MP 73
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The MP 73 was a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Metro Line 6. Put into service in 1974, it is similar to the MP 59 performance-wise, with the appearance of the MF 67.
MP 73 approaching Dupleix on an elevated section of Line 6
Interior of the MP 73
MP 73 Bogie
Sprague MF 2000
MP 89
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The MP 89 is a rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Metro. Designed by Roger Tallon, two types were built by Alstom for service on Lines 4 and 14, and began service on Lin
MP 73
…MF 67. It constitutes, after the MP 51, the MP 55, and the MP 59, the fourth Parisian generation of rubber-tired metros. The MP 73 was replaced by the MP 89 on Line 6 between 2023 and 2026. Their final service before retirement occurred on 8 July 2026. After equipping Line 4 with rolling stock (MP 59), the…
MP 89 CA (left) and MP 89 CC (right) at Cité on Line 4.
Interior of MP 89 train
Bogie from an MP 89 Paris Metro rolling stock showing the two special wheelsets
MP 89CC #46 at the St. Ouen shops