RUSSIA: The first low-floor tram in Omsk was presented on November 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of trams in the city.
The partly low-floor single section tram uses a Belkommunmash AKSM-62103 car body that the Omsk tram operator fitted with overhauled trucks from a UKVZ KTM-5 tram.
The cost of 9·1m roubles compares with 20m to 23m roubles that a new tram would cost.
RUSSIA: Uraltransmash has unveiled the first of 20 Type 71-407 and four 71-412 trams to be supplied to Omsk by the end of the year. The 688m rouble order placed on August 6 was the largest investment in the city’s tram fleet for 29 years. The trams ...
RUSSIA: The city of Omsk has ordered 24 trams from Uraltransmash for use on its six-route network, with deliveries planned to start within just three weeks. The 688m rouble order placed on August 6 includes 20 Type 71-407 trams 15·9 m long and 39% low-floor with a ...
RUSSIA: As a gift to Krasnoyarsk ahead of the 2019 Winter Universiade, which the city is hosting, Krasnoyarsky Elektrovagonoremontny Zavod is refurbishing an old KTM-5 tram. To be designated KTM-5MZ after reconstruction, the tram will undergo extensive work. In addition to an overhaul of the bodyshell and bogies, new ...
