Patent ID: 6860210
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B61C,B61D,B61F

Abstract:
1. A rail vehicle system comprising: connecting bogies; supply units; control units; and transport units; each of which can be mounted on said connecting bogies as functional units which can be combined in a modular manner to form a train; wherein the connecting bogies are separable into two halves, have at least two axles, of which at least one is provided with an electrical driving/braking unit, and the connecting bogies combined to form the train may have different driving/braking power from each other; the supply units are adapted for drawing current from and feeding it back into an overhead traction wire or for converting fossil energy into electrical energy the control units are designed to be universally usable independently of load or power; the transport units are designed to differ for passenger or freight transport and also according to the type of freight to be transported; and the control units, the supply units and the transport units are connected to one another by the connecting bogies.