RUSSIA: Belarusian manufacturer BKM has delivered the first three of 12 T811 trams for use in the city of Samara.
The trams are being leased from Sberbank Leasing under a seven-year agreement worth 1·1bn roubles.
The fully low-floor single-section cars have a maximum speed of 60 km/h. They have 35 seats and a nominal capacity of 150 passengers, with air-conditioning and a passenger information system.
Entry into service is planned from September.
BELARUS: The Mazyr tramway which is owned and operated by the oil refinery which it serves is about to take delivery of its first new trams since the 20 km line opened in 1988. In autumn 2024, BKM was awarded a contract to supply 10 Type ...
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KAZAKHSTAN: Sole bidder BKM Holding of Belarus has been awarded a contract to supply trams to Öskemen. The order covers four partly low-floor AKSM-62103 four-axle vehicles costing 182·5m tenge each, with delivery scheduled by December 6. The manufacturer said the vehicles would be built to a ...
