Connecting St Petersburg with the Urals in western Russia, the new Siemens-built Velaro RUS high speed train is already built and undergoing rigorous testing, utilising Herose valves.
Eight trains have been ordered, each consisting of ten coaches, and two of these have already been delivered, currently undergoing a rigorous testing programme in Russia.
Each train requires braking systems supplied with air via two compressors, with each air supply system including two Herose safety valves. These are not just any safety valves however – due to the often sub-zero temperatures in Russia, valves are required to withstand the extreme cold as low as -55 degrees C.
According to Herose publication ‘Valves Community’, the company had to almost replicate such an environment and the requirements set of the valves and as a result, set-up a climatic chamber in Bad Oldesloe.
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