OREANDA-NEWS. In October 2007, CJSC Transmashholding delivered the second set of 10 rail cars designated 81-714.5B/717.5B and manufactured by JSC Metrowagonmash (MWM, Mytishchi) to the Baku metro (the city of Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan), reported the press-centre of Transmashholding.

The set included four 81-717,5B head cars and six 81-714,5B intermediate cars.

The shipment was performed under the contract for manufacture and delivery of 25 metro cars concluded between the MWM and Baku metro on November 28, 2006.

The October shipment was the second performed under the contract. The rest of five metro cars will be delivered by the end of 2007.

The MWM rail cars have been under exploitation at the Baku metro for over 30 years now. The first shipment was carried out in 1973. The Baku metro rail car fleet counts 269 cars with 222 (82%) manufactured by Metrowagonmash.