Device for moving one or more front flaps (2, 3) of a fairing of a coupling of a track-guided vehicle, in particular of a rail vehicle from a closed state into an open state and vice versa, wherein the device comprises the following: at least one support frame, which is connected or connectable to the vehicle underframe and an actuating device (7, 8) which is assigned to an individual front flap and is connected, on the one side, to the at least one support frame, and on the other side, to the front flap (2, 3) to be pivoted, for moving said front flap relative to the support frame from the closed state into the open state and vice versa; wherein the actuating device (7, 8) of at least one of the front flaps (2, 3) includes a coupling mechanism (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) with at least one drive (13, 13a, 13b, 14, 14a, 14b) and one output, the front flap (2, 3) is coupled with the coupling mechanism (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) between the drive (13, 13a, 13b, 14, 14a, 14b) and the output and the coupling mechanism (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) is arranged and realized in such a manner so as to describe a movement curve of the front flap (2, 3) connected thereto when moving between the closed state and open state and vice versa, with a development which deviates from a circle segment path as a result of at least partial overlapping of a pivoting and shifting movement; characterized in that the actuating device of at least one of the front flaps includes two sliding guide devices (20, 21) which comprise sliding guides mounted on the support frame, wherein the front flap is mounted directly or via at least one coupling member in a pivotable manner on the guide elements (24, 25) which are guidable in the sliding guides (22, 23) of the sliding guide devices (20, 21), wherein the sliding guides (22, 23) are realized as linear guides and are arranged extending at an angle to one another. at least one support frame, which is connected or connectable to the vehicle underframe and an actuating device (7, 8) which is assigned to an individual front flap and is connected, on the one side, to the at least one support frame, and on the other side, to the front flap (2, 3) to be pivoted, for moving said front flap relative to the support frame from the closed state into the open state and vice versa; wherein the actuating device (7, 8) of at least one of the front flaps (2, 3) includes a coupling mechanism (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) with at least one drive (13, 13a, 13b, 14, 14a, 14b) and one output, the front flap (2, 3) is coupled with the coupling mechanism (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) between the drive (13, 13a, 13b, 14, 14a, 14b) and the output and the coupling mechanism (11, 11a, 11b, 12, 12a, 12b) is arranged and realized in such a manner so as to describe a movement curve of the front flap (2, 3) connected thereto when moving between the closed state and open state and vice versa, with a development which deviates from a circle segment path as a result of at least partial overlapping of a pivoting and shifting movement; characterized in that the actuating device of at least one of the front flaps includes two sliding guide devices (20, 21) which comprise sliding guides mounted on the support frame, wherein the front flap is mounted directly or via at least one coupling member in a pivotable manner on the guide elements (24, 25) which are guidable in the sliding guides (22, 23) of the sliding guide devices (20, 21), wherein the sliding guides (22, 23) are realized as linear guides and are arranged extending at an angle to one another.