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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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   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)

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. Train wheel - Wikipedia

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   A train wheel or rail wheel is a type of wheel specially designed for use on railway tracks. The wheel acts as a rolling component, typically press fitted onto an axle and mounted directly on a railway carriage or locomotive , or indirectly on a bogie (in the UK), also called a truck (in North America).

6. Rubber-tyred tram - Wikipedia

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   Translohr vehicles are now providing tram-like service in Clermont-Ferrand.. 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).

7. 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 .