In may 2006 the RZD ordered eight high-speed trains type Velaro from Siemens. The rains will run on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg line with an operating speed of 250 km/h. Within the Innotrans 2008 three cars of the first train will be presented to the public. The delivery of the whole first train is scheduled for the coming November. The picture shows the train at the Siemens’ Krefeld-Uerdingen plant.