MP 73

what is it?

The MP 73 (French: Métro Pneu appel d'offres de 1973; English: Rubber-tyred metro ordered in 1973) 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. It constitutes, after the MP 51, the MP 55, and the MP 59, the fourth Parisian generation of rubber-tired metros.

who runs it

base stats

• speed 70 km/htop speed
• power 1.3 MWpower output
• built 250made in total

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 52 years ago, in 1974.
• 🚗1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 📏60 m long: about 13 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 52 years (1974–2026).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

1974

in service from

1974

retired

2026

status

retired

number built

250

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Alstom, Alstom Petite-Forêt

operators

RATP

top speed

70 km/h

power

1.3 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

formation

4 or 5 cars per trainset

length

60 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.