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(43) Date of publication: 13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28 (21) Application number: 03798929.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B61H 7/08 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/010990 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/031015 (15.04.2004 Gazette 2004/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 07.10.2002 GB 0223196 (71) Applicant: Bombardier Transportation GmbH 13627 Berlin (DE)	(72) Inventor: BIEKER, Guido 57399 Kirchhundem (DE) (74) Representative: Clarkson, Paul Magnus et al Howrey Simon Arnold & White,Rembrandt Tower, 31st floor,Amstelplein 1 1096 HA Amsterdam 1096 HA Amsterdam (NL)