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A rubber-tyred metro or rubber-tired metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tires that run on a roll way inside guide bars for traction. Traditional, flanged steel wheels running on rail tracks provide guidance through switches and act as backup if tyres fail ...
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and rubber tires: Line A, Line B and Line D. Michelin rubber-tyred metro system has both rubber tires and steel wheels Marseille Metro: 21.9 km (13.6 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and rubber tires: Michelin rubber-tyred metro system has both rubber tires and steel wheels Paris Métro: 158.8 km (98.7 mi)
The MPM-10 (Montréal Pneumatic Material 2010), commonly known as the Azur, is the third and newest generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro in Canada, built by a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom.
VAL-208 type train in the Lille Metro A Mark II train in Vancouver, Canada.The SkyTrain is the longest driverless transit system in the Americas.. An automated guideway transit (AGT) or automated fixed-guideway transit [1] or automatic guideway transit [2] system is a type of fixed guideway transit infrastructure with a riding or suspension track that supports and physically guides one or more ...
Rubber-tyred tram in Clermont-Ferrand, France. A rubber-tyred tram (also known as tramway on tyres, French: tramway sur pneumatiques) is a development of the guided bus in which a vehicle is guided by a fixed rail in the road surface and draws current from overhead electric wires (either via pantograph or trolley poles).
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 ...
There are differences between the technology used on the older Namboku Line and the newer Tōzai and Tōhō Lines. The Namboku Line uses a T-shaped guide rail, double tires, and third rail power collection, while the Tōzai and Tōhō Lines use an I-shaped guide rail, single tires, and overhead line power collection.
VAL 206 (right) and VAL 208 (left) as used on Lille Metro. Interior of VAL 256 with manufacturer's decal. Véhicule Automatique Léger (lit. ' automatic light vehicle ') or VAL is a type of driverless (automated), rubber-tyred, medium-capacity rail transport system (people mover).