30 new trams for any Ural weather arrived in Yekaterinburg

In Yekaterinburg received 30 three-section low-floor trams model 71-639 "Castor". This is part of a large-scale transport reform being implemented in Yekaterinburg. In total, 50 cars were purchased for the city - the remaining 20 units will be delivered until December 25, the press service of the city administration reports.

Trams are produced at the Ust-Katav Carriage Plant. Each car can accommodate up to 200 passengers and is equipped with modern systems: climate control, LED lighting, automated fare payment, radio information for the visually impaired, as well as special places for disabled citizens.

The technique is adapted to the difficult Ural weather conditions and is able to work reliably both in severe frosts and in the heat. The warranty period of operation is 24 months or 100 thousand kilometers of mileage, and the estimated service life is at least 30 years.

The new trams will be on routes 6, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 16. The renewal of rolling stock is a key element of the transport reform in the capital of the Urals. The initiator of the reform was the head of Yekaterinburg Alexei Orlov, and the possibility of purchasing appeared due to the decision of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk region Denis Pasler on co-financing the leasing program.

Earlier, “MK-Ural” wrote that in Yekaterinburg received the first batch of 10 three-section trams model 71-639 “Castor”. As part of the delivery, the city will receive 50 units of rolling stock – the remaining 40 cars will be delivered before the end of the year. Renovation of the tram fleet on such a scale was last carried out about 40 years ago.