81-740/741
| 81-740/741 | |
|---|---|
![]() 81-740.2/741.2 train  | |
| In service | 2003-onward | 
| Manufacturer | Metrovagonmash (Russia) | 
| Built at | Metrovagonmash (Russia) | 
| Family name | 81-... | 
| Replaced | 81-720/721 | 
| Constructed | 2002-onward | 
| Entered service | 2003 | 
| Capacity | 344/370 passengers (353/382 for .4(K) and .2B) | 
| Operator(s) | 
 Moskovsky Metropoliten Sofia Metro Kazan Metro | 
| Depot(s) | 
Moscow Metro: MPD-3 Izmaylovo MPD-4 Krasnaya Presnya MPD-8 Varshavskoye MPD-9 Fili Sofia Metro: Obelya Depot  | 
| Line(s) served | 
Moscow Metro: 3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya 4 Filyovskaya 5 Koltsevaya 12 Butovskaya Sofia Metro: Lines 1+2  | 
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 28.15 metres (92.4 ft)/27.2 metres (89 ft) | 
| Width | 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) | 
| Height | 3.57 metres (11.7 ft) | 
| Articulated sections | Two sections per car | 
| Maximum speed | 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) | 
| Weight | 47 tonnes (46 long tons; 52 short tons)/46 tonnes (45 long tons; 51 short tons) | 
| Traction system | 4 AC asynchronous motors DATE-170-4U2 or TAD 280M4 U2 per 6-axle car | 
| Power output | 680 kilowatts (910 hp) | 
| Acceleration | 1.3 metres per second squared (4.3 ft/s2) | 
| Deceleration | 1.1 metres per second squared (3.6 ft/s2) | 
| Electric system(s) | 825V DC | 
| Bogies | 3 two-axle bogies (2 motorized bogies) | 
| Braking system(s) | Dynamic brakes (rheostatic and regenerative), electro-pneumatic | 
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg coupler | 
| Multiple working | Min 2x 81-740 car, max 81-740 + 3x 81-741 + 81-740 cars. Train + train configuration is not used in regular service. | 
| Track gauge | 
1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)  | 
81-740/741 (Rusich, Russian: Русич), is a type of rolling stock specially designed for running under the harsh winter climate of outdoor Moscow. Rusich also features a corridor connection, allowing passenger access between two contiguous cars. They are currently assigned to the metro lines including Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, Filyovskaya Line, Koltsevaya Line and Butovskaya Line of Moscow Metro, and all lines of the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria.
Currently, there are four types of Rusich rolling stock: 81-740/741, 81-740.1/741.1, 81-740.4/741.4 which are used in Moscow Metro, and 81-740.2/741.2, 81-740.2B/741.2B which is technically adapted and designed for Sofia Metro.
Automatic control system and universal control panel was designed by Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (NIIP).

External links
- Official page of 81-740/741 Rusich, Metrowagonmash (english version)
 - (Russian) Unofficial site dedicated to Soviet metro wagon
 
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