Turbo (train)

The Turbo train was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982.

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High-speed train - United Aircraft - Canada - 1968 - 1982

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The Turbo was operated by the Canadian National Railways until 1978, and then by their successor, VIA Rail Canada until 1982, on the key passenger route between Toronto and Montréal. A Talgo-inspired articulated tilting train, the Turbo was powered by a gas turbine, and achieved speeds as high as 200 km/h in regular service. For most of its service life, however, it ran at a more conventional 160 km/h, and was plagued by lengthy interruptions to address conception problems. Its final run was on October 31, 1982. It was replaced by the LRC trainsets, which employed conventional diesel-electric locomotives.

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Canadian National Railway - 1978 - VIA Rail Canada - Toronto - Montréal - Talgo - Tilting train - Gas turbine - October 31 - 1982 - LRC - Diesel-electric

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In the early 2000s, some of the ideas behind the Turbo reappeared when VIA and Bombardier Transportation proposed upgrading the same routes to use Bombardier's experimental JetTrain, a new turbine-powered tilting train capable of speeds in the range of 240 km/h. The national government declined to fund the project, however, and it has since fallen from view.

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2000s - Bombardier Transportation - JetTrain

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