Ammazing Train (Tram) A hi-tech new Russian-built tram has become the subject of heated discussion online after being unveiled to the public in Yekaterinburg. Visitors to the annual Innoprom international industrial trade fair, which took place in Yekaterinburg (almost 900 miles east of Moscow) from July 9 to July 12, dubbed the innovative new-generation tram Russia One (R1) an “iPhone on rails.” Jointly developed by Uraltransmash (part of scientific and production corporation UralVagonZavod) and the experimental design bureau Atom, the ultra-modern silent tram with its tinted windows looks more akin to a huge black crystal or a high-speed train from a sci-fi movie than a form of urban public transportation. Manufacturers have nicknamed their unusually-shaped offspring the worlds first business-class tram. Trolleybuses in Moscow: old school but so cool PHOTO OF THE DAY: Vintage Leningrad Blockade tram Our goal was to change the attitude of city residents toward the concept of public transportation for the better and set a new standard for public transport throughout the country and even abroad. We’re competing with industry giants such as Alstom, Bombardier, and Siemens,” Alexei Maslov, the designer of the ‘space tram’, told RIR. Testing of the new Russian tram will begin in February 2015, and full-scale production is scheduled for launch at the beginning of 2016. The first super-trams should appear in Yekaterinburg, then in Omsk, Moscow, and then abroad. Under the hood The official name of the vehicle, the first low-floor tram manufactured in Russia, is the New Three-Section Low-Floor Tram R1”. It is equipped with Wi-Fi, GPS, a satellite navigation system, video cameras (instead of mirrors), and air conditioning. Special lamps installed in the tram make it possible to switch between different levels of brightness, depending on the climatic conditions of a particular city. Just..J (PH) Harish Verma
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 08:50:09 +0000
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