To work alongside the passenger trains hauled by class 202 and 203 locomotives, Project Aurora, (a ficticious operator 
based in Europe near to the Channel Tunnel entrance), has taken delivery of a number of Orbis sets, these sets are used 
primarily on the long distance services serving EC Capital cities, though not London, as the Orbis sets are unable to 
work the UK because of the length of the cars. with the 400km/h plus top speed of these sets, they are proving popular 
with business travellers who need to get between capital cities in Europe. Project Aurora operates its Orbis sets on the 
Lisbon to Amsterdam route<br>
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like airliners, passengers aboard Orbis trains have luxury features not normally found on trains, such as head-rest 
mounted video screens for those in coach style seats, saloon seats which have tables have video screens set mounted in 
pods by the windows<br>
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having articulated axles sets means that the Orbis trains can cope with quite tight corners, despite having 5 axles per 
wheel set, this is useful when traversing the Ural mountains in Russia, as the curves there are quite tight. Project 
Aurora's Orbis sets are packed with technology, the two cockpits are fully electronic, CRT displays and Plasma screens 
form the displays, rather than old school dials. 


Mark Wilkes. e-mail: megazone23_uk@hotmail.com