The first russian bullet train ES250-001 (Sokol) on the last building stages in "Almaz" in 2000. Nowdays it takes the acceptance tests. The ES250 (Sokol) train is the newest russian achievment in locomotive building. In future "Sokol" should replace old ER200 express trains on the route Moscow-Leningrad and maybe on the planned fast routes to Kharkov and Samara. The unit design speed is 350 kmph, but due to the condition of the existing routes, the unit ES250-001 will be deisgned for 250 kmph with an ability to be changed to 350 kmph after reconstruction of the route between Moscow and Leningrad. It was built with a minimum use of foreign-made details.

Techincal data: design speed 250-350 kmph, 675 KWT.

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