10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MP 51 AMTUIR G1: Gonioul· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. MP 51 - octobre 2015 - 1: Chris93· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. MP51 sideways: Willem 90· CC0
- 4. MP 51 - AMTUIR - 01: No machine-readable author provided. Clicsouris assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. MP 51 - AMTUIR - Frotteur: No machine-readable author provided. Clicsouris assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. MP 51 AMTUIR G0: Gonioul· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. MP 51 AMTUIR G2: Gonioul· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. MP 51 AMTUIR G3: Gonioul· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. MP 51 AMTUIR G4: Gonioul· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. MP51-1: Yves-Laurent Allaert· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The MP 51 (fr) was the first rubber-tyred metro prototype operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (English: Autonomous Parisian Transportation Administration, RATP) on the Paris Metro system, starting in 1951.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 74 years ago, in 1952.
- Served for 4 years (1952–1956).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1952
- in service from
- 1952
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- Rubber-tyred metro electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- RATP
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3273149, Wikipedia: MP 51 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.