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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 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) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)

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 59 - Wikipedia

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   1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge, with running pads for the rubber-tyred wheels outside of the steel rails The MP 59 ( French : M étro P neu appel d'offres de 19 59 ; English: Rubber-tyred metro ordered in 1959 ) was a rubber-tyred variant of electric multiple units used on the Paris Métro system in service from 1963 to 2024.

6. Automated guideway transit - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. 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.