< strong>MOSCOW, July 10 The all-Russian Lastochka electric train will be shown to the general public for the first time at the Innoprom exhibition in Yekaterinburg on Monday, the Sinara Transport Machines (STM) group reported.
Ready experienced staff will be presented. This is the ES104 series train. «She (Lastochka — ed.) will stand at the railway station near Koltsovo Airport all day on July 10,» the company said.
The STM added that now the working name of the train is «Lastochka-M». Previously it was «East». The Russian plant «Ural Locomotives» began to develop a completely Russian «Swallow» even before the departure of a foreign partner, and the working name «Vostok» appeared due to the original plans to operate it in the east of Russia, Dmitry Pegov, Deputy General Director of Russian Railways, explained in an interview.
«Lastochki» is produced by the «Ural Locomotives» plant (part of «Sinara — Transport Machines», STM). A photo of the finished completely Russian electric train «Lastochka» was published by the first deputy general director for technological policy of the enterprise Vitaly Brekson in the social network on his personal page.
The new «Swallow» was developed by the Russian group «Sinara — Transport Vehicles». previously published planned images of the exterior and interior of the new train. Visually, the composition appears to be less wide than its predecessor, with a more elongated nose, narrow vertical headlights, large square windows with rounded corners. Inside, the pictures showed several rows of seats. Above them are shelves for hand luggage. There are luggage racks along the wall. Tidy trash cans are attached to the side of the doors. There are toilets and an information board. As a result, the new «Swallow» will look like, it will become clear during its presentation on Monday.
«Sinara» in a message on the website previously announced that the new electric trains will meet all the needs of a modern person and will become «even more comfortable than the Lastochki, which the Russians love.» They talked about USB connectors for charging gadgets, new warning systems, mounts for scooters and bicycles with The maximum capacity of the new trains, as stated, will be 1,400 people.The trains will be able to reach speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour.
Lastochkas are based on the German Desiro platform. produces the Ural Locomotives plant. It was established in 2010 as a joint venture between the German concern Siemens and the Russian group Sinara — Transport Machines. However, in May 2022, a foreign company announced that it was curtailing business in Russia, including the exit from existing joint ventures Localization of Lastochkas is currently around 90%.
Russian Railways has already ordered 22 all-Russian Lastochkas, and the company plans to launch them in the Urals near the city of Yekaterinburg, Dmitry Pegov, the company's deputy general director, said in an interview in July.< br />