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2. Rubber-tyred metro - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Rapid transit track gauge - Wikipedia

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   Michelin rubber-tyred metro system has both rubber tires and steel wheels Paris Métro: 158.8 km (98.7 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Line 2, Line 3, Line 5, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 12 and Line 13: 83.7 km (52.0 mi) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and rubber tires: Line 1, Line 4, Line 6, Line 11 and Line 14. Michelin rubber ...

4. Rubber-tyred tram - Wikipedia

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   There are no guide bars at the sides but there is a central guidance rail that differs in design between the systems. In the case of Translohr, this rail is grasped by a pair of metal guide wheels set at 45° to the road and at 90° to each other. In the GLT system, a single double-flanged wheel between the rubber tires follows the guidance rail.

5. MP 73 - Wikipedia

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   1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge, with running pads for the rubber tired wheels outside of the steel rails Figure of the MP 73 The MP 73 ( French : M étro P neu appel d'offres de 19 73 ; English: Rubber-tyred metro ordered in 1973 ) is rolling stock on tires for Paris Métro Line 6 .

6. Wheelset (rail transport) - Wikipedia

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   Some rubber-tyred metros feature special wheelsets with rubber tyres outside of deep-flanged steel wheels, which guide the bogie through standard railroad switches and keep the train from derailing if a tyre deflates. The system was originally conceived by Michelin for the Paris Métro; the first line opened in 1956.

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