MF 01

MF 01
The exterior of a MF 01 in the new RATP/STIF hybrid livery.
In service	2008-present
Manufacturer	Alstom, Bombardier , Technicatome and CSEE Transport
Family name	Metropolis
Constructed	2007-2017
Entered service	June 11, 2008
Number built	865 cars (173 Trains)
Formation	5 cars per trainset
Capacity	557 per train
Operators	RATP
Lines served
Specifications
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Weight	125.7 t (123.7 long tons; 138.6 short tons)
Traction system	Alstom OniX IGBT-VVVF
Power output	1,800 kW (2,400 hp)
Acceleration	0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2)
Deceleration	1.0 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (Service) 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) (Emergency)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC Third rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The MF 2000 (officially called the MF 01) is a model of steel-wheeled electrical multiple units used on Paris's Metro system. The cars first arrived in December 2007 and delivery was completed in 2015. RATP ordered 160 trains or 800 cars in 2001, to replace the aging MF 67. It is used on Lines 2, 5, and 9.

The MF 01 was first introduced to the press on June 17, 2005, but it would not be until January, 2006 that the first trains would undergo testing on the system. Commercial service on Line 2 began on June 11, 2008, with all of Line 2 being equipped with the new rolling stock by March, 2011. Testing quickly commenced on Line 5, where two trains were initially deployed. Commercial service on Line 5 began on June 15, 2011, with nearly 25 trains in service as of April, 2012.

On February 9, 2011, the STIF voted to purchase MF 2000 stock for Line 9 at a cost of €330 million. Deliveries took place in 2013, after all of the stock was delivered to Line 5, and will continue through 2016. The features of the Line 9 trains will be virtually identical to the trains on Lines 2 and 5, including the air conditioning systems. However, the trains feature a new joint RATP/STIF exterior livery that is based on the MI 09 commuter rail rolling stock on the RER A, marking the first time that the co-branded RATP/STIF livery is seen on the Metro. The first train (#096) for Line 9 was delivered in June, 2013 and began revenue service along Line 5 in July, 2013. The train was then prepared for revenue service on Line 9 in early October, 2013, going into revenue service on October 21, 2013.

Conception

With many of the MF 67 trains approaching 35 years old on Lines 2, 5, and 9, the RATP determined that a new class of steel-wheel rolling stock was needed. Due to changes in European legislation regarding competition, the RATP was required to change the way it awarded bids. This resulted in the RATP launching an open bid where numerous firms could take part.

The winning consortium of four train manufacturers, namely Alstom, Bombardier, Technicatome and CSEE was chosen to manufacture the MF 2000 stock at a cost of €800 million. It was the first time in history that the RATP has assigned four manufacturers to manufacture different components of the train cars. This process delayed the delivery by a year due to poor collaboration between the four companies, but the RATP has seen a drop in costs.

Description

The exterior design of the MF 01 was the result of a design competition, and the winning design is similar to the MP 89. The interior also looks similar to MP 89's interior, carrying on features like interconnecting gangways between cars, but with new security features added. The trains are the first rolling stock on the Paris Metro to include air-conditioning. Additionally, the MF 2000 consumes 30% less energy than its older counterparts due to innovations in traction and braking systems.

Currently, pre-production train #001 contains the Dilidam multimedia system. Although all of the MF 01 trains are configured in a way so that the system can easily be installed, high cost has delayed implementation to all trainsets. The same train, in August 2014, became the first set to be repainted in the hybrid RATP/STIF livery and permanently reassigned to Line 9, having originally ran on Line 2.

Deliveries to Line 9

Unlike the previous deliveries of the MF 01 stock trains to Lines 2 and 5; deliveries to Line 9 will consist of placing trains into revenue service along Line 5 for a short time before being moved over to Line 9 for revenue service. The ongoing reconstruction of the Boulogne workshops along Line 9 prevents any mass cascading of rolling stock to occur, since the Auteuil workshops, which Line 10 temporarily shares with Line 9, are not equipped to handle maintenance operations for the MF 01 rolling stock, and thus heavy maintenance work must be done at the Bobigny workshops along Line 5.

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  A MF 01 train passes a MF 67 at Jaurès
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  Interior
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  Driver's cab
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  Train 017 leaving Barbes - Rochechouart towards Porte Dauphine

References

• The information in this article is based on that in its French equivalent