Paris France have had rubber wheeled trains since the early to mid 50s, their advantages far outweigh their disadvantages. They are an absolute joy to ride on, more trains can be run because of their shorter breaking distance, they climb steeper grades there is much less noise & vibrationThey can be switched to steel rails as well. This makes them a little more expensive to build
I definitely think that the combination of the rubber tires and the sound it makes when it takes off are the two best things about the Montréal metro.
@comuna15 At the time, the mayor of MTL decided to put the metro on rubber-tired wheels because of the smoothness and it was possible because it was all underground.
Paris France have had rubber wheeled trains since the early to mid 50s, their advantages far outweigh their disadvantages. They are an absolute joy to ride on, more trains can be run because of their shorter breaking distance, they climb steeper grades there is much less noise & vibrationThey can be switched to steel rails as well. This makes them a little more expensive to build
kanakaken 9 months ago
They keep switching the door closing chime when they tested. First it was 4 beeps, now it's an ascending chime. Most still don't use it though.
sega31098 9 months ago
I definitely think that the combination of the rubber tires and the sound it makes when it takes off are the two best things about the Montréal metro.
mis36228 10 months ago
Can ayone tell me why does the subway has a kind of tires... i saw that in Paris too...
comuna15 2 years ago
@comuna15 At the time, the mayor of MTL decided to put the metro on rubber-tired wheels because of the smoothness and it was possible because it was all underground.
SuperToyotaLexus 1 year ago
the cool sound is explained on the wikipedia page. everyone LOVES it
redpepper75 2 years ago
I really love that sound
I miss Montréal so much !
zangdaarr 3 years ago 7
I miss that sound too. Montreal is my favorite city and will probably stay that way.
thinkpad15 3 years ago 8
the most amazing thing i ever saw
ziondreamer49 4 years ago 4
Dunno what idiot gave you a thumbs down. This is pretty interesting.
sega31098 3 years ago 3