Sprague-Thomson

what is it?

Sprague-Thomson was the name of the first rolling stock on the Paris Metro made completely of metal. The first cars entered service in 1908 to replace the mostly wooden M1, and were retired from passenger service in 1983, after 75 years of service, making them the longest-used rolling stock type in the Paris Metro. However, some Sprague-Thomson cars converted into work trains remained in service until 8 March 2011.

who runs it

base stats

• speed 70 km/htop speed
• built 2,700made 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 118 years ago, in 1908.
• 📏70 m long: about 16 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 75 years (1908–1983).

carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1908

in service from

1908

retired

1983

status

retired

number built

2,700

kind

carriage / wagon

traction

electric

origin

🇫🇷 France

builders

Unknown builder

operators

Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris, Nord-Sud Company, RATP

top speed

70 km/h

power

—

electric system

750 V DC Third rail

formation

3, 4 or 5 per trainset

length

70 m

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