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A full-scale mock-up of a carriage of the ‘Bely Krechet’ (‘White Gyrfalcon’) train has been unveiled in Moscow. The train will operate on a new Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railroad, which will be launched by 2028. Its maximum speed will be 400 km/h (up to 360 km/h in operation). And travel time will be reduced to only 2 hours and 15 minutes.
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The trains were developed by ‘Ural Locomotives’, the company that produces the ‘Lastochka’ intercity train model.
Each train will have eight cars with different classes of service: first, business, standard and comfort. There will also be places for passengers with limited mobility.
There is also an option of doubling the length to 16 cars.
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The ‘Bely Krechet’ will be distinguished by its quiet running and economical energy consumption, due to their aerodynamic shape.
Would you take a ride?
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