81-740/741

what is it?

81-740/741 (Rusich, Russian: Русич), is a type of rolling stock specially designed for running under the harsh winter climate of outdoor Moscow. Rusich also features a corridor connection, allowing passenger access between the two sections of the cars. It was first designed for use on proposed light metro lines such as the Butovskaya line in Moscow (which ended up being the only light metro line built), being similar in nature to some high floor two-segment articulated trams like the rolling stock of the Los Angeles Metro Rail, the Tyne and Wear Metro, and Docklands Light Railway rolling stock in London.

who runs it

Moscow MetroSofia MetroKazan Metro

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• power 680 kWpower output
• weight 47 tin working order
• seats 370passengers

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 23 years ago, in 2003.
• 🚗680 kW is about 8 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏28.2 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 370: 7 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 23 years.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

2003

in service from

2003

status

in service

number built

—

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

builders

Metrowagonmash

operators

Moscow Metro, Sofia Metro, Kazan Metro

top speed

90 km/h

power

680 kW

gauge

1,520 mm Russian broad gauge

electric system

825 V DC

length

28.2 m

weight

47 t

capacity

370 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.