The Trans Polar Railways TGX is the fastest train-set used by the company, (Trans Polar Rail is a ficticious 
passenger company operating in Scandinavia and Russia), made up of two identical halves, seperated by a
power car.  Though the nose is shared with the ICx, the TGX is a unique HST<br>
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TGX 101, seen here, is in the livery of the Trans Polar Railways Northern Lights Express, which now runs between 
Tromso in Norway, to Berlin, Germany, running via Copenhagen in Denmark.  The main feature of the TGX, is its 
mono-axle running gear similar to the Spanish Talgo sets, making for a clean, aerodynamic high speed train, 
The wheels of the TGX are a developmeng from the IC-E that DB operate, utilising a steel core, with a steel outer rim, 
with a rubber cushion between them, this gives a smooth, quiet ride.  Performance of the TGX is similar to the Orbis 
HST sets, a governed top speed of 380km/h puts the TGX in the premier league of high speed trains.  To aid high speed 
cornering, the TGX has active tilting, using powerful hydraulic jacks to tilt the carbodies.<br>
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Passengers of the TGX get airline seating with headrest mounted TV screens, whilst the driver gets an all digital 
cockpit.  The central powercar of the phase 2 TGX now has under-floor electrical equipment, to free up space for extra 
passengers, that is not the only alteration, the axles of the phase 2 TGX power-car have been moved outwards, enabling 
cars either side of the power car to share the wheelset, allowing for two of the axle-sets to be deleted from the train, 
and so making the train lighter.  With this alteration, one of the two restaurant cars has been deleted and the second of 
the two first class coaches has been moved to behind the no1 control car, allowing for a more conventional layout.
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Mark Wilkes.  e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com.