The Ust-Katav Wagon-Building Plant, officially the Ust-Katavskiy Carriage Works named after S. M. Kirov (russian: Усть-Катавский вагоностроительный завод имени С. М. Кирова, Ust'-Katavskiy Vagonostroitel'nyy Zavod imeni S. M. Kirova) is a railroad carriage works in

Ust-Katav Ust-Katav (russian: Усть-Ката́в) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River. Population: Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rura ...

, Chelyabinsk Oblast,

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. From 1947 to the end of the 20th century (before the series KTM-8), the factory built

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

s under the brand name KТМ, which is often used as an informal designation for subsequent models with digital items (e.g. tram 71-619 is also known as KTM-19).

History

The factory was founded in 1758. The plant built streetcars (trams) from 1901.How to find this website and how to navigate it - Khrunichev Space Center, then → About the Company → Corporate Structure → Ust-Katav Carriage Plant Named for S.M.Kirov (UKVZ)
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. In 1960, the enterprise created a special design office to design tramway rolling stock, which has developed about 20 models of trams. The factory set a world record for the number of cars produced for one model (14,991 cars of model KTM-5). Currently, the plant produces

low-floor tram A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stairsteps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspac ...

s of different variations of models 71-623 and 71-631. In 2006 the factory built the first of a low-floor articulated tram car type 71-630 (trialled in

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). In 2009 UKVZ released two partially low-floor single-sided single-section cars of type 71-623, which went on trial in

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and

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. Additional trams of these models were built in 2010 for

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and

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. The plant also produces spare parts for trams and manufacturing service maintenance of trams. In addition to trams, the plant produces gas pressure regulating equipment, pipe fittings, pumps, consumer goods. In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 11 June 2011 number 772 and the Federal Government on July 7, 2011 № 1159-r of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Ust-Katavsky Car Building Plant Kirov was converted into a branch of Federal State Unitary Enterprise

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Products

* H/M (1937-1941), two-axle tram. Production of this model was transferred from Mytishchi machine-building factory (now "

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"), where it was produced since 1927. * KTM-1/KTP-1 (1947-1961), two-axle tram with all-metal monocoque body. * KTM-2/KTP-2 (1958-1969), two-axle tram with a metal body. * KTM-5 ( 71-605; 1969–1992), four-axle tram with single-leaf sliding doors. Nearly 15,000 cars of this type were built, which allowed them to become the most widely produced tramcar in the world. They have been used in many tram systems in Russia are the only type of rolling stock in some of them. *

71-608 The 71-608 (in colloquial language KTM-8) is a Russian motor four-axle high-floor tramcar. These rail vehicles are produced by Ust'-Katav Vagon-building plant ( UKVZ, УКВЗ, Усть-Катавский Вагоностроительный За� ...

(

KTM-8 The 71-608 (in colloquial language KTM-8) is a Russian motor four-axle high-floor tramcar. These rail vehicles are produced by Ust'-Katav Vagon-building plant (UKVZ, УКВЗ, Усть-Катавский Вагоностроительный Зав ...

; 1988–2007), four-axle tram. The tram KTM-8 is used in many Russian cities, as well as the

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. In

, it still remains one of the most common types of rolling stock. * 71-611 ( KTM-11, 1992–1995) - Russian passenger double sided (doors on both sides, designed for traction in the backs of cars

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) tram car with the body of the 71-608 is designed for use on light-rail lines. *

71-619 The 71-619 (colloquially KTM-19) is the modern Russian four-axle high-floor motor tramcar. These rail vehicles are produced at the Ust'-Katav Wagon-building plant (russian: UKVZ, УКВЗ, Усть-Катавский Вагоностроител� ...

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KTM-19 The 71-619 (colloquially KTM-19) is the modern Russian four-axle high-floor motor tramcar. These rail vehicles are produced at the Ust-Katav, Ust'-Katav Wagon-building plant (russian: UKVZ, УКВЗ, Усть-Катавский Вагоностр� ...

; 1999–2012), four-axle tram. Used in many Russian cities, as well as in the countries of the CIS. * 71-623 ( 71-623; from 2009), four-axle tram with a variable level of the floor. * 71-630 * 71-631 (from 2011), six-axle articulated three-section tram. At the moment, six cars have been built; they are operated in St. Petersburg. * 71-633 *

71-628 The 71-628 is a Russian fully low-floor tram model built by Ust-Katav Wagon-Building Plant since 2020. The tram is based on the unrealised 71-625 project and is a development of the partially low-floor 71-623 tram. History and design The des ...

(from 2021), four-axle fully low floor tram.

Gallery

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File:71-605 (KTM-5) tram in Nizhny Novgorod.jpg, 71-605 (KTM-5) tram in

, Russia File:Chelyabinsk Tram 71 608.jpg, Tram 71-608K.

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

File:71-619 (KTM-19) (at number T202) in Angarsk.jpg, Tram 71-619 in

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File:Хабаровский трамвай.JPG, Tram 71-623 in Khabarovsk File:DauagvpilsKTM-31.jpg, 71-631 tram in Daugavpils

References

External links

{{commons category, Ust-Katav Wagon-Building Plant
Omnibus magazine. Ust-Katavsky Carriage Works: Pages of History

magazine "Private Equity." Streetcar Named Desire

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