4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Metro de Paris - Maquette du MP 55 - 01: Clicsouris· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. MP 55: Kankan 01· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Metro de Paris - Maquette du MP 55 - 04: Clicsouris· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Metro de Paris - Maquette du MP 55 - 02: Clicsouris· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The MP 55 was the first generation of the rubber tired variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Metro. The trains were manufactured by a consortium between Renault, Brissonneau et Lotz, and Alstom and operated on Line 11 from 1956 to 1999, when they were replaced by refurbished MP 59 stock from Line 4.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 70 years ago, in 1956.
- Served for 43 years (1956–1999).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1956
- in service from
- 1956
- retired
- 1999
- status
- retired
- number built
- 68
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom, Brissonneau et Lotz, Renault
- operators
- RATP
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC Guide bars on either side of the track
- formation
- 4 per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3273150, Wikipedia: MP 55 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.