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Old 16th Jun 2012, 18:29
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A TGV seat is not legally required to protect the occupant during a 16G impact.
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Old 17th Jun 2012, 07:57
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This thread raises a question: I regularly travel on the TGV where the seats also recline (power operated too !) but the seat back ahead of me never enters my space when the occupant reclines it. What's the difference to airline seats ?
I believe the seat part moves forward..
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Of the TGV, it would be interesting to know what the unreclined seat pitch is and what their legel 'g' impact requirements are!
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and what their legel 'g' impact requirements are!

According to their literature the double-decker TGV Sud can cruise at 320kph. And on my frequent trips, yes, the thought of crash protection for passengers does occur to me......
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Old 18th Jun 2012, 01:40
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If the French authorities require lower pax G protection on the TGV than for air travel (adjusted for actual spped etc) then there is a significant advantage for the train operators.

So - what about the Shinkansen and the Spanish AVE??
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Is there a rail equivalent to ICAO? I've never heard of one. The vast majority of rail travel is domestic so I suspect that there are no international standards for rail.

But since the manufacturers are few, I would imagine that a train built by bombardier foe Switzerland,mis going to be built to the same standard as one built for Germany.
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