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InnoTrans 2012, September 18–21, 2012 in Berlin
Background paper Trains for Sochi – Desiro RUS In December 2009, Siemens received an order from Russian Railways (RZD) to supply 38 regional trains for the city of Sochi. They are being built entirely at Siemens' plant in Krefeld, Germany. Sixteen more units, which will be built from the end of 2012 with an increasing degree of local content in Yekaterinburg, Russia, were ordered by RZD at the InnoTrans trade fair in September 2010. The first trains from the Krefeld plant are scheduled for commissioning as early as autumn 2013. "In shipping the first Desiro RUS to Russia from the ferry port at Sassnitz on the island of Rügen at the beginning of March 2012, we have reached a significant milestone in this demanding project," said Hans-Joerg Grundmann, CEO of the Rail Systems Division. Furthermore, Siemens has agreed a 40-year maintenance contract with RZD for the 54 trains ordered in 2009 and 2010, bringing the overall order volume to almost 1.1 billion euros. A further contract, comprising the delivery of 240 trainsets with 1,200 cars, followed at the end of 2011. The vehicles will be manufactured and delivered in Yekaterinburg by Ural Locos, a joint venture between Siemens and the Sinara Group. Siemens' Desiro trains can reach a top speed of up to 160 km/h. In terms of technology, the Desiro RUS for Sochi, which RZD has named "Lastochka" (Russian for "Little Swallow"), is based on the Desiro ML vehicle platform. The vehicles underwent further development especially for the Russian market: for example, they have been designed for a temperature of – 40 °C, the carbody will be 3,480 mm wide, the floor height will be 1,400 mm and the bogie will be for a gauge of 1,520 mm. Thanks to the flexibility of the interior partitioning adopted from the Desiro ML, the Desiro RUS will meet the special demands placed on it during service for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. To operate in Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea, the trains also have to be able to negotiate gradients of four percent. In addition, the trains are especially eco-friendly: the Desiro RUS consumes about 30 percent less energy than the regional trains currently deployed in Russia. This places the vehicle in Siemens' green portfolio. Before the vehicles are put into service at RZD, they must first prove their reliability under extreme climatic conditions in the lab. The tests took place in the Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) climatic wind 1/2
tunnel in Vienna. The tests with artificial wind, ice, rain and snow are carried out at temperatures between - 40 °C and + 40 °C. For example, snow cannons spray the vehicle so that Siemens technicians can test, among other things, the functionality of the couplers, doors or windscreen wipers. While the vehicle is being sprayed with artificial snow from the outside, some 150 sensors monitor the heating and air conditioning in the interior. Humidifiers arranged on the floor and heating mats on the seats simulate the passengers on the train. The tests and evaluation of the results take about ten weeks altogether. The future will also see these trains being produced in Russia, and this is why Siemens founded joint venture "Ural Locos" with Russian partner Sinara Group. The first contract, signed in September 2011, comprises the delivery of 240 trainsets with 1,200 cars and is worth around two billion euros for the joint venture. The trains will be manufactured at a production facility near Yekaterinburg from 2013. "Siemens is the most successful non-Russian supplier of railway technology in Russia. By localizing production, we will strengthen this position and consolidate our close partnership with the Russian railway industry," commented Hans-Joerg Grundmann. "The trains built in Russia will be delivered from 2015 to 2020 and deployed above all in Russia's rapidly growing metropolitan regions. This order clearly shows that conurbations are a huge growth market. Studies forecast that around five trillion euros will be invested in urban transportation systems worldwide by 2035." Technical data of the Desiro RUS Wheel arrangement
Bo‘Bo‘+2‘2‘+2‘2‘+2‘2‘+Bo‘Bo‘ (5 car train)
Power supply
3 kV DC and 25 kV AC / 50 Hz
Maximum speed
160 km/h
Tractive power
2,550kW
Track gauge
1,520 mm
Vehicle length
126,462 mm
Width
3,480 mm
Floor height
1,400 mm
Mass
270 metric tons
Seats
443
Temperature range
– 40°C to + 40°C
Crash requirements
Based on EN 15227
For more information about the Desiro RUS, visit http://www.siemens.com/presse/innotrans2012
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