Russia: This message was conveyed by Alexey Teksler, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, to Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Prime Minister, at the INNOPROM exhibition.
“Production will be set up in a new workshop, scheduled for completion in 2025”, the press service of the regional government reports.
In 2022, Roscosmos, a state-owned corporation specialising in space activities, announced that its subsidiary, the Ust-Katav Car-building Plant (UKCP), planned to implement a double-deck tram project. The new vehicle was stated to be launched at Vostochny Cosmodrome, a Russian spaceport. As the necessary infrastructure for the spaceport is currently being developed, Roman Novikov, General Director at UKCP unveiled the tram transportation services concept in July. Today, the double-deck trams are built in Hong Kong, while those intended for tourist use are manufactured by CRRC.
3D model of a double-deck tram by UKCP, 2022. Source: Roscosmos
UKCP has been engaged in an ongoing programmed of expansion in production since 2021. The new assembly shop will enable the plant to increase tram production to 220 cars per year.
