The Ivolga (named after "Иволга" bird, e.g.

Eurasian golden oriole The Eurasian golden oriole (''Oriolus oriolus''), also called the common golden oriole, is the only member of the Old World oriole family of passerine birds breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer bird migration, migrant ...

), designation ''EG2Tv'' and ''EGE2Tv'', is an

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passenger train produced and manufactured by

Transmashholding CJSC Transmashholding () is the largest manufacturer of locomotives and rail equipment in Russia and after merging with LocoTech service the fourth largest engineering company in the field of transport technology globally. The company incl ...

Tver Carriage Works Tver Carriage Works () is a rolling stock manufacturer located in Tver, Russia. The company is part of Transmashholding. History of the factory Tver Carriage Works was founded on 25 August 1898 with the name Upper Volga Railway Materials P ...

(TVZ) for

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and

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service.

History

The exterior and interior styling, however, was outsourced: TVZ ordered the design of the concept train to Integral Design and Development (Arina Design) (Barcelona, Spain). A natural scale mock-up was built by Integral Design and Development and presented in Russia in 2015. Re-styling of Ivolga was also outsourced to Integral Design and Development (Arina Design) in 2017. First Ivolga 2.0 trainset was built in 2019. Since November 2019, an upgraded Ivolga 1.0 trains have been serving Line D1 of

Moscow Central Diameters Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) () is a system of off-street Commuter rail, passenger rail transport lines in the Moscow metropolitan area, Moscow agglomeration, created at the turn of the Moscow Railway, Moscow railway. In the media and Advertisin ...

. In 2021, yet another iteration of the design was presented, EGE2Tv, named Ivolga 3.0, with increased to 160 km/h max speed and meant for traveling longer distances. Whilst still utilizing the 2.0 exterior, the interior was updated by the Russian 2050.lab studio. They were meant for the D3 line of Moscow's MCD system planned opened in August 2023. The first trainset was completed in 2022. The next modification, Ivolga 4.0, is an urban variant with 3 doors per middle car. A trainset with eleven cars has 646 seats. The first trainset was built in 2023. Overall 41 EG2Tv and 34 EGE2Tv trains have been produced by June 2024, working on lines D1, D2 and D4 of MCD Moscow's metro-rail (high-capacity urban-rail) system as well as on express route Moscow – Usovo.

Gallery

Exterior

EG2Tv-001 on test run (cropped).jpg, Ivolga 0.0 (EG2Tv) with original head EG2Tv-002 on Belorusskoye direction.jpg, Ivolga 0.0 (EG2Tv) after modernization Moscow Streshnevo D2 halt asv2021-07 img1.jpg, Ivolga 1.0 (EG2Tv) EG2Tv departs from Begovaya platform.jpg, Ivolga 2.0 (EG2Tv) Peredelkino_station_MCD-4.jpg, Ivolga 3.0 (EGE2Tv) EGE2Tv-024 at Nizhegorodskaya station 01 (cropped).jpg, Ivolga 4.0 (EGE2Tv) EG2Tv-010-09_head_car.jpg, Ivolga 1.0, head car (model 62-4497) EG2Tv-027_(EXPO-1520).jpg, Ivolga 2.0, head car (model 62-4497) EG2Tv-010-06_motor_car.jpg, Ivolga 1.0, motor car (model 62-4498) EG2Tv-010-03_trailer_car.jpg, Ivolga 1.0, trailer car (model 62-4499) EGE2Tv-020 11 intermediate trailer car.jpg, Ivolga 4.0, trailer car

Interior

Интерьер_ЭГ2Тв_(МЦД)_2.jpg, Driver cabin EG2Tv_head_car_interior_-_front_zone_(back_view).jpg, Designated areas for bikes/scooters and wheelchairs inside control car of Ivolga-1.0. EG2Tv interior - entrance zone.jpg, Passenger door zone inside Ivolga-1.0. RZD EG2TV 2019-08 Expo1520.jpg, Passenger door zone inside Ivolga 2.0. EG2Tv motor car interior.jpg, Passenger rows and seats inside intermediate car of Ivolga-0.0. EG2Tv_motor_car_interior_-_entrance_zone_(central_view).jpg, Passenger rows of seats inside intermediate car of Ivolga-1.0. EG2Tv-027 interior - motor car end zone.jpg, Passenger seats and gangway inside intermediate car of Ivolga-2.0. EG2Tv interior - WC.jpg, Toilet inside a control car.

External links

* * * *Integral Design and Development (Arina Design)

References