Allegro
Pendolino of Karelian Trains
The
Karelian trains, as subsidiary of the RzD (the Russian Railways) and
VR-Yhtyma of Finland, introduces a new service standard on the
border traffic between the larger cities in Finland and Russia. The
company has acquired 4 new 400 / S220 series Pendolinos called
"Allegro" for 3
- 4 daily trips between Helsinki Finland and St Petersburg Russia. The
travelling times have been pushed down from 6 hours to 3,5 and later to
3
hours by building new high speed track, use of Pendolino
high speed
trains and passport and Visa inspections enroute instead of
stopping
in the border.
*
Allegro Story
* Allegro
Destinations
* Allegro Pendolinos *
Allegro Technical Details * Challenges
and Potential for the Market * Pictures of
the Allegro Units *
Picture
above: this is the first picture ever published on the Allegro unit on
it's test drive in kerava. The unit was run through a test
program daily, 7 days a week, in early 2010 to ensure the
operations without any glitches. In April this first unit was scheduled
for several test performed at the Russain state of the art test
centers.
Below: The roofline shows a multitude of
communications devices needed for smooth operations in either Russia or
Finaönd. Some of the Russian equipment dates back to 1920's U.S.A. The
large pole at the top is the other connection point to the raido
receiver that was used by Pennsylvania, Great Nothern and several
other U.S. railroading companies. Still reliable analog communications
method, even if all the satellites would fall down!
Allegro Pendolino
Rolling
Stock
Each Allegro unit
consists
of 7 module Pendolino 400 series train, structure based mainly on the
well working Finnish Sm3 class Pendolinos
already in use at VR-Yhtyma in Finland. The new Finnish class Sm6
Pendolinos of karelian Trains are further developed of the series
400 and S220 Pendolinos. One of the main design
principles has been to use what has been found working well in the
harsh climate. Two main differences strike out: The roofline is more
streamlines with more technology hidden behind the panels and the
tilting system is now Alstoms own. Also the tilting system is pneumatic
(air operated) instead of the older hydraulic (fluid operated)
one.
The services
for the trains have been offered by the builder Alstom, which
already has a subsidiary in Finland, but it is probable that VR-Yhtyma will
provide these instead at it's depot in Helsinki. Another interesting
alternative would be to provide the services in St Petersburg in the
same depot where Siemens provides it's services
for the Velaro-Rus / Sapsans.
Picture: The Alstom
Pendolino cab car hanging from the huge crane in the Vuosaari harbor in
Helsinki Finland.
Allegro
consists
The UIC registeration numebr for the first unit is:
94
10 3890001-0
and the class Sm6 consists are formed the
following way:
- 7151-7154 MC1: motor car with drivers
compartment,
- 7251-7254 MH2: motor car,
- 7351-7354
TPB: trailer, buffet
- 7451-7454 TTPS2: trailer, second
class
- 7551-7554 TTP2: trailer, second class
- 7651-7654
MP2: motor car,
- 7751-7754 MC2: motor car with
drivers compartment
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Created for 4rail.net by John McKey.
Pictures by
Stanislav Voronin, Ilkka
Siissalo and
John McKey.
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