Large-capacity vehicle for transporting people, especially a rail vehicle, comprising carriages that are connected in an articulated manner

A large-capacity vehicle for transporting people, comprising:

• carriages coupled by lower articulated connections and by upper articulated connections, at least two carriages being respectively supported on at least one of a bogie and set of running gear, both the lower articulated connections and the upper articulated connections permitting turning movements of the carriages about the vertical axis when cornering, the vehicle including more than three parts, wherein at least one upper articulated connection is embodied in such a way that the vehicle can carry out pitching movements about a transverse axis when traveling through a depression or over an elevation, one of the upper articulated connections including a connecting element embodied and connected to the at least two carriages configured to permit pivoting and rolling movements about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the connecting element of the upper articulated connection is embodied as a rigid connector rod and is connected to the two carriages via ball and socket joints and the connecting element of the upper articulated connection is embodied as a twistable connector rod and is connected to the two carriages via single-axle joints.

A large-capacity vehicle for transporting people, comprising:

• a plurality of carriages coupled to one another by lower articulated connections and by upper articulated connections, the lower articulated connections and the upper articulated connections being configured to permit turning movements of the plurality of carriages about a vertical axis, wherein at least one upper articulated connection is configured to permit the vehicle to carry out pitching movements about a transverse axis, and is configured to permit pivoting and rolling movements about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein a connecting element of the upper articulated connection is embodied as a rigid connector rod and is connected to the two carriages via ball and socket joints.

A large-capacity vehicle for transporting people, comprising:

• a plurality of carriages coupled to one another by lower articulated connections and by upper articulated connections, the lower articulated connections and the upper articulated connections being configured to permit turning movements of the plurality of carriages about a vertical axis, wherein at least one upper articulated connection is configured to permit the vehicle to carry out pitching movements about a transverse axis, and is configured to permit pivoting and rolling movements about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a connecting element of the upper articulated connection is embodied as a twistable connector rod and is connected to the two carriages via single-axle joints.