According to the president of Siemens in Russia, Dietrich Meller,
Siemens and Russian Railroads (RZD) are discussing a variant of Sapsan
with sleeping carriages, with one possible route being the
Moscow-Sochi line, PRIME-TASS reports.
Sapsan is a high-speed electric train of the Velaro RUS series
produced by Siemens, capable of speeds of 250km/h. The train received
its name from the Peregrine Falcon, the planet’s fastest bird. The
contract on delivery of 8 Velaro RUS trains was signed by RZD and the
transport systems department of Siemens in May 2006. The contract cost
is 276 million euros.
