Transmashholding’s plant in Mytishi (near Moscow) is manufacturing eight new ‘81-717.6/714.6’ carriages for Russia’s Yekaterinburg Metro.

The CEO of Metrowagonmash (part of Transmashholding) (www.tmholding.ru) and the CEO of the Yekaterinburg Metro signed a contract last month that requires the four head and four intermediate carriages to be shipped within 35 days of the signing.

The new carriages will be compatible with the rest of the metro fleet; they will also feature fireproof and fire-resistant materials, and they will comply with most recent fire, electricity and environmental safety requirements.

Every head car will accommodate up to 308 passengers with seats available for 39 of them. Intermediate cars will accommodateup to 330 passengers, with seats available for 48 of them.

The top speed will be 90kph. The Yekaterinburg Metro is one of the youngest in Russia; it opened in 1991.