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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. QC-STM GarageBeaugrand 20040706-135814 Atelier: No machine-readable author provided. Emdx assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Goodbye MR63 (29072192198): Hubert Figuière from Montréal, Canada· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. MR-63 - Canadian Railway Museum, July 26 2025 (51): Dillan Payne· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. MR-63 - Jardins de Metis - 01: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. MR-63 - Jardins de Metis - 02: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. MR-63 - Jardins de Metis - 03: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. MR-63 - Jardins de Metis - 04: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. MR-63 - Jardins de Metis - 05: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. MR-63 frotteur negatif: Calvin411· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. MR-63 roue acier: Calvin411· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The MR-63 (Matériel roulant 1963) was the first generation of rubber-tyred rolling stock of the Montreal Metro in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Based on the MP 59 of the Paris Métro in France, the trains were in use on three of Montreal's four Metro lines from 1966 until 2018. By the time of their withdrawal, the trains were among the oldest still in use on any metro system in North America, at 52 years old.
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 60 years ago, in 1966.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Seats 1,440: 29 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 55 years (1966–2021).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1966
- in service from
- 1966
- retired
- 2021
- status
- retired
- number built
- 369
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- Canadian Vickers
- operators
- Société de transport de Montréal
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 113 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC (nominal) from "third rail" on guide bars at either track side
- formation
- 9 cars per trainset (6 cars on the Yellow Line)
- weight
- 26.1 t
- capacity
- 1,440 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3273158, Wikipedia: MR-63 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.