RUSSIA: Uraltransmash has begun delivering trams to St Petersburg which have a retro styling inspired by vehicles which ran in what was then Leningrad from the 1950s and 1960s.
The 42 three-section low-floor Type 71-431R Dostoevsky trams ordered in 2022 have a capacity of up to 246 passengers. They are designed to negotiate curves down to 14 m radius in the city centre.
The order also includes 12 Type 71-421R Dovlatov trams.
All will be equipped with the Cognitive Tram Pilot active driver assistance system.
