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, 2E2-7, 3E2-2 and 3 of the Orbis family, the Orbis Engineering 
built TGX is a railset that is totally unique.  <br>
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TGX 001, seen here, is in the livery of the 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 powercar of the TGX is situated in the middle of the train, however there is an off-set corridor down 
the side of the powercar, allowing passengers to move from one end to the other in the event of an emergency.  The 
locating of the power car in the centre of the train has meant that the TGX has 2 restaurant cars, these are located just 
behind the end cars.<br>
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Mark Wilkes.  e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com.