An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent pivoting joint in its construction, allowing the vehicle to turn more sharply. Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted There are many kinds of articulated vehicles, from heavy equipment to buses, trams and trains. Engineering vehicles, known by the other terms construction Equipment, earth movers heavy equipment or just plain equipment are machines specifically designed to execute Articulated buses (either motorbuses or Trolleybuses) also known as tandem buses, bendy buses, banana buses, slinky buses or A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Articulated cars are rail vehicles which are much longer than single passenger cars because they combine a number of smaller lighter cars which are semi-permanently Steam locomotives were sometimes articulated in that the driving wheels could pivot around turns. Articulated locomotive usually means a Steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move relative to the main frame
In a broader sense, any vehicle towing a trailer could be described as articulated (the word articulated comes from the Latin articulus : small joint). Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. A Trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In the UK, the term "articulated lorry" refers to the combination of a tractor and a semi-trailer, abbreviated to "artic". A tractor unit, traction unit, road tractor or prime mover ( Australian English) is a Heavy-duty Vehicle, usually with In American English a semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle In the U. S. , this is called a semi-trailer truck, "tractor-trailer" or "semi-truck" and would not necessarily be called articulated. truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer.
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Type of vehicles
Buses
Buses are articulated to allow for a much longer bus which can still navigate within the turning radius of a normal bus. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Articulated buses (either motorbuses or Trolleybuses) also known as tandem buses, bendy buses, banana buses, slinky buses or The turning radius or turning circle of a Vehicle is the Radius of the smallest circular turn (ie
Trucks
In the UK, semi-trailers on tractor units are referred to as "articulated lorries. truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer. In American English a semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle A tractor unit, traction unit, road tractor or prime mover ( Australian English) is a Heavy-duty Vehicle, usually with "
Trains and rail
Many train cars are made with articulated connections, sharing a common truck between two cars. Articulated cars are rail vehicles which are much longer than single passenger cars because they combine a number of smaller lighter cars which are semi-permanently A bogie (ˈboʊgi (BŌ-gē is a Wheeled wagon or trolley In mechanics terms a bogie is a Chassis or framework carrying wheels attached to a vehicle This reduces costs, weight, vibration and noise.
Trams and Light Rail Vehicles have been made with articulated designs since the 1950s. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. This was instead of using trailers or multiple units, which had been attempted in the early 1900s. The articulated design allows passengers (and fare inspectors) to move the entire length of the vehicle.
- See also: Articulated locomotive
- See also Articulated trams
Heavy equipment
Front loaders, graders, dump trucks and other vehicles have been made with articulated joints to greatly reduce their turning radius. Articulated locomotive usually means a Steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move relative to the main frame A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Engineering vehicles, known by the other terms construction Equipment, earth movers heavy equipment or just plain equipment are machines specifically designed to execute A tractor is a Vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high Tractive effort at slow speeds for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used A grader, also commonly referred to as a road grader, a blade, a maintainer or a motor grader, is an Engineering vehicle with a large A dump truck or production truck is a Truck used for transporting loose material (such as Sand, Gravel, or dirt) for Construction The most Common models of articulated trucks are Caterpillar, Volvo, and Terex trucks ranging in tonnage from 25 to 40 ton. Caterpillars are the Larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the Insect order comprising butterflies and Moths This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer of a broad range of Heavy equipment for a variety of industries including construction infrastructure quarrying chandrakant sargule
Military vehicles
Some military vehicles, like for instance the US military M561 Gama Goat, were engineered with an articulated body for maximum rough terrain capability. The Gama Goat was a six-wheel-drive semi-amphibious Off-road vehicle originally developed for use by the US Military for the war in Vietnam
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