RAIL VEHICLE

摘要

The invention relates to a rail vehicle (3) for operating on a conventional railway track (1) which runs underneath. Said vehicle is comprised of a plurality of vehicle segments (5 to 9) which are connected to one another in an articulated manner like a linked vehicle. Said vehicle segments are constructed with an essentially constant hollow cross section and are each supported on the track by at least one wheel pair (11). Segment connections (13") which have essentially equal cross sections are provided on the ends of the vehicle segments, said ends pointing in the longitudinal direction of the track. The segment connections provide a continuation of the outer contour of the body segments between the same, and compensate for distance when travelling on track curves, crowns and depressions. According to the invention, the segment connections (13'') comprise active connecting elements (13b'') which are distributed over the cross section of the hollow profile contour of the body segments and which are provided for the essentially exclusive transfer of the flow of force between the body segments and/or for adjusting the relative position of adjacent body segments to one another.