Moscow, September 14. From September 18 to 21, Berlin will host the transport exhibition InnoTrans-2018, where two innovative tram cars made in Russia will be presented for the first time in the history. The exhibition is a major event of the rail transport in the world.
Two models - 71-911 EM Lvyonok and 71-934 Lev - will be shown to the participants of the forum. These trams, the interior of which is made of aluminium and exceeds its predecessors by this indicator by more than 10%, became a result of the import substitution policy and local production of domestic production facilities, as well an example of the internal interaction of companies: they are by 90% assembled of Russian components from over 20 companies in various regions of the country. The four-axle tram 71-911 EM Lvyonok with a fully low floor car has already been launched in the serial production by PC Transport Systems. The tram 71-934 Lev will be shown for the first time in Berlin. Lev is a fully low floor eight-axle two-end tram 34 metres long that consists of three sections and works without rotating rings, as it is equipped with two cabs located on both ends. Special attention is paid to passenger comfort: the trams have a lot of convenient seats, climate control systems, and information screens. The advanced design and considerable noise decrease improve communication of the tram with the urban environment.
The tram interior, like in Vityaz-M trams that already work on routes of Moscow and other Russian cities, is based on aluminium alloys. PC Transport Systems plans to produce the first all-aluminium tram with the service life of 30 years that creates a number of technical and economic advantages compared to similar materials. The application of aluminium will reduce the tram weight by 20-40% versus traditional or high-carbon steel.
Besides, the aluminium trams have an increased corrosion resistance (can be used in various climatic conditions), lower electricity costs (with the run of 100 thou. km per year, the savings of electricity are around 45 MW per one three-section tram per year), and load on infrastructure (-5% of infrastructure maintenance costs). The aluminium trams have strong environmental benefits. The total savings from using the fleet of 100 aluminium trams during 30 years is estimated at over RUB 3.5 bln.
'The entry of Russian trams into the international market is an ambitious task that, however, commensurates with our abilities. The domestic trams have a variety of competitive advantages compared to overseas peers that makes their usage in the international infrastructure just a matter of time,' said Felix Vinokur, President of PC Transport Systems.
'Members of the Aluminium Association are already active participants of the project to create a tram car interior of aluminium. Besides, we develop an all-aluminium tram. Such initiatives and their demonstration at the international level are practice implementations of the local production recommendations that is especially important in the conditions of external limitations,' said Valentin Trishchenko, the Chairman of the Aluminium Association.