MP 05
Encyclopedia
The MP 05Rubber-tyred metro ordered in 2005 is a rubber-tyred
electric multiple unit
with automatic opearation, ordered by the RATP in 2005 for the Paris Métro
. The units are to replace the older MP 89
s on line 1
in order to remove drivers from the line. They are being constructed by Alstom
.
The MP 05 trains are the second Paris Métro rolling stock to include air-conditioning, after the MF 2000
rolling stock.
, which is completely automated, during the early 2000s the RATP planned to automate additional lines on the metro. Automation would not only allow for Paris
to remain as a model for technological innovations in the railway industry but also would permit an increase in the number of lines in normal service when RATP workers are striking.
The RATP decided to first focus on line 1
, which is the busiest line of the network and the line most frequented by tourists. However, the current MP 89 CC
rolling stock
on the line is not equipped to run on an automated line. Therefore, the RATP had the choice of either equipping the existing rolling stock with an automatic system or ordering new rolling stock. The latter option was chosen as it will allow the MP 89 trainsets to be moved to line 4
: this line has some trains very similar to those of line 1, allowing for the MP 59
s currently in use, which are reaching the end of their working lives, to be replaced. Those trains that are in the best condition will be moved to line 11
to improve service and prepare for the line's eastward expansion.
will handle the order since it is the only manufacturer with experience in constructing rubber-tyred metro
s. The RATP and Alstom signed a contract on October 20, 2005 for the delivery of 49 MP 05 trains, with the option of an additional ten trains, and spare parts and related tools. The total order was for 474 million euros (about $US640 million), about 9.7 million euros ($US13 million) per train.
The Alstom factories in France working on the contract are:
began constructing the first trains in 2008 in Valenciennes. The first train was delivered to the RATP at the beginning of May 2009, to the service depot at Fontenay. At the end of March 2010, the second train (501) was delivered to the same depot. At the ground-breaking for the construction of automatic boarding doors in the stations, the press was invited to view train 502 on June 12, 2009. The trains are planned to be completed by the end of 2011.
.
The trains will be equipped with a Dilidam
multimedia system and security cameras.
Unlike the MP 89, the MP 05 will have an air conditioning system, with an output of 11 kW, housed on the roof.
. The MP 05 will have a lower noise level than the MP 89 due to improvements in the transmission.
Rubber-tyred metro
A rubber-tyred metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres which run on rolling pads inside guide bars for traction, as well as traditional railway steel wheels with deep flanges on steel tracks for guidance through...
electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
with automatic opearation, ordered by the RATP in 2005 for the Paris Métro
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...
. The units are to replace the older MP 89
MP 89
The MP 89 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on Paris's Métro system. Designed by Roger Tallon, two types are built by GEC Alsthom for service on Line 1, 4, and 14.-History:...
s on line 1
Paris Metro Line 1
Paris Métro Line 1 is one of the sixteen lines composing the Paris Métro . It connects the La Défense – Grande Arche and Château de Vincennes stations. With a 16.5 km length, it constitutes an "East-West" route transportation important for the City of Paris...
in order to remove drivers from the line. They are being constructed by Alstom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
.
The MP 05 trains are the second Paris Métro rolling stock to include air-conditioning, after the MF 2000
MF 2000
The MF 2000 is a model of steel-wheeled electrical multiple units used on Paris's Metro system. The cars first arrived in December 2007 and delivery will be completed by 2015. RATP ordered 160 trains or 800 cars in 2001, to replace the aging MF 67...
rolling stock.
Automation of Line 1
Following the success of line 14Paris Metro Line 14
Line 14 of the Paris Métro system connects the stations Saint Lazare and Olympiades on a north-west south-east diagonal across the centre of Paris. It is the twelfth busiest of sixteen lines on the network, and as of 2011, the only one to be operated completely automatically; the second such line...
, which is completely automated, during the early 2000s the RATP planned to automate additional lines on the metro. Automation would not only allow for Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to remain as a model for technological innovations in the railway industry but also would permit an increase in the number of lines in normal service when RATP workers are striking.
The RATP decided to first focus on line 1
Paris Metro Line 1
Paris Métro Line 1 is one of the sixteen lines composing the Paris Métro . It connects the La Défense – Grande Arche and Château de Vincennes stations. With a 16.5 km length, it constitutes an "East-West" route transportation important for the City of Paris...
, which is the busiest line of the network and the line most frequented by tourists. However, the current MP 89 CC
MP 89
The MP 89 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on Paris's Métro system. Designed by Roger Tallon, two types are built by GEC Alsthom for service on Line 1, 4, and 14.-History:...
rolling stock
Rolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
on the line is not equipped to run on an automated line. Therefore, the RATP had the choice of either equipping the existing rolling stock with an automatic system or ordering new rolling stock. The latter option was chosen as it will allow the MP 89 trainsets to be moved to line 4
Paris Metro Line 4
Line 4 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. Situated entirely within the boundaries of the City of Paris, it connects Porte de Clignancourt in the north and Porte d'Orléans in the south, travelling across the heart of the city. As a result, it is sometimes called...
: this line has some trains very similar to those of line 1, allowing for the MP 59
MP 59
The MP 59 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on Paris's Métro system, and is the oldest type still in regular passenger service. Manufactured by GEC Alsthom, they were first introduced in 1963 when the busiest routes of Lines 1 and 4 were converted to rubber tired pneumatic...
s currently in use, which are reaching the end of their working lives, to be replaced. Those trains that are in the best condition will be moved to line 11
Paris Metro Line 11
Paris Métro Line 11 is one of 16 Paris métro lines. It links Les Lilas in the North East of the city to Châtelet in the center of Paris. It is the shortest of the 14 metro lines having independent management...
to improve service and prepare for the line's eastward expansion.
Manufacturer
AlstomAlstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
will handle the order since it is the only manufacturer with experience in constructing rubber-tyred metro
Rubber-tyred metro
A rubber-tyred metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres which run on rolling pads inside guide bars for traction, as well as traditional railway steel wheels with deep flanges on steel tracks for guidance through...
s. The RATP and Alstom signed a contract on October 20, 2005 for the delivery of 49 MP 05 trains, with the option of an additional ten trains, and spare parts and related tools. The total order was for 474 million euros (about $US640 million), about 9.7 million euros ($US13 million) per train.
The Alstom factories in France working on the contract are:
- ValenciennesValenciennesValenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...
, constructing the trains and integrating the related equipment; - Le CreusotLe CreusotLe Creusot is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Creusotins. Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.Since the 1990s, the...
, constructing the bogieBogieA bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...
s; - OrnansOrnansOrnans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Personalities:Ornans is the birthplace of the French realist painter, Gustave Courbet . One of Courbet's most famous paintings is Burial at Ornans, which records the burial of his great uncle in September 1848...
, constructing the motors; - TarbesTarbesTarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
, constructing the traction equipment; - VilleurbanneVilleurbanneVilleurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of...
, and MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
), constructing the boarding systems.
Deliveries
AlstomAlstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
began constructing the first trains in 2008 in Valenciennes. The first train was delivered to the RATP at the beginning of May 2009, to the service depot at Fontenay. At the end of March 2010, the second train (501) was delivered to the same depot. At the ground-breaking for the construction of automatic boarding doors in the stations, the press was invited to view train 502 on June 12, 2009. The trains are planned to be completed by the end of 2011.
Reinforcement of Line 14
On May 27, 2009, the STIF ordered four extra MP 05 trains at a cost of around 50 million euros (about $US70 million) in order to improve service frequencies on line 14Paris Metro Line 14
Line 14 of the Paris Métro system connects the stations Saint Lazare and Olympiades on a north-west south-east diagonal across the centre of Paris. It is the twelfth busiest of sixteen lines on the network, and as of 2011, the only one to be operated completely automatically; the second such line...
.
Interior
The RATP opted for an interior similar to that of the MP 89, with only the colors differing: the blue and gray tones will be replaced by an off-white tone, the floor will be colored brick red, and the seats will be colored with a rainbow pattern. The design was conceived by Yo Kaminagai.The trains will be equipped with a Dilidam
Dilidam
Dilidam is a multimedia system which provides route information to passengers on the RATP mass-transit system in Paris, France. The project has been in a trial phase since Autumn 2005.- Principles :...
multimedia system and security cameras.
Unlike the MP 89, the MP 05 will have an air conditioning system, with an output of 11 kW, housed on the roof.
Technical specifications
The technical specifications are similar to those of the MP 89, with some modern adaptations such as the electrical system, a multimedia system, and climate control. The MP 05's traction system is the same as the MF 2000'sMF 2000
The MF 2000 is a model of steel-wheeled electrical multiple units used on Paris's Metro system. The cars first arrived in December 2007 and delivery will be completed by 2015. RATP ordered 160 trains or 800 cars in 2001, to replace the aging MF 67...
. The MP 05 will have a lower noise level than the MP 89 due to improvements in the transmission.
- Length: 90.28 metres (98.7 yd)
- Width: 2.44 metres (2.7 yd)
- Height: 3.48 metres (3.8 yd)
- Composition: S+N+N+N+N+S
- Number of seats: 144
- Number of folding seats: 72
- Standing passenger capacity: 578 (4 passenger per 1 square metre)
- Three doors per car (automatic)
- Power: 8 x 300 kW (2 induction motors per engine)
- Speed: 80 kilometres per hour (49.7 mph)
- Starting acceleration: 1.35 m/s2