MPL 75 | |
Service: | 1978–present |
Manufacturer: | Alstom |
Yearconstruction: | 1974–1981 |
Yearservice: | 1978 |
Numberbuilt: | 32 |
Capacity: | 144 (from 1997-2011), 114 seated (2011-now); maximum 608 |
Operator: | Lyon Metro |
Lines: | A |
Trainlength: | 54.37frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Width: | 2.89frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Height: | 3.4frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Maxspeed: | 90km/h |
Electricsystem: | 750 V DC guide bars |
Collectionmethod: | Contact shoe |
Gauge: | with rollways along track |
The MPL 75 (Métro Pneus Lyon 1975) is a rubber-tyred EMU used on Line A of the Lyon Metro, as well as formerly Line B. The entire fleet was built by Alstom (then Alsthom) and was delivered in two batches in 1978 and 1981.[1]