See this article in Railway Gazette.
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/...ew/talgo-trains-enter-service-in-russia.html?
I travelled on one from Madrid in 1970 (!) and it was the height of smoothness and luxury, although my wife felt a bit queezy ('too smooth').
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/...ew/talgo-trains-enter-service-in-russia.html?
Is there some specific reason why the design is unsuitable here? I see there could possibly be a platform height problem but perhaps not on dedicated high speed routes. One would think the advantage of using them on height restricted routes would be most attractive.Talgo trains enter service in Russia
The first of Federal Passenger Co’s seven Talgo trainsets was inaugurated by Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin and Talgo Chairman Carlio de Palacio with a ceremony at Moscow’s Kurskaya station on June 1.
The first service operated by the Talgo stock was the 14.00 from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod. The launch marked ‘the culmination of 20 years of work and negotiations’, according to Guillermo Martinez, Managing Director of Talgo in Russia, who said ‘we can finally see Spanish technology running across this country, a very important milestone for both Russia and Spain.’
RZD has branded its Talgo trainsets as Strizh (swift), continuing the ornithological theme of the Sapsan (peregrine) and Lastochka (swallow) fleets. The locomotive-hauled trainsets painted in the colours of the Russian flag have passive tilt and run at up to 200 km/h, giving a journey time from 3 h 35 min for the 440 km route.
Each trainset has 18 passenger coaches and two technical cars, with a total capacity of 414 passengers...
I travelled on one from Madrid in 1970 (!) and it was the height of smoothness and luxury, although my wife felt a bit queezy ('too smooth').
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