
awarded Transmashholding”s Tver Carriage Works a contract to supply 12 second
and two first class compartment coaches, and a staff car with a compartment
adapted for a person with reduced mobility and an accompanying person.
The air-conditioned coaches
will be based on the 61-4440 and 61-4445 designs. They will have stainless
steel bodies and retention toilets, and be suitable for speeds up to 160 km/h.
Deliveries are planned for
the first half of this year.
Source: Railway Gazette
International