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| Manufacturer | RAO VSM |
| Formation | 6 cars |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Operator | Russian Railways |
| Line(s) served | Moscow - St Petersburg |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Width | 3.12 m (10.2 ft) |
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
| Weight | 356 t (350 long tons; 392 short tons) |
| Power supply | Overhead catenary |
| Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC 25 kV 50 Hz AC (dual voltage units) |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in) Russian gauge |
- for other uses see Sokol (disambiguation)
Sokol (Russian for "falcon") was a planned high speed train in Russia.[1] It was to be a successor of the ER200 for use on the Moscow-St. Petersburg mainline, and was designed to operate at a cruising speed of 300 km/h (maximum speed 350 km/h). A prototype was built in 1997 and tested by Russian High Speed Railway Shareholding Co.[2]
The Sokol project was cancelled in 2002.[3] Instead of a Sokol-based design, high speed trainsets (named Sapsan) based on the Siemens Velaro were procured from Siemens in Germany.[4] The Sapsan trains have been operating on the Moscow-St.Petersburg line since December 2009.
References [edit]
- ^ The all-Russian high-speed train - World Report from International Railway Journal , August 2001 , via www.findarticles.com
- ^ "Sokol can't fly yet". Railway Gazette International. 1 October 2001.
- ^ Андрей Гурьев (2009), Андрей Гурьев И какие же русские не любили быстрой езды? История обреченного проекта (in Russian), p. 352, "2002, март — прекращение со стороны МПС по инициативе министра Г.М. Фадеева финансирования проекта «Сокол»"
- ^ Murray Hughes (1 June 2005). "Broad gauge ICE3 in sight". Railway Gazette International.
External links [edit]
- High Speed Trains - Sokol 4rail.net
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