Siemens Velaro

At the end of 2009 at the direction of Moscow - St. Petersburg and Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod planned to launch a new high-speed train German production Siemens Velaro RUS "Peregrine Falcon". At the moment the railways have put 4 of Velaro, and as much as expected in the near future.

One of the compounds already being tested on the line. Last week in the beginning of 5000 the first race I was able to ride it on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg - Moscow. From travel to Nizhny Novgorod, I declined for personal reasons.




«Peregrine Falcon» represents desyativagonny composition capable of functioning as a constant, and alternating current. Trains to Russia though made on the basis of a standard platform Velaro, but have some structural differences: they are wider and can operate at lower ambient air temperatures. Maximum speed record of 250 km / h, but during testing Velaro RUS was overclocked already up to 295 km / h.



Passengers are requested level of comfort comparable to the airplane - comfortable seats, excellent sound insulation and excellent smoothness of motion. The cars have two-class layout: Head - business class, intermediate - tourist class. Differences in the minimum: a business-class black upholstery, a larger distance for the legs and a socket between the seats to use a laptop or recharge your mobile phone.

According to Andreas Lippe, Chief Designer Sapsan, which currently manages the test train (btw, in Russian, he speaks quite well), currently the bulk of research and revisions completed and begins obkatochnaya part of the tests. During the operation had revealed no serious faults and shortcomings. All revisions that have occurred have been linked to a greater extent with the incorrect interpretation of the German engineers «Rules of technical operation of rail road track 1520mm», currently in a network of Railways.

In other motorized Metallostroy depot maintenance "Sapsanov" is equipped with a separate shop. When operating Velaro be used scheduled preventive maintenance and repair system, but significantly different from the currently used on the network. MOT will be mainly in the inspection of components and assemblies and hardware diagnostics. For major repairs planned to attract German specialists. In Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod in the future it is planned construction of a technical inspection.

In other motorized Metallostroy depot for servicing