From: johnl@iecc.com

>While the tilting technology may well be derived from the Pendolino, there
>are significant differences between this design and the Pendolino. This
>design uses separate power cars and articulated bogies for the carriages,
>while the Pendolino family are based on distributed traction and
>conventional bogies. This looks more like a TGV derivative with added tilt
>rather than a Pendolino product.

Alstom says the Pendolino is the "high speed train of the Avelia
range."  Who am I to argue?  You are right that the Pendolinos in
Europe have distributed traction and this doesn't, but I guess
the share the car bodies and tilt mechanism.

http://www.alstom.com/products-services/product-catalogue/rail-s
stems/trains/products/pendolino/

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