and a second portion extending the first horizontally forwardly.
  • the yoke 54 extends from the second part of the front arm 52 and comprises two parallel bent arms 56, each arm 56 comprises a first section 58 extending transversely to the right from the front arm 52 and a second section 60 extending vertically the first section 58.
  • the complementary ball joint means 12 comprise a rear arm 62 extending longitudinally rearward, substantially horizontally, from the rear base 34. This rear arm 62 is located vertically immediately above the first sections 58 of the
  • the complementary means 12 further comprise a central plate 64 extending transversely to the right from the rear arm 62. The central plate 64 is engaged between the second sections 60 of the yoke 54. A spacing G remains of each side of the plate 64 between this plate 64 and the second sections 60 of the bent arms 56, as seen on the figure 5 .
  • the second portions 60 and the plate 64 are pierced by cylindrical bores 66 and 68, coaxial, of longitudinal axis.
  • the bore 68 receives a ball 70, a sleeve of elastic material 72 being interposed between the ball 70 and the inner surface of the bore 68.
  • the ball 70 is typically made of rubber.
  • the ball joint means 10 also comprise an axis 74 passing through the bores 66 of the two bent arms 56, and also passing through the ball 70 through an orifice provided for this purpose in the ball 70.
  • the ball 70 is rigidly fixed, in translation, along the shaft 74, by any suitable means.
  • the elastic sleeve 72 is integral with both the ball 70 and the plate 64.
  • the part of the bogie 6 situated on a rear side of the pivot axis A is situated entirely under the front bottom 32 of the body 4.
  • the part of the bogie 6 extending in front of the pivot axis A extends first under the front bottom 32, then under the circulation passage 16 and finally extends partially under the rear bottom 34 of the previous car 2.
  • the axle 38 located at the front extends substantially at the rear end of the previous car 2.
  • the ball joint 14 is located longitudinally under the circulation passage 16.
  • the ball joint 14 is also located between the two axles 38 of the bogie, more precisely between the front axle 38 of the bogie and the pivot axis A, and again more specifically, between the front cross 46 and the front axle 38.
  • the ball joint 14 is interposed between the bogie 6 and the floor of the connecting passage 16 and more precisely between the front axle 38 and the floor of the connecting passage 16.
  • the ball joint 14 is disposed at a vertical level less than or equal to that of the pivot connection means 8 relative to the running surface of the train.
  • the ball 70 of the ball joint 14 is disposed longitudinally at a distance of less than two meters from the axis A of the pivot connection means 8, and is preferably located one meter from the axis A of the pivot connection 8.
  • the train may comprise a car 2 provided with a pantograph arm 76 mounted on the roof of the body 4, this pantograph arm 76 being advantageously disposed at a front end of this roof, in line with the axis A pivot connecting means 8.
  • the train train described above has many advantages.
  • the ball joint 14 articulating a car 2 to the preceding car is shifted forward relative to the pivot connection means 8 of the car 2 on its bogie 6. Furthermore, the ball joint 14 is disposed at a level less than or equal to to that of the pivot connection means. It is thus possible to arrange the floor of the passage 16 vertically at the same level as the floor of the interior volume 18 of the car 2.
  • the floor of the circulation passage 16 was disposed higher than the floor of the central part of the interior volume 18 of the car, since the ball joint was arranged above the pivot connection means, and under the circulation passage, as we see on the figure 1 .
  • This new arrangement of the ball joint 14 and pivot connection means 8 makes it possible to lower the level of the floor of the circulation passage 16 by approximately 125 mm compared to the state of the prior art.
  • pivot connection means 8 are arranged under the front part of the body 4, it is possible to implement the pantograph arm 76 vertically to the right pivot connection means 8. This arrangement simplifies the movement the pantograph arm with respect to the catenary 78.
  • pivot connection means 8 are arranged under the front part of the box and no longer under the circulation passage 16 allows the dampers 42 to be directly resting on the front bottom 32 of the box 4.
  • a difference in elevation is formed between the floor of the interior volume of the body and the floor of passage of circulation, lowering jointly the levels of the two floors. This reduces the height of the steps to access the interior of the box from the dock.
  • the ball joint 14 between a car and the car in front of it is disposed under the rear bottom 34 of the car before rather than under the floor of the traffic passage connecting the two cars.
  • the bogie 6 of a car 2 may not be linked to the front bottom 32 of the body 4, but rather to the rear bottom 34 of the body. In this case, the front end of the car 2 is supported by the rear end of the car which precedes it via the ball joint 14.
  • each car 2 is provided with two bogies 6, a bogie 6 located under the front end 32 of the body 4 and a bogie 6 located under the rear bottom 34 of the body 4.
  • the ball joint 14 has the function of articulating one end of a car 2 with the end of the preceding car 2, but no longer has the function of supporting the end of one of the cars.
  • the train train described above may be electric or thermal propulsion.
  • the car provided with a ball joint 14 lowered in relation to its pivot connection 8 can be motorized (drive) or non-motorized.
  • the motor can be arranged at the end of the train or in the intermediate position, between two non-motorized cars.

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The set has a set of longitudinally aligned rail cars (2) each with longitudinal front and back ends. A knuckle-joint connection (14) is placed between, for each car, the front end of the car and the back end of the preceding car in alignment. Each car has a bogie (6) on which a case (4) rests, and pivot connection units (8) to connect the case with the bogie. The connections (14) are placed at a level lower or equal to the units (8) with respect to the plane of the set.

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L'invention concerne en général une rame de train articulée, et une voiture permettant de constituer une telle rame.The invention generally relates to an articulated train train, and a car for constituting such a train.

Plus précisément, l'invention concerne, selon un premier aspect, une rame de train articulée, comprenant

  • une pluralité de voitures alignées longitudinalement présentant chacune des extrémités longitudinales avant et arrière,
  • pour chaque voiture, une liaison rotule entre l'extrémité avant de ladite voiture et l'extrémité arrière de la voiture précédente dans l'alignement,
chaque voiture comprenant une caisse, au moins un bogie sur lequel repose la caisse, et des moyens de liaison pivot de la caisse avec le bogie.More specifically, the invention relates, according to a first aspect, to an articulated train train comprising
  • a plurality of longitudinally aligned cars each having front and rear longitudinal ends,
  • for each car, a ball joint connection between the front end of said car and the rear end of the preceding car in the line,
each car comprising a body, at least one bogie on which the body rests, and pivot connecting means of the body with the bogie.

Des rames de ce type sont connues de l'état de la technique. Un tronçon d'une telle rame est représenté sur la figure 1, ce tronçon comprenant plusieurs voitures V reliées par des passages C par lesquels les passagers peuvent circuler d'une voiture V à une autre. Le plancher P dans la rame est relativement plus élevé au niveau du passage de circulation qu'au centre des voitures, c'est-à-dire dans la salle où sont assis les passagers. La différence de niveau est d'environ 125 mm.Reams of this type are known from the state of the art. A section of such a train is represented on the figure 1 , this section comprising several cars V connected by passages C through which passengers can drive from one car V to another. The floor P in the train is relatively higher at the traffic passage than in the center of the cars, that is to say in the room where the passengers sit. The difference in level is about 125 mm.

Cette dénivellation est gênante pour les passagers qui veulent passer d'une voiture à une autre, surtout quand ces passagers traînent un sac ou une valise roulante.This drop is troublesome for passengers who want to switch from one car to another, especially when these passengers hang around a bag or a rolling suitcase.

Par ailleurs, EP-0 642 964 décrit une rame de train articulée à plusieurs voitures. Les moyens d'accouplement de deux voitures successives sont placés sous l'extrémité arrière d'une des voitures. Le châssis de support de l'autre voiture est placé sous l'extrémité avant de ladite autre voiture. Comme précédemment, le plancher au niveau du passage de circulation entre les deux voitures est à un niveau plus élevé qu'au centre des voitures.Otherwise, EP-0 642 964 describes a train train articulated to several cars. The coupling means of two successive cars are placed under the rear end of one of the cars. The support frame of the other car is placed under the front end of said other car. As before, the floor at the level of the traffic passage between the two cars is at a higher level than in the center of the cars.

Dans ce contexte, la présente invention a pour but de proposer une rame de train articulée à l'intérieur de laquelle la circulation entre les voitures est plus facile que dans les rames de l'état de la technique.In this context, the present invention aims to provide an articulated train train within which the movement between cars is easier than in trains of the state of the art.

A cette fin, la rame de train articulée de l'invention, du type décrit ci-dessus, est essentiellement caractérisée en ce que les liaisons rotules sont disposées à un niveau vertical inférieur ou égal aux moyens de liaison pivot par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame.To this end, the articulated train train of the invention, of the type described above, is essentially characterized in that the ball joints are disposed at a vertical level less than or equal to the pivot connection means relative to the running surface of the train.

La rame de train articulée peut également présenter une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles;

  • les moyens de liaison pivot sont tels que la caisse est montée pivotante sur le bogie autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au plan de roulement de la rame ;
  • chaque voiture comprend un bogie unique supportant l'extrémité avant de ladite voiture, l'extrémité arrière de la voiture étant supportée par l'extrémité avant de la voiture suivante dans l'alignement par l'intermédiaire de la liaison rotule ;
  • la rame comprend, pour chaque voiture, un passage de circulation mettant en communication un volume intérieur de la caisse de ladite voiture avec un volume intérieur de la caisse de la voiture précédente, la liaison rotule entre les deux voitures étant disposée sous le passage de circulation ;
  • chaque caisse présente un fond en créneau comprenant des fonds avant et arrière situés verticalement relativement plus haut par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame, et un fond central relativement plus bas ;
  • les moyens de liaison pivot sont disposés sous le fond avant ;
  • le bogie s'étend partiellement sous le fond avant et partiellement sous le passage de circulation, la liaison rotule étant interposée verticalement entre le bogie et le passage de circulation ;
  • le bogie de chaque voiture s'étend partiellement sous le fond arrière de la caisse de la voiture précédente ;
  • le volume intérieur de chaque caisse et le passage de circulation mettant en communication celui-ci avec le volume intérieur de la caisse précédente sont délimités d'un côté inférieur par des planchers respectifs s'étendant verticalement sensiblement au même niveau par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame ;
  • chaque bogie comprend deux essieux transversaux parallèles espacés longitudinalement, la liaison rotule étant disposée longitudinalement entre les deux essieux ;
  • la liaison rotule de chaque voiture avec la voiture précédente est disposée longitudinalement à une distance inférieure à deux mètres des moyens de liaison pivot entre la caisse et le bogie de la voiture ; et
  • la rame comprend un pantographe apte à glisser le long d'une caténaire et disposé au-dessus d'une des voitures, verticalement au droit des moyens de liaison pivot de cette voiture.
The articulated train train may also have one or more of the following features, in any technically possible combination;
  • the pivot connection means are such that the body is pivotally mounted on the bogie about an axis perpendicular to the running surface of the train;
  • each car comprises a single bogie supporting the front end of said car, the rear end of the car being supported by the front end of the next car in alignment through the ball joint;
  • the train comprises, for each car, a traffic passage communicating an interior volume of the body of said car with an interior volume of the body of the preceding car, the ball joint between the two cars being disposed under the circulation passage ;
  • each box has a crenellated bottom including front and rear fund vertically relatively higher relative to the running surface of the train, and a relatively lower central bottom;
  • the pivot connection means are arranged under the front bottom;
  • the bogie extends partially under the front bottom and partially under the circulation passage, the ball joint being interposed vertically between the bogie and the circulation passage;
  • the bogie of each car extends partially under the rear bottom of the body of the preceding car;
  • the internal volume of each box and the circulation passage placing it in communication with the interior volume of the preceding box are delimited on a lower side by respective floors extending vertically substantially at the same level with respect to the running surface rowing;
  • each bogie comprises two parallel transverse axles spaced longitudinally, the ball joint being arranged longitudinally between the two axles;
  • the ball joint connection of each car with the preceding car is arranged longitudinally at a distance of less than two meters from the pivot connection means between the body and the bogie of the car; and
  • the train comprises a pantograph able to slide along a catenary and disposed over one of the cars, vertically to the right of the pivot connection means of the car.

Selon un second aspect l'invention concerne une voiture de train apte à faire partie d'une rame articulée comprenant une pluralité de voitures alignées longitudinalement, la voiture comprenant une caisse, au moins un bogie sur lequel repose la caisse, des moyens de liaison pivot de la caisse avec le bogie et des moyens de liaison rotule aptes à coopérer avec des moyens de liaison rotule complémentaires de la voiture précédente dans l'alignement, de telle sorte que les voitures sont liées par une liaison rotule, caractérisée en ce que les moyens de liaison rotule sont disposés à un niveau vertical inférieur ou égal aux moyens de liaison pivot par rapport au plan de roulement de la voiture.According to a second aspect, the invention relates to a train car adapted to be part of an articulated train comprising a plurality of aligned cars. longitudinally, the car comprising a body, at least one bogie on which the body rests, pivot connecting means of the body with the bogie and ball joint means adapted to cooperate with complementary ball joint means of the preceding car in the alignment, so that the cars are linked by a ball joint, characterized in that the ball joint means are arranged at a vertical level less than or equal to the pivot connection means relative to the running surface of the car.

La voiture peut également présenter une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques ci-dessous, selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles :

  • la voiture comprend à une extrémité avant un tronçon de passage de circulation apte à coopérer avec un tronçon de passage complémentaire de la voiture précédente pour créer un passage mettant en communication des volumes intérieurs respectifs des caisses des deux voitures, les moyens de liaison rotule de la voiture étant disposés sous le passage de circulation ;
  • la caisse présente un fond en créneau, comprenant des fonds avant et arrière situés verticalement relativement plus haut par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame, et un fond central relativement plus bas, les moyens de liaison pivot étant disposés sous le fond avant ; et
  • le volume intérieur de la caisse et le tronçon de passage de circulation sont délimités d'un côté inférieur par des planchers respectifs s'étendant sensiblement au même niveau.
The car may also have one or more of the following features, in any technically feasible combination:
  • the car comprises at a front end a section of traffic passage adapted to cooperate with a complementary passage section of the previous car to create a passage communicating respective internal volumes of the boxes of the two cars, the ball joint means of the car being arranged under the circulation passage;
  • the body has a crenellated bottom, comprising front and rear funds located vertically relatively higher relative to the running surface of the train, and a relatively lower central bottom, the pivot connection means being arranged under the front bottom; and
  • the interior volume of the body and the section of the circulation passage are delimited on a lower side by respective floors extending substantially at the same level.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description qui en est faite ci-dessous, à titre indicatif et nullement limitatif, en référence aux figures annexées parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de côté d'un tronçon de rame de train articulée conforme à l'art antérieur ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure 1, pour une rame de train conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue agrandie d'un détail III de la figure 2, illustrant un bogie, sa liaison pivot avec la caisse d'une voiture, et la liaison rotule entre cette voiture et la voiture précédente, le passage de circulation entre les deux voitures n'étant pas représenté pour plus de clarté ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de dessus suivant la flèche IV de la figure 3, le passage de circulation et une moitié latérale droite des voitures n'étant pas représentés pour laisser apparaître le bogie et la liaison rotule ; et
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe partielle dans un plan horizontal de la liaison rotule des figures 3 et 4.
Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which is given below, by way of indication and in no way limiting, with reference to the appended figures among which:
  • the figure 1 is a side view of an articulated train train section according to the prior art;
  • the figure 2 is a view similar to that of the figure 1 for a train train according to the invention;
  • the figure 3 is an enlarged view of a detail III of the figure 2 , illustrating a bogie, its pivot connection with the body of a car, and the connection ball joint between this car and the preceding car, the passage of circulation between the two cars being not represented for the sake of clarity;
  • the figure 4 is a top view along arrow IV of the figure 3 , the circulation passage and a right lateral half of the cars not being shown to reveal the bogie and the ball joint; and
  • the figure 5 is a partial sectional view in a horizontal plane of the ball joint of Figures 3 and 4 .

La rame de train articulée dont un tronçon est représenté sur la figure 2 comprend une motrice de tête, une motrice de queue et une pluralité de voitures alignées longitudinalement entre les deux motrices. Les voitures 2 sont liées les unes aux autres et sont liées aux motrices de tête et de queue. La motrice de tête est apte à entraîner la rame dans une direction longitudinale avant, symbolisée par la flèche F de la figure 2. La motrice arrière est apte à entraîner la rame en sens inverse.The articulated train train of which a section is represented on the figure 2 includes a head drive, a tail drive and a plurality of cars aligned longitudinally between the two drives. Cars 2 are linked to each other and are linked to the head and tail engines. The head motor is adapted to drive the train in a forward longitudinal direction, symbolized by the arrow F of the figure 2 . The rear wheel is able to train the train in the opposite direction.

Dans la suite du texte, on fera référence à des sens ou des côtés avant, arrière, droit et gauche, définis en référence au sens de circulation de la rame quand celle-ci est entraînée par la motrice de tête.In the remainder of the text, reference will be made to directions or to the front, rear, right and left sides, defined with reference to the direction of movement of the train when it is driven by the head motor.

Chaque voiture 2 comprend une caisse 4, un bogie 6 sur lequel repose la caisse 4 par une extrémité avant, des moyens de liaison pivot 8 de la caisse 4 avec le bogie 6, et des moyens de liaison rotule 10 coopérant avec des moyens de liaison rotule complémentaires 12 de la voiture 4 précédente dans l'alignement.Each car 2 comprises a body 4, a bogie 6 on which the body 4 rests with a front end, pivot connection means 8 of the body 4 with the bogie 6, and ball joint means 10 cooperating with connecting means complementary ball 12 of the previous car 4 in alignment.

Les moyens de liaison rotule 10 sont ménagés à l'extrémité avant de la voiture 2 et les moyens de liaison rotule complémentaires 12 à une extrémité arrière de la voiture 2 précédente. Les moyens de liaison rotule 10 et les moyens de liaison rotule complémentaires 12 créent une liaison rotule 14 entre les deux voitures par l'intermédiaire de laquelle l'extrémité avant de la voiture 2 supporte l'extrémité arrière de la voiture 2 précédente.The ball joint means 10 are formed at the front end of the car 2 and the complementary ball joint means 12 at a rear end of the previous car 2. The ball joint means 10 and the complementary ball joint means 12 create a ball joint 14 between the two cars through which the front end of the car 2 supports the rear end of the previous car 2.

Ainsi, chaque voiture est supportée à son extrémité avant par le bogie 6, et à son extrémité arrière par la voiture 4 suivante dans l'alignement, par l'intermédiaire de la liaison rotule 14.Thus, each car is supported at its front end by the bogie 6, and at its rear end by the following car 4 in alignment, via the ball joint 14.

Par ailleurs, la rame comprend, pour chaque paire de voitures 2 consécutives, un passage de circulation 16 mettant en communication des volumes intérieurs 18 respectifs des caisses 4 des deux voitures 2. A cet effet, chaque voiture 2 comprend, d'un côté avant, un tronçon de passage 20 apte à coopérer avec un tronçon de passage complémentaire 22 ménagé d'un côté arrière de la voiture 2 précédente, les deux tronçons de passage étant accolés longitudinalement et créant ainsi le passage de circulation 16.Furthermore, the train comprises, for each pair of consecutive cars 2, a traffic passage 16 communicating the respective interior volumes 18 of the boxes 4 of the two cars 2. To this end, each car 2 comprises, on one side before , a section of passage 20 adapted to cooperate with a complementary passage section 22 formed on a rear side of the previous car 2, the two passage sections being contiguous longitudinally and thus creating the circulation passage 16.

Le volume intérieur 18 de chaque caisse 4 est subdivisé en une partie avant 24 communiquant avec le passage 16 menant à la voiture 2 précédente, une partie centrale 26 de logement des passagers, et une partie arrière 28 communiquant avec le passage 16 reliant la voiture 2 à la voiture 2 suivante dans l'alignement.The interior volume 18 of each box 4 is subdivided into a front portion 24 communicating with the passage 16 leading to the preceding car 2, a central portion 26 of passenger accommodation, and a rear portion 28 communicating with the passage 16 connecting the car 2 to the next car 2 in the lineup.

Les parties avant, centrale et arrière 24, 26 et 28 du volume intérieur 18, et les passages de circulation 16 des deux côtés longitudinaux opposés de la voiture 4 sont délimités, d'un côté inférieur, par un plancher 29, ce plancher s'étendant sensiblement au même niveau par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame dans tout le volume intérieur 18 et dans les passages de circulation 16.The front, central and rear portions 24, 26 and 28 of the interior volume 18, and the circulation passages 16 of the two opposite longitudinal sides of the car 4 are delimited, on a lower side, by a floor 29, this floor s' extending substantially at the same level with respect to the running surface of the trainset throughout the interior volume 18 and in the circulation passages 16.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 2, chaque caisse 4 présente un fond 30 en créneau, avec un fond avant 32 et un fond arrière 34 situé verticalement à un niveau relativement plus haut par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame, et un fond central 35 situé verticalement à un niveau relativement plus bas par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame.As we see on the figure 2 each box 4 has a crenelated bottom 30, with a front bottom 32 and a rear bottom 34 located vertically at a relatively higher level relative to the running surface of the train, and a central bottom 35 located vertically at a relatively high level. lower compared to the running plan of the train.

Les fonds avant, arrière et central 32, 34, 35 sont respectivement situés sous les parties avant 24, arrière 28 et centrale 26 du volume intérieur 18.The front, rear and central bottoms 32, 34, 35 are respectively located under the front 24, rear 28 and central 26 of the interior volume 18.

Sur la figure 3, le bogie 6 comprend un cadre 36, deux essieux 38 montés sur le cadre 36, quatre roues 40 montées par paire sur les essieux 38, et deux amortisseurs 42 interposés entre le fond avant 32 de la caisse 4 et le cadre 36.On the figure 3 , the bogie 6 includes a frame 36, two axles 38 mounted on the frame 36, four wheels 40 mounted in pairs on the axles 38, and two dampers 42 interposed between the front end 32 of the body 4 and the frame 36.

Plus précisément, on voit sur la figure 4 que le cadre 36 comprend deux longerons 44 longitudinaux et mutuellement parallèles, et deux traverses 46 transversales et mutuellement parallèles, reliant les deux longerons 44. Les essieux 38 sont montés aux deux extrémités longitudinales opposées des longerons 44. Les traverses 46 sont disposées de manière symétriques par rapport au plan vertical transversal médian des deux essieux 38, chacun s'étendant entre ce plan et un des essieux 38. Le bogie 6 comprend encore des disques de freins 48 montés sur les essieux 38, coopérant avec des actionneurs de freinage 50 montés sur les traverses 46.More precisely, we see on the figure 4 the frame 36 comprises two longitudinally and mutually parallel longitudinal members 44, and two mutually parallel transverse crosspieces 46 connecting the two side members 44. The axles 38 are mounted at the two opposite longitudinal ends of the longitudinal members 44. The cross members 46 are symmetrically disposed relative to the median transverse vertical plane of the two axles 38, each extending between this plane and one of the axles 38. The bogie 6 comprises still disc brakes 48 mounted on the axles 38, cooperating with braking actuators 50 mounted on the cross members 46.

Les amortisseurs 42 reposent chacun sur un longeron 44 et sont disposés dans le plan vertical transversal médian des deux essieux 38.The dampers 42 each rest on a spar 44 and are arranged in the median transverse vertical plane of the two axles 38.

Les moyens de liaison pivot 8 sont disposés sous le fond avant 32 et sont tels que le fond avant 32 de la caisse 4 est monté pivotant sur le bogie 6 autour d'un axe de pivot A perpendiculaire au plan de roulement de la rame. Les moyens de liaison pivot 8 sont disposés dans le plan vertical transversal médian des deux essieux 38, et également dans le plan vertical longitudinal médian des deux traverses 46. Ces moyens sont de type connu et ne seront pas détaillés ici.The pivot connection means 8 are arranged under the front bottom 32 and are such that the front end 32 of the body 4 is pivotally mounted on the bogie 6 about a pivot axis A perpendicular to the running surface of the train. The pivot connection means 8 are arranged in the median transverse vertical plane of the two axles 38, and also in the median longitudinal vertical plane of the two crosspieces 46. These means are of known type and will not be detailed here.

Les moyens de liaison rotule 10 comprennent un bras avant 52 s'étendant à partir du fond avant 32 sous le passage de liaison 16, et un étrier 54 solidaire du bras avant 52.The ball joint means 10 comprise a front arm 52 extending from the front end 32 under the connecting passage 16, and a stirrup 54 integral with the front arm 52.

On voit sur les figures 3 et 4 que le bras avant 52 comprend une première partie s'étendant vers le bas et vers l'avant à partir du fond avant 32, et une seconde partie prolongeant la première horizontalement vers l'avant. L'étrier 54 s'étend à partir de la seconde partie du bras avant 52 et comprend deux bras coudés 56 parallèles, chaque bras 56 comprend un premier tronçon 58 s'étendant transversalement vers la droite à partir du bras avant 52 et un second tronçon 60 prolongeant verticalement le premier tronçon 58.We see on Figures 3 and 4 that the front arm 52 includes a first portion extending downwardly and forwards from the front bottom 32, and a second portion extending the first horizontally forwardly. The yoke 54 extends from the second part of the front arm 52 and comprises two parallel bent arms 56, each arm 56 comprises a first section 58 extending transversely to the right from the front arm 52 and a second section 60 extending vertically the first section 58.

Les moyens de liaison rotule complémentaires 12 comprennent un bras arrière 62 s'étendant longitudinalement vers l'arrière, sensiblement à l'horizontale, à partir du fond arrière 34. Ce bras arrière 62 est situé verticalement immédiatement au-dessus des premiers tronçons 58 des bras coudés 56. Les moyens complémentaires 12 comprennent encore une plaque centrale 64 s'étendant transversalement vers la droite à partir du bras arrière 62. La plaque centrale 64 est engagée entre les seconds tronçons 60 de l'étrier 54. Un espacement G subsiste de chaque côté de la plaque 64 entre cette plaque 64 et les seconds tronçons 60 des bras coudés 56, comme on le voit sur la figure 5.The complementary ball joint means 12 comprise a rear arm 62 extending longitudinally rearward, substantially horizontally, from the rear base 34. This rear arm 62 is located vertically immediately above the first sections 58 of the The complementary means 12 further comprise a central plate 64 extending transversely to the right from the rear arm 62. The central plate 64 is engaged between the second sections 60 of the yoke 54. A spacing G remains of each side of the plate 64 between this plate 64 and the second sections 60 of the bent arms 56, as seen on the figure 5 .

Les seconds tronçons 60 et la plaque 64 sont percés par des alésages cylindriques respectifs 66 et 68, coaxiaux, d'axe longitudinal.The second portions 60 and the plate 64 are pierced by cylindrical bores 66 and 68, coaxial, of longitudinal axis.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 5, l'alésage 68 reçoit une rotule 70, un manchon en matériau élastique 72 étant interposé entre cette rotule 70 et la surface intérieure de l'alésage 68. La rotule 70 est typiquement réalisée en caoutchouc.As we see on the figure 5 , the bore 68 receives a ball 70, a sleeve of elastic material 72 being interposed between the ball 70 and the inner surface of the bore 68. The ball 70 is typically made of rubber.

Les moyens de liaison rotule 10 comprennent par ailleurs un axe 74 traversant les alésages 66 des deux bras coudés 56, et traversant également la rotule 70 par un orifice ménagé à cet effet dans la rotule 70.The ball joint means 10 also comprise an axis 74 passing through the bores 66 of the two bent arms 56, and also passing through the ball 70 through an orifice provided for this purpose in the ball 70.

La rotule 70 est rigidement fixée, en translation, le long de l'arbre 74, par tous moyens adaptés. Le manchon élastique 72 est solidaire à la fois de la rotule 70 et de la plaque 64.The ball 70 is rigidly fixed, in translation, along the shaft 74, by any suitable means. The elastic sleeve 72 is integral with both the ball 70 and the plate 64.

On comprend donc bien qu'un débattement angulaire est possible entre le bras arrière 62 et l'étrier 54, autour de la rotule 70.It is therefore clear that an angular displacement is possible between the rear arm 62 and the stirrup 54, around the ball 70.

La partie du bogie 6 situé d'un côté arrière de l'axe de pivot A est situé entièrement sous le fond avant 32 de la caisse 4. La partie du bogie 6 s'étendant à l'avant de l'axe de pivot A s'étend d'abord sous le fond avant 32, puis sous le passage de circulation 16 et s'étend enfin partiellement sous le fond arrière 34 de la voiture 2 précédente. L'essieu 38 situé le plus à l'avant s'étend sensiblement au niveau de l'extrémité arrière de cette voiture 2 précédente.The part of the bogie 6 situated on a rear side of the pivot axis A is situated entirely under the front bottom 32 of the body 4. The part of the bogie 6 extending in front of the pivot axis A extends first under the front bottom 32, then under the circulation passage 16 and finally extends partially under the rear bottom 34 of the previous car 2. The axle 38 located at the front extends substantially at the rear end of the previous car 2.

On voit sur la figure 4 que la liaison rotule 14 est située longitudinalement sous le passage de circulation 16. La liaison rotule 14 est située également entre les deux essieux 38 du bogie, plus précisément entre l'essieu 38 avant du bogie et l'axe de pivot A, et encore plus précisément, entre la traverse 46 avant et l'essieu 38 avant.We see on the figure 4 that the ball joint 14 is located longitudinally under the circulation passage 16. The ball joint 14 is also located between the two axles 38 of the bogie, more precisely between the front axle 38 of the bogie and the pivot axis A, and again more specifically, between the front cross 46 and the front axle 38.

Verticalement, la liaison rotule 14 est interposée entre le bogie 6 et le plancher du passage de liaison 16 et plus précisément entre l'essieu avant 38 et le plancher du passage de liaison 16.Vertically, the ball joint 14 is interposed between the bogie 6 and the floor of the connecting passage 16 and more precisely between the front axle 38 and the floor of the connecting passage 16.

La liaison rotule 14 est disposée à un niveau vertical inférieur ou égal à celui des moyens de liaison pivot 8 par rapport au plan de roulement de la rame.The ball joint 14 is disposed at a vertical level less than or equal to that of the pivot connection means 8 relative to the running surface of the train.

La rotule 70 de la liaison rotule 14 est disposée longitudinalement à une distance inférieure à deux mètres de l'axe A des moyens de liaison pivot 8, et de préférence est située à un mètre de l'axe A de la liaison pivot 8.The ball 70 of the ball joint 14 is disposed longitudinally at a distance of less than two meters from the axis A of the pivot connection means 8, and is preferably located one meter from the axis A of the pivot connection 8.

La rame peut comprendre une voiture 2 pourvue d'un bras pantographe 76 monté sur le toit de la caisse 4, ce bras pantographe 76 étant avantageusement disposé à une extrémité avant de ce toit, au droit de l'axe A des moyens de liaison pivot 8.The train may comprise a car 2 provided with a pantograph arm 76 mounted on the roof of the body 4, this pantograph arm 76 being advantageously disposed at a front end of this roof, in line with the axis A pivot connecting means 8.

La rame de train décrite ci-dessus présente de multiples avantages.The train train described above has many advantages.

La liaison rotule 14 articulant une voiture 2 à la voiture précédente est décalée vers l'avant par rapport aux moyens de liaison pivot 8 de cette voiture 2 sur son bogie 6. Par ailleurs, la liaison rotule 14 est disposée à un niveau inférieur ou égal à celui des moyens de liaison pivot. Il est ainsi possible de disposer le plancher du passage 16 verticalement au même niveau que le plancher du volume intérieur 18 de la voiture 2.The ball joint 14 articulating a car 2 to the preceding car is shifted forward relative to the pivot connection means 8 of the car 2 on its bogie 6. Furthermore, the ball joint 14 is disposed at a level less than or equal to to that of the pivot connection means. It is thus possible to arrange the floor of the passage 16 vertically at the same level as the floor of the interior volume 18 of the car 2.

Dans l'état de la technique antérieure, le plancher du passage de circulation 16 était disposé plus haut que le plancher de la partie centrale du volume intérieur 18 de la voiture, car la liaison rotule était disposée au-dessus des moyens de liaison pivot, et sous le passage de circulation, comme on le voit sur la figure 1.In the state of the prior art, the floor of the circulation passage 16 was disposed higher than the floor of the central part of the interior volume 18 of the car, since the ball joint was arranged above the pivot connection means, and under the circulation passage, as we see on the figure 1 .

Ce nouvel agencement de la liaison rotule 14 et des moyens de liaison pivot 8 permet d'abaisser le niveau du plancher du passage de circulation 16 d'environ 125 mm par rapport à l'état de la technique antérieure.This new arrangement of the ball joint 14 and pivot connection means 8 makes it possible to lower the level of the floor of the circulation passage 16 by approximately 125 mm compared to the state of the prior art.

Il est possible de créer ainsi un plancher de niveau égal le long de toutes les voitures de la rame, de telle sorte qu'un passager passant d'une voiture à une autre ne rencontre plus de dénivellation.It is possible to create a floor of equal level along all cars in the train, so that a passenger passing from one car to another no longer encounters a difference in level.

II est à noter que le fait de dissocier la liaison rotule de la liaison pivot permet de réduire l'encombrement latéral des voitures dans les courbes. Pour une largeur transversale de voiture déterminée, la voiture fera saillie latéralement par rapport aux rails sur une distance plus faible quand elle parcourt une courbe.It should be noted that the fact of dissociating the ball joint connection of the pivot connection makes it possible to reduce the lateral space requirement of the cars in the curves. For a given car width, the car will protrude laterally from the rails a shorter distance as it travels a curve.

Selon un autre aspect, pour un encombrement transversal maximal déterminé en courbe, il est possible d'augmenter la largeur transversale de la caisse. Pour un décalage d'un mètre entre la liaison rotule et les moyens de liaison pivot, il est possible de gagner environ 35 mm sur la largeur de la caisse.In another aspect, for a maximum transverse size determined in curve, it is possible to increase the transverse width of the body. For an offset of one meter between the ball joint and the pivot connection means, it is possible to gain about 35 mm over the width of the box.

Par ailleurs, du fait que les moyens de liaison pivot 8 sont disposés sous la partie avant de la caisse 4, il est possible d'implanter le bras pantographe 76 verticalement au droit des moyens de liaison pivot 8. Cette disposition permet de simplifier le débattement du bras pantographe par rapport à la caténaire 78.Furthermore, because the pivot connection means 8 are arranged under the front part of the body 4, it is possible to implement the pantograph arm 76 vertically to the right pivot connection means 8. This arrangement simplifies the movement the pantograph arm with respect to the catenary 78.

Enfin, le fait que les moyens de liaison pivot 8 soient disposés sous la partie avant de la caisse et non plus sous le passage de circulation 16 permet que les amortisseurs 42 soient directement en appui sur le fond avant 32 de la caisse 4.Finally, the fact that the pivot connection means 8 are arranged under the front part of the box and no longer under the circulation passage 16 allows the dampers 42 to be directly resting on the front bottom 32 of the box 4.

La rame de train décrite ci-dessus peut présenter de multiples variantes sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.The train train described above may have multiple variants without departing from the scope of the invention.

Ainsi, alternativement, une dénivellation est formée entre le plancher du volume intérieur de la caisse et le plancher de passage de circulation, en baissant conjointement les niveaux des deux planchers. Ceci permet de réduire la hauteur des marches permettant d'accéder à l'intérieur de la caisse à partir du quai.Thus, alternatively, a difference in elevation is formed between the floor of the interior volume of the body and the floor of passage of circulation, lowering jointly the levels of the two floors. This reduces the height of the steps to access the interior of the box from the dock.

En variante, la liaison rotule 14 entre une voiture et la voiture qui la précède est disposée sous le fond arrière 34 de la voiture avant plutôt que sous le plancher du passage de circulation mettant en communication les deux voitures.Alternatively, the ball joint 14 between a car and the car in front of it is disposed under the rear bottom 34 of the car before rather than under the floor of the traffic passage connecting the two cars.

Le bogie 6 d'une voiture 2 peut ne pas être lié au fond avant 32 de la caisse 4, mais plutôt au fond arrière 34 de cette caisse. Dans ce cas, l'extrémité avant de la voiture 2 est supportée par l'extrémité arrière de la voiture qui la précède par l'intermédiaire de la liaison rotule 14.The bogie 6 of a car 2 may not be linked to the front bottom 32 of the body 4, but rather to the rear bottom 34 of the body. In this case, the front end of the car 2 is supported by the rear end of the car which precedes it via the ball joint 14.

L'invention s'applique également aux rames de train articulées dans lesquelles chaque voiture 2 est pourvue de deux bogies 6, un bogie 6 situé sous le fond avant 32 de la caisse 4 et un bogie 6 situé sous le fond arrière 34 de la caisse 4. Dans ce cas, la liaison rotule 14 a seulement pour fonction d'articuler une extrémité d'une voiture 2 avec l'extrémité de la voiture 2 précédente, mais n'a plus pour fonction de supporter l'extrémité d'une des voitures.The invention also applies to articulated train trains in which each car 2 is provided with two bogies 6, a bogie 6 located under the front end 32 of the body 4 and a bogie 6 located under the rear bottom 34 of the body 4. In this case, the ball joint 14 has the function of articulating one end of a car 2 with the end of the preceding car 2, but no longer has the function of supporting the end of one of the cars.

La rame de train décrite ci-dessus peut être à propulsion électrique ou thermique.The train train described above may be electric or thermal propulsion.

La voiture pourvue d'une liaison rotule 14 surbaissée par rapport à sa liaison pivot 8 peut être motorisée (motrice) ou non motorisée. La motrice peut être disposée à l'extrémité de la rame ou en position intermédiaire, entre deux voitures non motorisées.The car provided with a ball joint 14 lowered in relation to its pivot connection 8 can be motorized (drive) or non-motorized. The motor can be arranged at the end of the train or in the intermediate position, between two non-motorized cars.

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  1. Articulated trainset comprising:
    - a plurality of cars (2) aligned longitudinally, each having front and rear longitudinal ends,
    - for each car (2), a ball linkage (14) between the front end of said car (2) and the rear end of the preceding car (2) in the alignment,
    each car (2) comprising a body (4), at least one bogie (6) on which the body (4) rests, and pivot linkage means (8) from the body (4) to the bogie (6),
    characterised in that the ball linkages (14) are arranged at a vertical level lower than or equal to the pivot linkage means (8) relative to the plane on which the trainset runs.
  2. Trainset according to claim 1, characterised in that the pivot linkage means (8) are such that the body (4) is mounted so as to pivot on the bogie (6) about an axis (A) perpendicular to the plane on which the trainset runs.
  3. Trainset according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that each car (2) comprises a single bogie (6) supporting the front end of said car (2), the rear end of the car being supported by the front end of the following car (2) in the alignment by way of the ball linkage (14).
  4. Trainset according to claim 3, characterised in that it comprises, for each car (2), a gangway (16) bringing an interior space (18) of the body (4) of said car (2) into communication with an interior space (18) of the body (4) of the preceding car (2), the ball linkage (14) between the two cars (2) being arranged beneath the gangway (16).
  5. Trainset according to claim 4, characterised in that each body (4) has a stepped base (30) comprising front and rear bases (32, 34) located relatively higher vertically, relative to the plane on which the trainset runs, and a relatively lower central base (35).
  6. Trainset according to claim 5, characterised in that the pivot linkage means (8) are arranged beneath the front base (32).
  7. Trainset according to any one of claims 5 to 6, characterised in that the bogie (6) extends partly beneath the front base (32) and partly beneath the gangway (16), the ball linkage (14) being interposed vertically between the bogie (6) and the gangway (16).
  8. Trainset according to claim 7, characterised in that the bogie (6) of each car (2) extends partly beneath the rear base (34) of the body (4) of the preceding car (2).
  9. Trainset according to any one of claims 4 to 8, characterised in that the interior space (18) of each body (4) and the gangway (16) bringing that space into communication with the interior space (18) of the preceding body (4) are delimited at the lower side by respective floors extending at substantially the same level vertically relative to the plane on which the trainset runs.
  10. Trainset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that each bogie (6) comprises two parallel transverse axles (38) spaced apart longitudinally, the ball linkage (14) being arranged between the two axles (38) longitudinally.
  11. Trainset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the ball linkage (14) from each car (2) to the preceding car (2) is arranged at a distance longitudinally of less than two metres from the pivot linkage means (8) between the body (4) and the bogie (6) of the car (2).
  12. Trainset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it includes a pantograph (76) capable of sliding along a catenary (78) and arranged above one of the cars (2), vertically in line with the pivot linkage means (8) of that car (2).
  13. Train car capable of forming part of an articulated trainset comprising a plurality of cars (2) aligned longitudinally, the car (2) comprising a body (4), at least one bogie (6) on which the body (4) rests, pivot linkage means (8) from the body (4) to the bogie (6), and ball linkage means (10) capable of co-operating with complementary ball linkage means (12) of the preceding car (2) in the alignment so that the cars (2) are linked by a ball linkage (14), characterised in that the ball linkage means (10) are arranged at a vertical level lower than or equal to the pivot linkage means (8) relative to the plane on which the car runs.
  14. Car according to claim 13, characterised in that it comprises at the front end a gangway section (20) capable of co-operating with a complementary gangway section (22) of the preceding car (2) so as to create a gangway (16) bringing into communication respective interior spaces (18) of the bodies (4) of the two cars (2), the ball linkage means (10) of the car (2) being arranged beneath the gangway (16).
  15. Car according to claim 14, characterised in that the body has a stepped base (30) comprising front and rear bases (32, 34) located relatively higher vertically, relative to the plane on which the trainset runs, and a relatively lower central base (35), the pivot linkage means (8) being arranged beneath the front base (32).
  16. Car according to claim 15, characterised in that the interior space (18) of the body (4) and the gangway section (20) are delimited at the lower side by respective floors extending at substantially the same level.
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