The project breaks all records

Test operation of the Belarusian-Russian tram MiNiN began in Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Federation

The car entered the first section in Nizhny Novgorod, renovated as part of a large-scale programme for the modernisation of electric transport (along the Sormovskoye highway to the Varya station). Then it will be tested in the Avtozavodskoy District, and then it will go to the upland part of the city.
In total, it is planned to modernise almost 150 km of tracks and purchase 170 new cars. This will increase the average speed of the tram by 1.5 times, significantly improve the comfort of not only passengers, but also all residents of the city, since the modernisation will reduce the level of noise and vibration. The name of the trams is MiNiN, which means Minsk plus Nizhny Novgorod.
“This project is already breaking all records in terms of implementation rates. Only a little more than six months have passed from the idea to the creation of a new tram. Thanks to the entire project team. The tram itself turned out to be fantastic, it looks very cool,” commented Gleb Nikitin, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
As previously reported, on December 3rd, 2022, a joint Russian-Belarusian enterprise for the production of trams was opened in Vorsma, Nizhny Novgorod Region. The start of the new production was given by Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoy, Minister of Industry of Belarus Aleksandr Rogozhnik, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Albert Karimov.
The Nizhekotrans joint venture, co-founded by BKM Holding (Belarus), was registered in September 2022. It was created to ensure the localisation of the production of tram cars for the needs of Nizhny Novgorod in accordance with the agreements reached earlier between the government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and BKM Holding. The project for the supply of tram cars for the needs of Nizhny Novgorod will be implemented in 2022-2024.
According to the agreement, BKM Holding will supply Nizhekotrans with 10 units of fully assembled T811 tramcars, 26 units of T856 three-section tramcars, 20 units of tram car kits and 114 sets of tram bogies and electrical equipment.

Based on materials of belta.by