MTV-82

MTV-82 (Russian: МТВ-82, with МТВ standing for Московский Трамвай, Moskovskiy Tramvay, 'Moscow Tramway'[1]) is a Soviet four-axle tramcar.

82, and it was transferred to Rīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca (RVR; Russian: Рижский Вагонный Завод, РВЗ) in 1949.

Up to 1983, these tramcars ran in many Soviet cities and towns, for example in Moscow, Kyiv, Gorky, Sverdlovsk, and Vladivostok.

Initially the MTV-82 did not have a low-voltage system, but this was added later for external braking and turn light signalization.

In the cities of Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia, in Ukraine, a couple of MTV-82 trams were rebuilt into unique double-ended version.

These MTV-82s do not serve as usual tramcars, but can be hired for city excursions (but this is quite a long, formal and bureaucratic procedure in today's Russia).

A group of tramway enthusiasts from many cities of Russia with guests from Estonia and United States hired Nizhny Novgorod Museum MTV-82 for their meeting in 2004.

In Ukraine, the Odesa Transport Authority has found unique solutions to existing MTV tramcars in their possession.