When Transmashholding presented the Ivolga 3.0 wagon, industry experts immediately highly appreciated the work of industrial designers, whose efforts significantly improved the rolling stock.How does the new modification of the train differ from the previous ones?
This summer, Transmashholding (TMH) presented to passengers the head car of the train of the new modification “Oriole 3.0″. In July, it was seen by guests of the MOSCOW URBAN FORUM 2021, and at the end of August, visitors of the International Railway Salon ” PRO//Movement. Expo & raquo; in Shcherbinka.
How many seats are there in the car?
You get used to good things quickly. Muscovites and residents of the Moscow region— regular passengers of the MCD have already forgotten about the old electric trains, having changed to cute “Orioles”.
These cars of modifications 1 and 2 have been flying successfully for almost 2 years, they were launched in 2019. But the company’s industrial designers continue to work on improving the rolling stock. After all, “Oriole”was originally created as a multifunctional platform. This means that cars based on it can be used for urban, suburban, and interregional transportation.
“Oriole 3.0” is a promising car, its interior, as well as the number of seats, may change depending on what requirements the future customer will present. And the number of cars can vary from 4 to 12.
The technical solutions used in the design ensure smooth running, low noise, fast acceleration and braking, which reduces the time of passing the route. The composition is capable of accelerating up to 160 km/h with an acceleration of up to 1 m/s (this is +10% compared to the previous modification). The direction of movement is changed in 1-2 minutes.
Photo: JSC “Transmashholding”.
& laquo;If the first two & bdquo;Orioles“ & nbsp; were still designed for operation in the mode of an urban electric train, then & bdquo;Oriole 3.0 & ldquo; & mdash; the first step towards creating an intercity express for trips of 200-250 km »,— says general director of the Institute for Research on Railway Transport Problems & nbsp;Pavel Ivankin.
There are 35 seats in the head car, 72 in the trailer car. But the layout of the seats can be changed if you need to increase the number of passengers. This, according to Ivankin, can attract many regions to the project of increased comfort “City train”.
Clean air
The passenger seats themselves are also modified: they have become more ergonomic, there is support for the lumbar and shoulder belts, armrests, as well as USB and Type-C connectors, so necessary for owners of modern gadgets. At the same time, Internet access is assumed in the cars.
But something is also inherited from previous modifications of the Oriole, for example, wide entrance doors, as well as a through passage between the cars, which allows passengers to evenly occupy seats throughout the entire interior of the train. These amenities received a positive rating from 95% of the passengers of the MCD.
“In terms of comfort, the Ivolga 3.0 model is very modern trains,” says the deputy director of the scientific and educational center “Digital High-speed Systems” of the Russian Open Academy of Transport Alexander Chekmarev. They meet all the requirements for rolling stock engaged in the transportation of passengers, which are imposed in our country and the Customs Union.
The new electric trains will be equipped with a digital control system and a system for diagnosing the technical condition of the main components and systems, it monitors more than 300 parameters in real time.
The developers also thought about the epidemic realities of our days, installing an air conditioning system with the function of air disinfection. With the help of high-power ultraviolet lamps, it makes bacteria and viruses harmless to humans.
Of course, the new cars are adapted for the passage of passengers with limited mobility and passengers with children.
Among other amenities are handrails with a warm coating and a two-tier structure, adaptive lighting (the light temperature varies depending on the time of day), the ability to place bicycles in the head cars and install vending machines and coffee machines. Bathrooms are equipped with touch taps, liquid soap dispensers, electric hand dryers, a changing table.
Photo: JSC “Transmashholding”.
The designer is the same passenger
The new cars were created by domestic designers, and almost 95% of the components in them are Russian-made. They are produced at the Tver Carriage Building Plant, which is part of TMH. Specialists of the company’s strategic partner, the National Center for Industrial Design and Innovation 2050.LAB, worked on the design of a new modification of the electric train.
“One of the tasks of our designers was to create a good mood for people. We chose a new color scheme of light, yellow tones, which would create a joyful atmosphere and correspond to this wonderful name “Oriole” bird of joy. On our train, people often go early in the morning and when they return from work, that is, wewe must create a positive emotional mood for them, which will meet them in the morning and accompany them home in the evening. We were very attentive to the color scheme of the interior, textures, specially designed a texture that would emphasize the fabric of the seats, its characteristics and quality, ” says Evgeny Maslov, chief designer of TMX .
Since the designers are well aware of the Russian transport system, according to Maslov, they are very mobile in designing and can quickly respond to new passenger requests.
“When designing, we use the knowledge of designers, engineers, analyze all the input information and try to make our product even better in a creative, almost magical way. Designers are not extras who just study reviews. Their role and unique experience is that they themselves become passengers for a while, drivers in dialogue, in studying, in creating certain layouts. And since many designers of our company ride the Oriole themselves, they create something new based on their daily experience. And, of course, there are certain