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Posted by
Terrapin Station
on Fri May 18 12:23:32 2012, in response to Re: PHOTO: Israel Raiways IC3 ''Flexliner'' DMU, posted by J trainloco on Fri May 18 11:43:09 2012.
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What's with the big, hideous black trim?
No, it's functional. And I think it looks awesome.
The most significant feature of the IC3 (and its cousins) are the front- and cab-design. When viewed from the outside, the viewer will notice the large rubber diaphragm surrounding a flat cab. The cab is separate department in the train, but the table with the controls are mounted on a huge door, to which the seat is also mounted. When two or more units are coupled together in a single train, the entire front door folds away to give a wide passage, and the rubber diaphragms at the ends form a flush aerodynamic seal. The IC3 can also couple and run in tandem with the electrical version, the IR4. Up to five trainsets can be coupled together. In case of shuttle reason the IC3 can also be coupled mechanical with its Flexliner little sister IC2 but not the cousin ET-FT-ET.
Here are some of my Flexliner photos from Israel:
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Terrapin Station
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