Russia debuts bilevel coaches

CHamilton · Nov 5, 2013

Russian double-deck coaches enter service

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) celebrated the introduction of its first long-distance double-deck coaches at Moscow Kazan station on November 1, with the launch of the new vehicles on overnight services from Moscow to Adler.
Tver Carriage Works is supplying 50 of the vehicles to RZD subsidiary Federal Passenger Company (FPC), including 38 four-berth compartment coaches, four double-berth compartment coaches, four staff coaches and four dining cars.

John Bredin · Nov 5, 2013

The reference to all-sleeper service to Adler piqued my interest, never having heard of Adler but presuming it must be important to have an all-Pullman :giggle: train. It sounds German, or makes me think of Sherlock Holmes. :giggle:

I googled to learn that it's:

1) a Black Sea coastal town, so a train from Moscow probably gets good resort traffic.

2) the next stop south from Sochi, where the Olympics will be held. Google "Transit" :huh: seems to show the same trains serving Moscow-Sochi and Moscow-Adler.

the_traveler · Nov 5, 2013

I notice the access between cars is on the lower level. So I guess three can't be a thru train from the US to Russia using Superliners via Alaska! :giggle:

jis · Nov 5, 2013

the_traveler said:
I notice the access between cars is on the lower level. So I guess three can't be a thru train from the US to Russia using Superliners via Alaska! :giggle:

Sure there can. That is why Transition Cars were invented

However the rail gauge might be a problem. But then changing gauge en route is also a well honed technique for addressing that.

leemell · Nov 5, 2013

Adler in German means eagle.

the_traveler · Nov 5, 2013

jis said:
the_traveler said:

I notice the access between cars is on the lower level. So I guess three can't be a thru train from the US to Russia using Superliners via Alaska! :giggle:

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Sure there can. That is why Transition Cars were invented However the rail gauge might be a problem. But then changing gauge en route is also a well honed technique for addressing that.