MPL 85

The MPL 85 (Métro Pneus Lyon 1985) is the driverless rubber-tyred electric train type used on the Lyon Metro's Line D. The entire fleet was built by Alstom (then Alsthom). The trains were delivered in 1988, but only entered service in 1991 (when Line D was opened). The accelerating and deaccelerating sounds of the MPL-85 units are quite similar to the MP 05 stock of the Paris Métro and to the NS-2004 stock of the Santiago Metro, although they look completely different.

MPL 85
ManufacturerAlstom
Constructed1988
Entered service1991–1992
Refurbished2017-2018
Number built36
Number in service36
Formation2 cars per trainset
Capacity325 (100 seated) per trainset
Operator(s)Lyon Metro
Line(s) servedD
Specifications
Train length36.17 m (118 ft 8 in)
Car length18.085 m (59 ft 4 in)
Width2.89 m (9 ft 5 34 in)
Height3.45 m (11 ft 3 78 in)
Maximum speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Electric system(s)750 V DC guide bars
Current collection methodContact shoe
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
With roll ways along the track


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