"Allegro" - a test of strength Bashny.Net

Yesterday, the pilot ring of "VNIIZhT" in a Moscow Shcherbinka completed preliminary tests of high-speed train "Allegro" (manufactured by Alstom), designed to speed the first international project of JSC "Russian Railways" St. Petersburg - Helsinki.

High-speed train Allegro-001 (Pendolino Sm6) produced by the French Alstom Corporation arrived in the experimental ring of "VNIIZhT" June 22. As the general director of the Institute Boris Lapidus, at this range were tested at speeds up to 120 km / h. Audits undergone vehicle-part brake system, current collector, electrical interoperability of security devices and radio.

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"At the conclusion of our colleagues from Alstom, tests were successful, - said Boris Lapidus. - Thus, the technique is prepared to test for high-speed route Moscow - St. Petersburg. "



According to the technical director of Alstom in the Russian Andrei Galakhova, certification tests are at a very early stage. Now, the train will make a trip to the high-speed mode of up to 220 km / h on a plot Okulovka - Mstinsky Oktyabrskaya railway bridge and then check mileage of 2500 km. During speed tests to be shooting information from sensors mounted on the train and on the track infrastructure.



"While dynamics of the composition was assessed only at the speed that you can let the pilot ring, - the head of the tests, leading researcher of" VNIIZhT "Boris Hamsters. - Further assumed full range of tests that have been successfully performed, "peregrines."



Operating experience "Peregrine Falcon" will help professionals better identify potential problems. Recall that in the beginning of the commercial use of high-speed trains on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg was identified excess wear of the wheels associated with their wrong profile, unsatisfactory parameters of the material from which they are made, and the hardness of the rail. According to B. Khomyakov, this is a very important issue, but in relation to the "Allegro" about it too early to say - all show further tests.



It should be noted that the certification tests "Allegro" does not capture winter conditions, but the train during this period will be in a controlled operation that involves the solution of all problems in an expeditious manner.



According to experts, the decision of JSC "Russian Railways" to buy a train from Alstom was taken due to the fact that the Finnish railways have extensive experience in operating similar type of trains. However, the "Allegro" - the first part of Alstom in Russia. As the customer stands a joint venture of Russian and Finnish railways. According to A. Galakhova, train, designed for cruising in international traffic must meet the requirements of both countries. For example, according to Russian standards have been finalized pantograph contact inserts, adapted to a number of systems to operate at low temperatures. So, spring carts are protected with special rubber covers to prevent snow buildup, heating undercar equipment are provided channels hot air. The composition has a double radio systems and locomotive signaling.



The train "Allegro" is a family of high-speed trains Pendolino (Italian for "pendulum"), equipped with a system of forced tilting. The mechanism makes variable balancing train tilted to 8 degrees, which makes it possible to increase the speed curves of 20-30%, which reduces the level of comfort.



"The car will meet international standards of passenger comfort", - said Boris Lapidus. According to him, the train provides additional space for baggage, a restaurant car. Seven train cars are designed for 344 seats. A distinctive feature of "Allegro" will be the passage of passengers border and customs procedures in transit. For the employees of these services in each train within the designated area - two insulated compartments. As in the "Sapsan", smoke in the "Allegro" is prohibited.

JSC "Russian Railways", in turn, completes the training ground for the high-speed train "Allegro". "This is a complex project - said Boris Lapidus. - Infrastructure in the direction of St. Petersburg - the state border preparing for the past four years. Brought into line not only the track structure, and upgraded signaling system, centralization and blocking, the contact network. The investment phase of the project is nearing completion, begin the real test, which should be completed by the end of the year ».

It is expected that after this four trains will be purchased commercially launched on the route St. Petersburg - Helsinki. They will replace the train "Sibelius" and "Repin" plying between the two cities at the moment.



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