New High Speed Train “Peregrine Falcon”

in News by Tajuddin — December 30, 2009 at 18:19 | 0 comments | 2,184 views |

Not every bird will fly to St. Petersburg for 3.5 hours. In its first flight went to a new high-speed train “Peregrine Falcon” – a bird of high flight and high comfort. For the first time in history domestic railways Express has a top speed of 250 km/h, and the journey he took 3 hours and 45 minutes. According to the schedule, “Peregrine Falcon” will run between Moscow and St. Petersburg three times a day.

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Here’s what a tail-ended the impasse by 4-th path. While for us to look rather unusual, we must also adjust.

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The air-tight sealed doors.

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Type in “Peregrine Falcon” by the head of the train – that I was on the platform along the entire composition. The cab driver was 2; discussing something.

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In the train 7 wagons of class II and 2 – I class, as well as one car-bistro. Composition them, in principle, similar to (2 +2 rows of seats), only class I leather chairs, distances a little more hot meals in the ticket outlet at each seat and wi-fi. However, the price varies by half.

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Conductor looked ticket and passport and ran inside. By the way, slipped in the press reports that the train conductor was renamed the “stewards”.

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Transitions between the cars made “accordion” without transitional doors. The temperature inside ended everywhere the same.

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We go in the passenger cabin of the car 2 class. Completed it in white and blue colors, with small pale yellow and gray patches.

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You can undress in two ways: in the center of the car is a wardrobe with hangers, visible from almost all series, and some windows have a hanger, where you can hang the same jacket.

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Ahead – go to another car, a little seen its interior and transition “harmonica. On the right wall – the place for the position of luggage; upstairs – LCD display to the right – a translucent screen with flight parameters (time, date, speed, temperature overboard). Left brake.

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chairs a little bit wider and the distance between the rows of little more than between the rows of aircraft “economy class”.

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The Austrian Rail Jet, say, the bottom is made more convenient “pocket” where you can shove newspapers, books, a small container with water, juice, some flat thing. Then this, alas, no – pristine flat. Carman is located upstairs, and he is small. This is much less convenient!

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