Petersburg tram mechanical plant

The Petersburg Tramway Mechanical Plant (PTMS) ( Russian ОАО "Петербургский трамвайно-механический завод" ( ПТМЗ )) was a Russian manufacturer of tram vehicles based in Saint Petersburg . The PTMS was founded in 1929 as a wagon repair shop for the Leningrad tram company . In 1933, in addition to the overhaul work, PTMS began designing its own tram car. In the course of its existence the company was renamed several times, official names were

The WARS emblem on the LM-49 tram vehicle.

since 1929 Вагоноремонтный завод , ВАРЗ - wagon repair shop , WARS;

Since the early 1960s Завод по ремонту городского электротранспорта , ЗРГЭТ - overhaul plant for electric urban transport, SRGET;

since the late 1970s Ленинградский трамвайно-троллейбусный завод , ЛТТЗ - Leningrad Tram and Trolley Bus Plant, LTTS;

On March 17, 1993, the former state-owned company was converted to an open joint-stock company (Открытое Акционерное Общество, OAO) and has had its current name ever since.

Most recently, the plant produced LWS-2005 and LM-2008 trams in series and developed a new type of articulated wagon LWS-2009 (71-154) for the Metrotram Volgograd .

In 2013 the factory was declared bankrupt and finally wound up. Factory buildings have meanwhile been demolished, the factory premises have been leveled for the construction of luxury apartments.