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Even at that time, it was written in Lok Report, that the experimental unit RABDe 500 050-0 was totally scrapped. In Industriewerk Olten on 25th of March 2007, I discovered this strange and unidentificable parts of an... hm, UFO?. (Nein, ich glaube nicht, daß es sich hier um einen nachträglich inszenierten Scherz eines lustigen Eidgenossen handelt, denn die Teile lagerten mitten im öffentlich nicht zugänglichen Gelände und waren nur mit langem Tele 'erreichbar'.) Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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Even at that time, it was written in Lok Report, that the experimental unit RABDe 500 050-0 was totally scrapped. In Industriewerk Olten on 25th of March 2007, I discovered this strange and unidentificable parts of an... hm, UFO?. (Nein, ich glaube nicht, daß es sich hier um einen nachträglich inszenierten Scherz eines lustigen Eidgenossen handelt, denn die Teile lagerten mitten im öffentlich nicht zugänglichen Gelände und waren nur mit langem Tele 'erreichbar'.) Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500 "ICN" tilting train, experimental four-car prototype. Compared to other photos of this train, the Swiss cross logo is missing from the front and the lower part of the front skirt has been painted black. Photo by SBB CFF FFS, used with permission. Archive No. 26.4/0271/13

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500 050-5 (first experimental ICN consist). The train is decorated with advertisements for the "Expo 01". Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500, cab (type "Re 460", central driver's seat). Outside you can see some of the other trains (TGV Duplex, ICE-S, VT 18.16, MUn). Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500, doors. The colour on the doors indicates 1st class (yellow) and 2nd class (green). The small windows in the lower half of the doors are for direction indicators (not yet installed). Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500, front, seen from the IC 2000 driving trailer. On the right you see some of the ICT. Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500, front. Despite the rounded shape, the window is flat. Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler

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SBB CFF FFS RABDe 500, interior of 2nd class (similar to the EuroCity cars). Eurailspeed 1998, Berlin. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Interior of Swiss tilting train ICN (SBB CFF FFS RABe 500), prototype. Seating in 2nd class is similar to the EuroCity cars and optimized for high capacity. Eurailspeed 1998 Berlin Photo: tobias b köhler

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The Swiss ICN (SBB CFF FFS RABe 500), demonstrating its tilting ability (8°) while standing. Eurailspeed 1998 Berlin Photo: tobias b köhler

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Model of the new tilting intercity train of SBB CFF FFS (built by Adtranz, Fiat-SIG and Schindler). It will enter regular service in 2001. Photo by SBB CFF FFS, used with permission.

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Eurailspeed '98, Berlin: ICN, new tilting train of Switzerland Photo and scan by Tobias Nink and Michael Weingärtner ( Tobias' Homepage - Micha's Homepage )

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Eurailspeed '98, Berlin: ICN, new tilting train of Switzerland Photo and scan by Tobias Nink and Michael Weingärtner ( Tobias' Homepage - Micha's Homepage )

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Eurailspeed '98, Berlin: ICN, new tilting train of Switzerland, here in a tilted situation Photo and scan by Tobias Nink and Michael Weingärtner ( Tobias' Homepage - Micha's Homepage )

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Eurailspeed '98, Berlin: Driver's cab of the ICN, new tilting train of Switzerland Photo and scan by Tobias Nink and Michael Weingärtner ( Tobias' Homepage - Micha's Homepage )

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Test train with the first carriage of the tilting intercity EMU of SBB CFF FFS, class RABe 500, between two EuroCity cars, powered by two Re 460 locomotives. Photo from http://www.sbb.ch/, used by permission. © SBB CFF FFS 1998

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The first tilting Intercity EMU (RABe 500) of SBB CFF FFS being assembled. Photo from http://www.sbb.ch/, used by permission. © SBB CFF FFS 1998

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The first experimental consist of the tilting intercity EMU of SBB CFF FFS, class RABe 500. Photo from http://www.sbb.ch/, used by permission. © SBB CFF FFS 1998

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InterCityNeigezug RABDe 500 of SBB CFF FFS during a test run Photo © SBB CFF FFS, used with permission Archive No: 26.4/0262/17

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InterCityNeigezug RABDe 500 of SBB CFF FFS during a test run Photo © SBB CFF FFS, used with permission Archive No: 26.4/0264/18

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Very much people fanning around and taking photos of the trains at the Eurailspeed 98 in Berlin-Grunewald. Show us your pictures! Photo and scan by Reinhold Rennert (http://sun-ipx1.bg.tu-berlin.de/~reinhold).

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RABDe 500 050-0 ausgestellt im Verkehrshaus Luzern während der Modellbautage. Dieser Zug diente als Vorserienzug. SBB RABDe 500 050-0 at the Swiss Transportation Museum Lucerne. Oktober 1999 Photo: A. Senn; http://www.senn.ch

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RABDe 500 050-0 ausgestellt im Verkehrshaus Luzern während der Modellbautage. Dieser Zug diente als Vorserienzug. Darauf ist noch die Werbung für die Expo die ein Jahr später stattfindet. SBB RABDe 500 050-0 at the Swiss Transportation Museum Lucerne. Oktober 1999 Photo: A. Senn; http://www.senn.ch

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RABDe 500 050-0 ausgestellt im Verkehrshaus Luzern während der Modellbautage. Dieser Zug diente als Vorserienzug. Das vordere Drehgestell des Zuges. SBB RABDe 500 050-0 at the Swiss Transportation Museum Lucerne. Oktober 1999 Photo: A. Senn; http://www.senn.ch

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RABDe 500 050-0 ausgestellt im Verkehrshaus Luzern während der Modellbautage. Dieser Zug diente als Vorserienzug. Das hintere Drehgestell des Zuges. Aus dem Zug führen diverse Kabel für Messungen. SBB RABDe 500 050-0 at the Swiss Transportation Museum Lucerne. Oktober 1999 Photo: A. Senn; http://www.senn.ch