RIGA'S 200 KM/H EMU READY FOR MOSCOW-LENINGRAD LINE

The first six cars of the ER200, Russia's first 200 km/h train, have already achieved 206 km/h on the Sherbinka test track near Moscow. Higher speeds will be attained on a fast section of SZD track before the full 14-car train begins pre-service trials on the Moscow-Leningrad line, and after an 18-month test program is completed, the train will enter passenger service. The cars have aluminum alloy bodies. Trucks have welded box-section frames with pneumatic secondary suspension. The unmotored cab cars at each end of the train contain buffets; all the intermediate cars are fully motored and have two-and-two reclining seats throughout.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Dimant, Y
  • Zhivs, V
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 220-22
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum cars; High speed rail; Multiple unit trains; Passenger cars; Railcar trucks; Railroads; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099191
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1975 12:00AM