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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. 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 .

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. MR-73 - Wikipedia

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   The MR-73 (Matériel roulant conçu en 1973) is the second generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro. Manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, they entered service in June 1976. Since the retirement of the first generation MR-63s, the MR-73 trains are in use on three of four Montreal's Metro lines. Replacement of the ...

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9. Micheline (railcar) - Wikipedia

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   Furthermore, they were subject to flat tyres, unlike cars with steel wheels. Eventually, the Michelines gave way to rubber-tyred metros , pioneered by the RATP (Paris transit authority) which introduced them for their superior acceleration characteristics, in order to increase the capacity of their subway lines.