Talent (train)

The Talent is a multiple unit passenger train manufactured by Bombardier. It comes in a number of variants, including high-floor, low-floor, diesel-mechanical, diesel-hydraulic, diesel-electric, electric, and tilting, and in lengths of two, three, or four carriages. As with most multiple-unit trains, Talent units can run individually, or be coupled together to form longer trains.

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Multiple unit - Passenger train - Bombardier - Low-floor - Tilting

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The first Talents entered service in 1996. They are used by mainline railways in Germany, Austria, and Norway. In a more unusual use, three diesel Talents form the fleet of Ottawa's O-Train pilot project for public rail transport. According to Bombardier, more than 260 Talent units are now in use or on order.

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1996 - Germany - Austria - Norway - Ottawa - O-Train

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Before being acquired by Bombardier, the Talent was manufactured by the company Waggonfabrik Talbot. The name Talent is an acronym in German for TALbot LEichter Nahverkehrs Triebwagen (in English, Talbot light suburban motor-coach).

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Acronym - German

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