MP 59

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MP 59
Refurbished MP 59 train operating on Line 11
Renovated interior of an MP 59 train
In service1963–present
ManufacturerAlstom, CEM, CIMT [fr], Jeumont-Schneider
ReplacedSprague-Thomson
Constructed1963–1967
Refurbished1989–1994
Scrapped1999–present
Number built607 cars (101 trainsets)
SuccessorMP 89, MP 14
Formation
  • 4 cars
  • 6 cars
OperatorsRATP
Lines served
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1 (until 2000)
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 4 (until 2012)
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11 (until 2024)
Specifications
Train length
  • 4-car set: 60 m (196 ft 10 in)
  • 6-car set: 90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Car length15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Width2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Doors4 pairs per side, per car
Maximum speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Traction motorsAlsthom Type MP3
Power output1,760 kW (2,360 hp)
Acceleration3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s)
Electric system(s)Guide bar, 750 V DC
Current collector(s)Contact shoes, side running on the vertical face of the guide bars
BogiesANF Type MP59
Braking system(s)Disc, rheostatic
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, with running pads for the rubber-tyred wheels outside of the steel rails

The MP 59 (French: Métro Pneu appel d'offres de 1959; English: Rubber-tyred metro ordered in 1959) is a rubber-tyred variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Métro system and is the oldest type still in regular passenger service. Manufactured by a consortium between CIMT-Lorraine (body), Jeumont-Schneider (control circuits), Alsthom and CEM (motors), they were first introduced in 1963 when the busiest routes of Lines 1 and 4 were converted to rubber-tyred pneumatic operation. The trains worked on Line 1 between 1963 and 2000 and Line 4 between 1966 and 2012.

Exit from Line 4[edit]

With the arrival of the MP 05 automated stock on Line 1, the remaining 48 MP 59 trains on Line 4 were replaced by the MP 89 CC (just like their Line 1 counterparts were). The first MP 89CC train (#01) arrived on Line 4 in April 2011 and went into service on May 23, 2011. The first MP 59 train to be retired from service was #049, which was withdrawn in April 2011. #021 was withdrawn on December 21, 2012, and was the last train to be retired.

It was originally speculated that some trains would be moved to Line 11 as a supplement, but such plans never came to fruition. All of the trains in service on Line 4 have been scrapped, the spare parts were salvaged for the remaining trains on Line 11.[1]

Exit from Line 11[edit]

Île-de-France Mobilités will replace the last MP 59 trains on Line 11 with 39 MP 14 trains: the replacement MP 14 trains for Line 11 will be driver-operated and five cars long.[2][3]

Technical specifications[edit]

  • Train length: 90.390 m (296 ft 6+5⁄8 in)
  • Overall width: 2.400 m (7 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
  • Height of a train car above the running surface: 3.485 m (11 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
  • Floor height above the running surface: 1.180 m (46.46 in)
  • Weight in running order: 126.4 tonnes (124.4 long tons; 139.3 short tons)
  • Maximum capacity (at four travelers / m2): 700 passengers including 144 seats
  • Folding seats available off-peak: 146
  • Maximum speed: 70 km/h (43 mph)
  • Maximum power: 1,760 kW (2,360 hp)
  • Average acceleration of 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) from 0 to 30 km/h (0 to 19 mph) (four travelers / m2);
  • Maximum braking normal steady state: 2 m/s2 (6.6 ft/s2)

Other networks[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SYMBIOZ – M4 : Prolongement, arrivée du MP89 et réforme MP59".
  2. ^ "Alstom to supply 19 additional metros to Île-de-France Mobilités for line 11 of the Ile-de-France metro, operated by RATP". Alstom. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Alstom to build 19 more rubber-tyred metro trains for Paris". International Railway Journal. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

External links[edit]

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