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 Завод имени С. М. Кирова - Russian abbreviature and full name). "KTM" means Kirov Motor Tramcar (Russian: Кировский Трамвай Моторный). This abbreviature was producer's official trademark before 1976, when new designation system for tram and subway rolling stock was introduced in the Soviet Union. After official abandoning KTM trademark it still lives in everyday conversations of Russian tram workers and enthusiasts.

71-608
Mosgortrans 71-608KM model 1997 tramcar.
Manufacturer	/ UKVZ
Constructed	1988 — 2007
Number built	1479
Capacity	32 seats
Specifications
Train length	15,210 mm (49 ft 11 in)
Width	2,622 mm (8 ft 7.2 in) 2,500 mm (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3,090 mm (10 ft 2 in)
Doors	4
Maximum speed	75 km/h (46.6 mph)
Power supply	400 – 720 V
Bogies	2
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) 1,524 mm (5 ft).

Types

• 71-608 - two prototypes from 1988, used in Tver and Moscow. Withdrawn.
• 71-608K - standard model 1991-1993
• 71-608 km - standard model 1993 - 2000s

Gallery

Interior of Mosgortrans 71-608KM tram
(view as a 360° interactive panorama)

• 
  71-608 km model 2004 tramcar in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Car from last batches, interior similar to 71-619K model
• 
  71-608 in Perm

External links

• 71-619 on Nizhny Novgorod TramSite (in Russian)