Abstract: A rail vehicle with a car body and a bogie including a bogie frame for holding wheels or wheel sets and a carrier connected to the bogie frame for supporting the car body is provided. A braking means is fastened between the carrier and the car body in order to provide running stabilization so as to dissipate a rotary movement between the car body and bogie by opposing the rotary movement with a counterforce. A preload means imparts an adjustable preload or pressure force to the braking means, wherein the preload is controlled during operation of the rail vehicle by a controller.