Metro wagon 81-740/741 Rusich
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81-740/741 Rusich (rus.: Русич; project name Skif, rus.: Скиф), is a type of rolling stock specially designed for running under the harsh winter climate of outdoor Moscow. Rusich also features an interiorly passable interface allows passenger crossing between cars freely. They are currently assigned to the metro routes including #3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, #4 Filyovskaya Line and medium capacity #Л1 Butovskaya Line of Moscow Metro, and part of the Sofia Metro fleet in Bulgaria.
Currently, there are 3 types of Rusich rolling stock: 81-740/741, 81-740/741.1, which are used in Moscow Metro, and 81-740/741.2, which is technically adapted and designed for Sofia Metro.
| 81-740/741 Rusich | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Metrowagonmash | |
| Year of design | 2002 | |
| Year of exploitation | 2003 | |
| Tare | 49t | |
| Car length | 27290 / 26510 mm | |
| Car wdith | 2700 mm | |
| Car height | 3570 mm | |
| Running speed | 90 km/h | |
| Acceleration / Deceleration | 1 / 1.1 ms-2 | |
| Brake | Electric dynamic brake | |
| Wheel diameter | 780 mm | |
| Passenger capacity | 346 / 372 | |
| Seat | 54 / 60 | |
