Expo 1520: reflections on Russia's future railway

dmrog (48)in #perortage • 7 years ago

It's been two weeks since the main railway exhibition in the former Soviet space "Expo-1520 & quot;. This year's news about the exhibition was not as much as before. Out of all presented at the exhibition really there was only one new layout. Tram for St. Petersburg can be called new, too, but his ancestor rode in Moscow and Krasnodar, so was known to us. The rest of the new was very small.

Why? Why our railway and not developing? Why in Russia only one plant is trying to do something new, and the others continue to stand still? But now the country could begin the project, compared with which the construction of the Moscow metro would be a drop in the ocean.

First of Petersburg. We can be happy for Petersburg. Bought new trams&; Cat" production company stadler (Switzerland, Belarus) pleasing to the eye and other parts of the body, which will be located sitting and standing. 23 travel of a tram on the rails of the city. But is it good? In recent years, the Petersburg buys all that is. They have several trams from Belkommunmash, a few Knights from Tver, several foreign companies are Alstom Citadis trams UKVZ in articulated form and in the view of the "push-pushing & quot;. Call this &quot To transport formah;zoo & quot;.
To the tram I have some complaints, but pluses much more. A detailed analysis of the pros and cons of the tram I will do one of the following reports.
Another joy and sorrow at the same time - Swallows. The photo is not it, if that. A normal passenger does not even know that the exhibition was the fifth species of Swallows Russia! Fifth! ЭС1, ЭС1 Premium ЭС2Г with two types of interior and new ЭС2ГП. Official: a city premium, but is it? I had the displeasure recently to ride ЭС1 in Nizhny Novgorod. By Vladimir a lot of people feel uncomfortable, because they went on the seats for commuter trains. Passengers MCK in Moscow moved to more comfortable seats. Now, if you didn't know the Swallows come to the routes of commuter trains in St. Petersburg. On those, what with all the stops. I even wonder what's the salon, and even about payback and future fare increase not want to think.
This, by the way, a new technique for underground. The Moscow metro ahead of the rest (except China), the pace of construction and renovation. On the Moscow metro now seriously, you can look up to. People say that Moscow is not to keep up with all the money invested in the capital? No, the example shows. From the capital it is difficult to keep track of the news Petersburg, but already there is a construction of 3 extensions of metro lines, as well as begin work on a brand new six.
Every time at the exhibition, someone was rolling on the ring. Usually we are talking about new trains, but this time everything changed. On the surface went underground. Train Moscow though, and considers new, in fact, the development of the model 860 Time. Fixed many sores, the passage is expanded, improved grab rails, a nice design. Buyer of 860 trains the eye in addition to Moscow was in Baku. It is Azerbaijan that affected the release of an updated version of the train. It is possible to train 865 Moscow will be delivered to Azerbaijan. Whether it is in other countries - the question. Sofia overcomplicated with 3 subway line and had refused, Hungary made a major overhaul of the old Soviet trains. Whether to purchase trains and other post-Soviet republics - the question. In Tbilisi Soon the new station opens.
The saddest fate ЭШ2. Double-Decker Express trains did not get permission to commissioning. There was no money. something solved in technical terms. Now I don't even know the condition of these trains. I would be happy. if they were used on some long-haul routes instead of Swallows, but it's only a dream. At least in Georgia and Azerbaijan to go to ski.
The same incomprehensible fate of gas turbine locomotive gt1i-002. The creation of turbine-electric locomotives in the world began more than 70 years ago, and the former Soviet Union they never caught on. In history only notes: was built one instance, there were 2 prototype, was tested. This particular instance of 4 years. He did not become serial. The question arises: do we need it then?
Locomotives in Russia feel much calmer. To carry the Goods we need, the demand is there. Someone has the goods from China drag? 2ЭВ120 on "Prince Vladimir" is a new development, which was first shown at the last exhibition 2 years ago. Then, only one section was now on the information from the network already created 3 pieces. The test, as I understand it, passed. In Wikipedia they even wrote on the perspective of the 50 machines. Don't know to believe it or not, but cannot be ruled out.
The other locomotive. who proudly rolled at the experimental ring - 4ES5K. This is a huge 70-metre four-section design to transport very large freight trains. Electric locomotives of this series with different number of partitions built more than a thousand pieces.
Look Nice foreigner 2M62UM-0116 is a Latvian modernization project in the Czech locomotive teplovozostroitelny production Lugansk plant. Produced in 1989 in USSR.
Far ways could be found of the old Soviet train with a pointer Nerekhta. I zatrudnyayus to call the model, but most likely from the moment of its production to this day in local trains occur only upgrade. It is another Riga car Started and is still ongoing.
It ЭП2Д - another modernization of the old Soviet trains. Yes, legally, it has long since another train, but the basics don't change. In Moscow you can see them from a CFPP, in Kazakhstan, the local carrier uses analoginiu model ЭП3Д for AC.
Inside was shown two views of the salon. One classic CFPP, the other's a nice. This design is proposed for bus routes. Anyway, this is the cheapest commuter train. Because purchased so far.
Next was the layout of another train. This is the only novelty of the exhibition. A few years ago we had a small revolution, which is noticed only lovers transport. Tver car-building plant produces rail transport for almost 120 years. We all know his usual passenger cars. But some time ago there have been some changes, changed attitude for the better. First it began to make the trams together with the company, "Transportation systems" I. The trams did not order prikazu on top, and many buyers. I tried for several years to build out &So;Sethistory & quot;. Now successfully run in Rostov-on-don. Tram knight took first, not really. but after the modernization of Vityaz-M successfully went to Moscow.
Commuter trains from Tver there was a similar situation. Produced ЭГ2Тв &quotбыл They;Oriole" and not for someone, but to offer someone. As a result, 2 trains operate in Moscow. Instead restate-contact system to produce thrust from the beginning was to use the asynchronous drive. And then it began! While someone cursed the train for not the beautiful appearance, the technical side of the question, scolded the others. In the end, a new technique with the first system error, coupled with the inability to serve, multiplied by the reluctance of the Railways to take steps forward, coupled with Soviet norms and old habits... As you can see, I picked on the train. The And joyful that the manufacturer did not stop, and has corrected many points in ЭП2Тв. This is a new train, painted and decorated by CFPP. To shift the Swallow with its state ideological proposal failed. but this shift ЭП2Д quite real. It is a pity that the room and location of doors uncomfortable predlagaetsja, as in the current trains. Details will also be painted separately.
The only bright spot was the recovery of new locomotives! A small steam locomotive series S to its 120 th anniversary on the move again!
Not to mention the old familiar, but no less steep locomotives of other series.
Here is my opinion on the state of the railway industry. Our future is inhibited. For the BCM does Nothing, Siemens captures all directions. And so... somewhere good...
But somewhere the feeling that I sculpted as a hit if only it went.