Another post from category of “how things are made.” This time we’re going to tell you about how Russian subway cars are developed and made.

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Welding shop. In this very part of it there are car frames and bodies of to-be Rusich and RA-2 cars are being welded.

Roof framings and not yet welded to them casing parts.

Welding process.

Completed part of body of a RA-2 leading car.

Completed body of a Rusich leading car.

Lifting jacks and a RA-2 leading car.

Rusich and RA-2.

Rusich cars.

Rusich car body is being welded.

Section trucks for car bodies.

Machine tool.

Completed truck frames of Rusich and RA-1 cars.

Tilting device.

Man and machine.

Control panel.

Travelling crane drags heavy parts right over heads of factory workers.

But it’s no problem for shifty workers to manage this.

Put it on the other machine tool.

And machine it with big and sophisticated tools.

This one, for example, is a drill. A big one.

Truck frames are painted over here.

And being put together. Other parts needed for making the subway cars are being delivered from different shops and factories. These are mounted wheels.

Assembled truck frame.

Assemblers and their outputs.

Shop where car trucks are being assembled.

Completed car truck.

Photos and story via d0cent