Alstom, working as part of a consortium with Bombardier Transport and AREVA TA, will be supplying the Ile-de-France Transport Authority (STIF) and RATP with 12 new MF01 metro sets for lines 2 (Porte-Dauphine-Nation), 5 (Place d’Italie-Bobigny) and 9 (Pont de Sèvres-Mairie de Montreuil) of the Paris metro network.
The project is worth around €75 million. This is an exercise of options on a contract signed in 2001. The order covers the design studies, development and manufacturing of train sets for which deliveries are planned until 2016. This exercising of existing options is part of the RATP’s general policy aimed at renewing its metro trains and improving its services.
The next-generation MF01 metro is a major step forward in terms of quality, providing improved levels of passenger safety and comfort. CCTV (closed-circuit television) is available from the driver’s cab and the passengers benefit from air conditioning thanks to a chilled ventilation installation.
The MF01 consumes 30 percent less energy than a traditional train thanks to improvements in the efficiency of the drive train and highly effective energy recovery systems linked to the train’s electric brakes.
