Bullet train hits Russia's rails
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The fastest train in Russia is almost ready to welcome its first passengers. The high tech monster can travel at up to 300 km/h and will cut more than an hour off journey times between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
A peregrine falcon, known as a Sapsan in Russian is the fastest bird and the fastest animal in the world, capable of reaching up to 350 kilometers per hour, and it has given its name to Russia’s first ever high-speed train. If all goes to plan the Sapsan will travel at 300 kilometers per hour, and hopefully give the country’s image a boost.
“It’ll be a breakthrough in terms of the further development of the Russian railways, rocketing the whole industry to a new level. This train will be able to compete with aircraft and has a chance to beat them: it’s as comfortable as an airplane, but much safer and less dangerous, and also it has no baggage restrictions,” says Dmitry Pegov, acting deputy chief engineer at Oktyabrksoe department of Russian Railways.
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http://www.russiatoday.ru/Top_News/2...a_s_rails.html
The fastest train in Russia is almost ready to welcome its first passengers. The high tech monster can travel at up to 300 km/h and will cut more than an hour off journey times between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
A peregrine falcon, known as a Sapsan in Russian is the fastest bird and the fastest animal in the world, capable of reaching up to 350 kilometers per hour, and it has given its name to Russia’s first ever high-speed train. If all goes to plan the Sapsan will travel at 300 kilometers per hour, and hopefully give the country’s image a boost.
“It’ll be a breakthrough in terms of the further development of the Russian railways, rocketing the whole industry to a new level. This train will be able to compete with aircraft and has a chance to beat them: it’s as comfortable as an airplane, but much safer and less dangerous, and also it has no baggage restrictions,” says Dmitry Pegov, acting deputy chief engineer at Oktyabrksoe department of Russian Railways.
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