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EP 1 554 167 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.05.2004 (43) Date of publication: 20.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/29 (21) Application number: 03776859.5 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B61C 17/02 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/010583 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/026655 (01.04.2004 Gazette 2004/14)

(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: 23.09.2002 GB 0222043 (71) Applicant: Bombardier Transportation GmbH 13627 Berlin (DE)	(72) Inventor: SEGIETH, Christian 13503 Berlin (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)