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12.05.2010 19:48- Allegro trainset in Helsinki maintenance depot at Ilmala
© Alstom Transport / A.Fevrier
The train was transferred to the Finnish Railways’ maintenance depot at Ilmala for reassembly and adjustment before embarking on various phases of static, then dynamic, tests in Finland. The third and fourth trainsets are currently being produced at Alstom’s plant in Savigliano (Italy) and will be delivered during 2010.
The first Allegro, which arrived in Helsinki on 5 January, has successfully completed the commissioning tests. Traction, braking and signalling (under 25 kV AC) were first tested at the Ilmala depot in static mode, then on the Kerava-Lakhti line at a maximum speed of 220 kph. Since 21 April, Alstom’s team of technicians has been carrying out the tests required for certification of the train on the Finnish network. The train will arrive in St Petersburg at the end of May to undergo commissioning and acceptance tests in Russia.
Now that the second high speed Allegro train is in Helsinki, tests can be carried out in both countries in parallel, which will enable authorization to be obtained as quickly as possible for their operation on the Russian and Finnish networks.
Their tilt technology will enable these trains from the Pendolino range to travel at high speeds on existing conventional lines. The journey time between Helsinki and St Petersburg will initially be three and a half hours (compared to five and a half hours at present), and the train will travel at speeds of up to 220 kph.
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