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Orbis Engineering "ORBIS" HST in the livery of FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) for the new highspeed line Spain-France (fantasy).

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Orbis HST Operated by fictional carrier, "Orbis Express", the articulated class 501 is the mainstay of the Orbis fleet, capable of operating at speeds in excess of 400km/h, these railsets are powered on every axle, the two power cars that provide the motive power use a multi-voltage supply. Technology in these sets is more airliner than high speed train, lots of CRT displays replace the standard cockpit features. passengers sit in airliner seats as well, seat headrests contain video screens, like many modern day airliners. because the train uses 5 axle wheel sets, the axles are built in 3 sub sections, having a leading axle, 3 main axles and a trailing axle, the 3 sections joined together to form an articulated wheel set, thus allowing the train to round steep curves. Mark Wilkes (e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)

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Orbis unit with 9 cars in uncia colours. Mark Wilkes (e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)

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Orbis HST in the livery of UK operator GNER. looks nice, but the cars on the Orbis would sadly not get round the UK loading gauge. Mark Wilkes (e-mail: megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)

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Fictive high speed trainset orbis R300 in the livery of the (real) UK train operator, Virgin Trains. The livery is a slightly modified version of that used on the Class 220 and 221 "Voyager" / "Super voyager" DMU sets, and the class 390 "pendolino" high speed tilting electric train sets. Orbis concept by Mark Wilkes, e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com

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Intercity Europa Electric Orbis class 766 operated by ficticious Europan carrier "Zwischenstadt Europa", capable of operating at speeds in excess of 400km/h, these railsets are powered on every axle, the two powercars that provide the motive power use a multi-voltage supply. These high speed trains operate on their own dedicated tracks, using the minimum of tight curves, allowing them to run at their maximum speed. because the train uses 5 axle wheel sets, the axles are built in 3 sub sections, having a leading axle, 3 mainaxles and a trailing axle, the 3 sections joined together to form an articulated wheel set, thus allowing the train to round steep curves when required. Technology in these sets is more airliner than high speed train, lots of CRT displays replace the standard cockpit features. passengers sit in airliner seats as well, seat headrests contain video screens, like many modern day airliners. Mark Wilkes (e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)

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this is My impression of the Orbis HST in OBB colours,

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depicted here is the second class intermediate car of an OBB Orbis HST, (a fantasy high speed trainset), with a BMPZ in the same livery to give a comparison to the size of the Orbis coaches. Orbis coaches are fully air conditioned with airliner style seats, including headrest mounted TV screens for passengers on long trips. because each of the 5 axle wheelsets are motorised, a lot of work has gone into the soundproofing to ensure that passengers get a quiet ride. like the lead axles of the power cars, each intermediate axleset is made up of 3 elements, two single axle units and a tri-axle centre section, this allows the cars to take tight corners that would normally de-rail a rigid bogie. A standard Orbis rake consists of 2 power cars, (one first class and one standard class, 1 restaurant intermediate car, 1 first class intermediate car and 5 standard class intermediate cars. light weight aluminium lattice frame with aluminium panel work means a strong and light structure. Mark Wilkes (e-mail: megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)

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To work alongside the TGX, Trans Polar Rail (a ficticious passenger company operating in Scandinavia and Russia) has taken delivery of several Orbis sets to run the high speed line between Vladivostok and Berlin, via Copenhagen, the fact that each of the axles is powered means that these trains are able to get to the (restricted) 380km/h top speed faster than the TGX and ICX units, (Orbis Express runs its sets at 420km/h). 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. Trans Polar Rail'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. Passengers get reclining airliner style seats with headrest mounted TV screens. Mark Wilkes. e-mail: megazone23_uk@hotmail.com