MF 01

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 MF 01 is the first rolling stock type on the Paris Metro to feature a refrigerated ventilation system inside the driver's cabs and passenger interiors, specially designed for the Metro's restricted loading gauge, which consumes less electricity than traditional 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. == Formations ==

In date of 25 December 2021: • 173 MF 01 trainsets were in service and were formed as shown below, with three motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars. • One trainset was scrapped in 2017 (001: accident). As of 1 March 2022, 45 trainsets are allocated to Charonne depot for use on Line 2, 52 trainsets are allocated to Bobigny Depot for use on Line 5, and 74 trainsets are allocated to Boulogne depot for use on Line 9. • VVVF: Inverters OniX IGBT–VVVF • CP: Air compressor • SIV: Static inverter == Gallery ==

File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 2 - Jaures 05.jpg|A MF 01 train passes a MF 67 at Jaurès File:Equipint.jpg|Interior File:MF 2000 - Conduite2.jpg|Driver's cab Paris Metro Barbès - Rochechouart MF 01.jpg|Train 017 leaving Barbes–Rochechouart towards Porte Dauphine Metro Paris - Ligne 2 - Station Nation.jpg|AVSA system for line map == References ==