You already get used to the standard red and gray colors of our trains. And any other color of the carriages except green, which became familiar a long time ago, is perceived as something very beautiful and original.
This morning at the Yekaterinburg station I got off the train and suddenly saw bright blue shiny cars. What is this? Is it really some kind of branded train of the old type, when each railway tried to have its own trains, distinguished by unusual colors.
I come closer. It turns out this train is called "Alexander Nevsky". Cast metal letters, emblems. Even though we were in a hurry, I couldn’t pass by this one.
Decorative door trims. Everything, although modest, is solid and tasteful.
And two, or even three dining cars, outside the windows of which you can see carved chairs with high backs.
Where does such luxury come from? I went online to find out more about this train. It turns out that it operated on the St. Petersburg-Moscow route for only about six months in 2009, and then was used periodically as a tourist route. He took tourists to Finland and Mongolia. What is he doing here in the Urals? Who did you bring from where and where? The passengers seemed to be invisible, but the service personnel flashed outside the windows.
And this is the interior of one of the dining cars of the Alexander Nevsky. Photo taken from the Internet.
And when we were driving back that same day, we saw another luxury train. Trans-Siberian Express "Golden Eagle", which stood on the tracks near the station. He stood as if it was here, in Yekaterinburg, that was now his “home”. This train is considered the most expensive and luxurious in Russia. He walked along the Trans-Siberian Railway under the P36 steam locomotive. I photographed it from the train window.
The new long-distance train of JSC Russian Railways of luxury class No. 11/12 "Alexander Nevsky" made its first flight on the route St. Petersburg - Moscow.
The train departed from St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 26 at 23:30. On April 27 at 7:10 the first passengers of the train arrived at the Leningradsky station in Moscow.
172 people traveled on the first flight of the Alexander Nevsky train. A total of 204 places were offered for sale.
The train includes SV cars, compartment cars, as well as 2 VIP cars. VIP carriages have double compartments with an area larger than 2 regular ones. Each VIP carriage is designed to carry 10 passengers. The compartment has a comfortable convertible sofa and a folding top shelf; a separate compartment contains a shower and an environmentally friendly toilet.
SV cars are available in two types - with vertical and horizontal shelves. Each SV car, depending on the type, has one or several hygiene rooms with a shower and an environmentally friendly toilet.
The compartments of VIP and SV carriages are equipped with an individual climate control system. Passengers are provided with cold and hot meals, soft drinks, an individual sanitary and hygiene kit and the latest newspapers. Passengers also have access to satellite TV and wireless Internet access.
Cars with 4-seater compartments also offer a high level of service. The compartment has satellite TV and an Internet access point. Passengers have the opportunity to order food and drinks from the restaurant car with delivery to their compartment.
To ensure the safety of passengers, all train cars are equipped with a video surveillance system and security alarm.
Let us remind you that the train will depart from St. Petersburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 23:30, arriving in Moscow at 7:10. From Moscow - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 23:30, arrive in St. Petersburg at 7:40.
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For a day, the Vladivostok railway station became the stopping place for the Imperial Russia luxury train, which tours from Moscow along the Trans-Siberian Railway, reports RIA PrimaMedia. Having spared no expense (the cost of a seat ranges from 5 to 10 thousand euros) for the tour, train passengers walked around the capital of Primorye and tried the local cuisine. The VIP train left Moscow on July 24 and arrived in Vladivostok at 08.00 on Thursday, August 4. From the capital of Primorye, passengers (mostly foreigners) went home by air, and at night the train with a tour on the return route departed back to Moscow. RIA PrimaMedia learned from the representative of the Russian Railways Tour company, Natalya Artamonova, how they entertain passengers who want to see Russia in all its glory.
Reference: The train "Alexander Nevsky" belongs to Russian Railways and was launched on the route St. Petersburg - Moscow in April 2009. Already in December 2009, the flight was closed. For the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, which was celebrated in 2013, "Alexander Nevsky" found a new use - tourism. The Imperial Russia tour follows the world's longest railway, the Trans-Siberian Railway, and illustrates the breadth and diversity of Russia. The first train cruise took place in 2014.
Tickets for the third excursion tour of "Imperial Russia" in a year were sold out by passengers from all over the world - from Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka.
— Passengers are very impressed with the train, which is a hotel on wheels. Foreigners expressed many enthusiastic reviews about Kazan, Irkutsk, and Baikal. They liked the landscape on the Ulan-Ude-Khabarovsk section. Many simply do not look away from the windows. In general, each city on the route has its own zest, its own charm. I think they really liked Vladivostok too,- says Natalya Artamonova.
In Vladivostok, passengers of the “luxury” train visited Cape Egersheld, the Eagle’s Nest hill, Russky Island, the S-56 Submarine Museum, the Arsenyev Museum and the Vladivostok Fortress, and also walked along the main squares of the city, Svetlanskaya Street, Admiral Fokin Street and Tsesarevich embankment.
—The passenger menu is presented with Russian cuisine, but upon arrival at each new point we also take into account regional specifics. For example, in Kazan there was an emphasis on Tatar cuisine. In Vladivostok, of course, tourists tried seafood. Foreigners eat dumplings, borscht, and green cabbage soup with great pleasure. It may seem unusual, but our tourists really love buckwheat,- notes the representative of Russian Railways Tour.
Foreign tourists are accommodated in three carriages. The most expensive carriage - the VIP carriage - consists of five compartments with two berths. All compartments have armchairs, tables, LCD TVs, built-in wardrobes for clothes and luggage, air conditioning, washbasins, showers and toilets. Each compartment here can accommodate a maximum of two people. In addition to organizing a cultural program, passengers also take care of everyday details of the trip, so they don’t have to worry about where they will sleep, eat, or what to do with their luggage. On certain sections of the route, live performances were given by a pianist and violinist.
The minimum cost of a ticket to "Imperial Russia" is 5,150 euros, the maximum is 9,805 euros (without additional payment for single occupancy). Before the end of 2016, another excursion tour on the “luxury train” will be carried out. Six trips are planned in 2017.
« Alexander Nevskiy» (№ 11/12 ) - A branded luxury train that ran on the route St. Petersburg - Moscow.
Timetable
- Departure from St. Petersburg at 23:30 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, arrival in Moscow at 7:10, travel time - 7:40;
- Departure from Moscow at 23:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arrival in St. Petersburg at 7:40, travel time - 8:10
The train ran without intermediate stops.
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The train made its first flight on April 26, 2009. The train consisted of 3 compartment cars, 8 SV cars, and 2 VIP cars. Each of the VIP carriages was designed to carry 10 passengers, and the area of the two-seater compartment in it was larger than two ordinary ones. SV cars were presented in two types: with vertical and horizontal shelves. The compartments of VIP and SV carriages were equipped with an individual climate control system. Satellite television and Internet access points were available in all compartments. Passengers were provided with cold and hot meals, soft drinks, an individual sanitary and hygiene kit and the latest newspapers. To ensure the safety of passengers, all train cars were equipped with a video surveillance system and a security alarm.
The train made its last trip on December 31, 2009, and plans for its further use were never implemented.
After that, it was used as a tourist train on various routes, including during the New Year holidays 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 as train 70/69 Moscow - Helsinki.
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Literature
- Oleg Dmitriev(Russian) // Linux Format. - St. Petersburg. , 2009. - December (No. 12 (125)). - WITH..
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“Mom,” Natasha shouted, “I’ll give you a beating that it’s him!” I assure you. Wait, wait! - she shouted to the coachman; but the coachman could not stop, because more carts and carriages were leaving Meshchanskaya, and they were shouting at the Rostovs to get going and not delay the others.Indeed, although already much further away than before, all the Rostovs saw Pierre or a man unusually similar to Pierre, in a coachman's caftan, walking down the street with a bowed head and a serious face, next to a small beardless old man who looked like a footman. This old man noticed a face sticking out of the carriage at him and, respectfully touching Pierre's elbow, said something to him, pointing to the carriage. For a long time Pierre could not understand what he was saying; so he was apparently immersed in his thoughts. Finally, when he understood it, he looked as directed and, recognizing Natasha, at that very second, surrendering to the first impression, quickly headed towards the carriage. But, having walked ten steps, he, apparently remembering something, stopped.
Natasha’s face, sticking out of the carriage, shone with mocking affection.
- Pyotr Kirilych, go! After all, we found out! It is amazing! – she shouted, holding out her hand to him. - How are you? Why are you doing this?
Pierre took the outstretched hand and awkwardly kissed it as he walked (as the carriage continued to move).
- What's wrong with you, Count? – the countess asked in a surprised and compassionate voice.
- What? What? For what? “Don’t ask me,” Pierre said and looked back at Natasha, whose radiant, joyful gaze (he felt this without looking at her) filled him with its charm.
– What are you doing, or are you staying in Moscow? – Pierre was silent.
- In Moscow? – he said questioningly. - Yes, in Moscow. Farewell.
“Oh, I wish I were a man, I would certainly stay with you.” Oh, how good it is! – Natasha said. - Mom, let me stay. “Pierre looked absentmindedly at Natasha and wanted to say something, but the countess interrupted him:
– You were at the battle, we heard?
“Yes, I was,” answered Pierre. “Tomorrow there will be a battle again...” he began, but Natasha interrupted him:
- What’s the matter with you, Count? You don't look like yourself...
- Oh, don’t ask, don’t ask me, I don’t know anything myself. Tomorrow... No! Goodbye, goodbye,” he said, “a terrible time!” - And, falling behind the carriage, he walked onto the sidewalk.
Natasha leaned out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with a gentle and slightly mocking, joyful smile.
Pierre, since his disappearance from home, had already been living for the second day in the empty apartment of the late Bazdeev. Here's how it happened.
Waking up the next day after his return to Moscow and his meeting with Count Rostopchin, Pierre for a long time could not understand where he was and what they wanted from him. When he was informed, among the names of other people who were waiting for him in the reception room, that another Frenchman was waiting for him, bringing a letter from Countess Elena Vasilievna, he was suddenly overcome by that feeling of confusion and hopelessness to which he was capable of succumbing. It suddenly seemed to him that everything was over now, everything was confused, everything had collapsed, that there was neither right nor wrong, that there would be nothing ahead and that there was no way out of this situation. He, smiling unnaturally and muttering something, then sat on the sofa in a helpless position, then stood up, went to the door and looked through the crack into the reception area, then, waving his hands, returned back, I took up the book. Another time, the butler came to report to Pierre that the Frenchman, who had brought a letter from the countess, really wanted to see him even for a minute and that they had come from the widow of I. A. Bazdeev to ask to accept the books, since Mrs. Bazdeeva herself had left for the village.
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