MCL 80

The MCL 80 (Métro Crémaillère Lyon 1980) is the Electric Multiple Unit type used on the Lyon Metro's Line C. All five trains were built by Alstom (then Alsthom) and Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works and were delivered and entered service in 1984. This train model is the only model of the Lyon Metro using steel wheels, rather than rubber tyres.

MCL 80
ManufacturerAlstom and Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
Entered service1984
Number built5
Capacity100 seated; maximum 400
Operator(s)Lyon Metro
Line(s) servedC
Specifications
Train length36.66 m (120 ft 3 14 in)
Width2.89 m (9 ft 5 34 in)
Height3.58 m (11 ft 9 in)
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Electric system(s)750 V DC overhead line
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge


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