MF 88
The MF 88 (French: Métro Fer appel d'offres de 1988; English: Steel-wheeled metro ordered in 1988) is a steel-wheel variant of electric multiple units used on Paris's Métro system. RATP contracted a consortium of manufacturers, with Ateliers du Nord de la France (now Bombardier Transportation) in charge of the project. They were built following successful tests of a prototype train-set called the "BOA", derived from the MF 77, which tested new features such as open gangway connections between cars to improve passenger distribution and special bogies to reduce friction caused by the sharp curves found in the Métro network. It is planned for the MF 19 rolling stock to replace the MF 88 in 2025.
| MF 88 | |
|---|---|
Interior of MF 88 trainset | |
| In service | 1993–present |
| Manufacturer | Alstom, Faiveley, Renault, ANF |
| Replaced | Sprague-Thomson |
| Constructed | 1990–1992 |
| Scrapped | 2013 |
| Number built | 27 cars (9 trainsets) |
| Number scrapped | 3 cars (1 trainset) |
| Successor | MF 19 |
| Formation | 3 cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 425 people per trainset |
| Operators | RATP |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 45.44 m (149 ft 1 in) |
| Car length | 15.15 m (49 ft 8 in) |
| Maximum speed |
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| Traction system | Alstom GTO-VVVF |
| Traction motors | 3-phase AC induction motor type 4ELA 2552 |
| Power output | 840 kW (1,130 hp) |
| Electric system(s) | Third rail, 750 V DC |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo' |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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