The Sm6 is a class of
high-speed tilting electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number o ...
trainsets built by
Alstom
Alstom SA () is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional ...
. A total of four trainsets were originally built for the now-defunct
Allegro
Allegro may refer to:
Common meanings
* Allegro (music), a tempo marking that indicates to playing quickly and brightly (from Italian meaning ''cheerful'')
* Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement
Artistic works
* L'Allegro (1645), a poem b ...
train service operated by
Karelian Trains
Oy Karelian Trains Ltd was a joint venture agreed on 23 November 2006 between Russian Railways (RZhD) and VR Group (Finnish Railways) to facilitate the operation of international express passenger rail services between Helsinki, Finland, and Saint ...
, a joint venture between
Russian Railways
Russian Railways or RZD () is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services and has a near-monopoly on long-distance train travel in Russia.
...
(RZhD) and
VR Group
VR-Group Plc (, ), commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day. With ...
(Finnish Railways). VR has announced that they have seized full control of the trains and would begin using them in domestic services in 2025
under the name Pendolino Plus.
The Sm6 appears externally similar to VR's earlier
Sm3 Pendolino series, but is based on the fourth generation 'Pendolino Nuovo' or '
New Pendolino
The New Pendolino is a class of high-speed tilting trains built by Alstom Ferroviaria (Fiat Ferroviaria) for Trenitalia and Cisalpino.
As of 2024, Pendolinos have become a part of the Avelia Stream high speed train family.
Operational history ...
' designs and its construction differed from the Sm3 in many ways.
Each trainset consists of seven carriages each. The top speed of the train in passenger traffic is .
All four Sm6 trains were refurbished by VR FleetCare between 2018 and 2019.
The Sm6 fleet is primarily maintained at
Ilmala depot
Ilmala depot (Finnish language, Finnish: ''Ilmalan varikko'') is a Motive power depot, railway depot owned and operated by the VR Group in Pohjois-Pasila, Helsinki. It is located to the west of the Posti Group, Posti distribution centre, south of ...
north of Helsinki, although some maintenance mainly related to Russian technical systems was also performed in Saint Petersburg.
The Sm6 was equipped to operate on both the Finnish and the Russian railway networks. The units had dual-voltage electrical equipment able to use both the Finnish 25 kV 50 Hz alternating current and the Russian 3 kV direct current electrification systems. The wheelsets were built to run at over speeds on both the Finnish and the nominally slightly narrower Russian gauges, and the doors were equipped with a retractable step to make boarding from both Finnish high and Russian high platforms easy. The units were equipped for both the Finnish and Russian railway technical systems, which differed substantially.
References
External links
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Pictures of the train at Vaunut.org
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High-speed trains of Finland
Pendolino
Multiple units of Finland
Passenger trains running at least at 200 km/h in commercial operations
Fiat Ferroviaria
25 kV AC multiple units