MP 73 - wagons of the Paris and Marseille metro operating since 1974 on lines 6 and 11. They were created to replace the obsolete MP 59. Initially, they were also to be operated on line 4. As of December 30, 2011, 46 out of 50 trains built were in operation (45 on line 6 and 1 on line 11). It is a tire train.
| MP 73 | |
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| Production | |
| Years of construction | 1973 - 2000 |
| Country of construction |  France |
| Compositions built | 50 (250 all modifications) |
| Technical details | |
| Max service speed | 70 km / h |
| Exploitation | |
| Countries of operation | ,  ,  |
| Subway | Paris , Santiago , Mexico City , Marseille |
| Lines |   |
| Depot | Atelier d'Itali , studio de Lila |
| Years of operation | 1973 (experienced), 1974 |
There are also modifications of NS 74 for the Santiago Metro and MP 82 for the Mexico City Metro.
Bibliography
- Jean Robert, Notre métro , éd. Jean Robert, 1983, 512 p.
- Le Patrimoine de la RATP , éditions Flohic, 1996, 400 p.
- Bernard Sirand-Pugnet, De la Grand-mère à Météor, 45 ans d'évolution de la technologie des voies au métro de Paris , 1997, 223 p.
- Gaston Jacobs, Le Métro de Paris: un siècle de matériel roulant , éditions la Vie du Rail , 2001.