The official name of the train is Tàilǔgé hào (太魯閣號) named after Taroko Gorge in Hualian County, one of Taiwan's most famous tourist attractions. The new trains were manufactured in Japan by Hitachi. They have a top speed of 150 km/h, although they will have an operating speed of 130 km/h. Tilting train technology allows the trains to travel around corners 20 to 25 km/h faster than normal trains. Some more information about tilting train technology can be found at Wikipedia and at Oliver Keating's website. There is also an article at Wikipedia (in Chinese) on the new Taroko trains. ***(context source :http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/05/taroko-tilting-trains-now-running/)************ TEMU1000型電車組，乃台灣鐵路管理局（台鐵-Taiwan Railways Administration）的中長距離用傾斜式交流電車組，設計源自日本JR九州885系電車。2007年5月8日起以"太魯閣號"之名行駛台鐵縱貫線、宜蘭線、北迴線（樹林-花蓮）區間。 #Hualien #Taiwan #Taiwan_Railways_Administration #Taroko #TEMU1000 #tilting #TRA #train #傾斜式列車 #台灣 #台灣鐵路管理局 #太魯閣 #臺灣 #花蓮 #電聯車
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