Public transport and Soviet industrialisation: The tram service in the socialist city of Magnitogorsk (USSR)

M Potemkina, M Gryaznov… - Industrial Archaeology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Industrial Archaeology Review, 2021Taylor & Francis
This article traces the development of the tram service in Magnitogorsk, one of the first
socialist cities in the USSR. It first outlines the emergence of the city and the construction of
the tramway in different facets: the building of tram lines, the development of tram routes and
the creation of tram infrastructure. The article also discusses the influences of climate
peculiarities, ideological concepts and Soviet planned economy. The focus then turns to the
initial condition and development of the tram rolling stock. The main technical characteristics …
Abstract
This article traces the development of the tram service in Magnitogorsk, one of the first socialist cities in the USSR. It first outlines the emergence of the city and the construction of the tramway in different facets: the building of tram lines, the development of tram routes and the creation of tram infrastructure. The article also discusses the influences of climate peculiarities, ideological concepts and Soviet planned economy. The focus then turns to the initial condition and development of the tram rolling stock. The main technical characteristics of the tramcars used in Soviet cities from the 1930s to the 1950s are provided.
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