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. <br>
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This is the Orbis R300 set, identified by its frameless windows<br>
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Mark Wilkes, e-mail Megazone23_uk@hotmail.com