Ride on Paris metro line 13

Here is a video of a ride on RATP metro line 13 from Champs Élysées Clémenceau to Miromesnil. The train is an MF77 steel on steel train. Shot on 12 July 2007 at 9:27 AM.

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• gmnewlook
• MF77
• RATP
• metro

[Herobelle]

0:33 to 0:38 - what is that noise and how is it caused? It seems particular to the metro - it doesn't happen on the London Underground. Any help, people?

[gmnewlook]

I think it has something to do with the train going into a curve.

[SubwayExplorer]

Why did the train stop?

[gmnewlook]

Probably beacause the one ahead was too close, since there two branches of the line on its northern part, so trains for both these end points alternate before the branch.

[gassie52]

Tu t'es mis entre les rames?

[gmnewlook]

J'étais sur le bord de la fenêtre de la voiture dans lequel j'étais.

[TransportBoy]

@Herobelle it does sometimes

[BoeingFlyingFortress]

@gamerrails : About the noise at 0:33, you have steel wheels, it's true, but there is another thing of particular on this metro which cause noise: The bogies don't rotate.

The characteristic sound comes from the friction of wheels on rails.

[gamerrails]

The reason why you get that noise at 0:33 is because Line 13 runs on Steel Wheels which is the reason for that noise.

Only lines 1, 4 , 6 , 11 & 14 have rubber wheels which makes the subway trains much quieter.

[daveb0789]

That my friend is the special sound only the MF77 stock makes when going round a sharp curve!

[lenagard2]

le train s'est arrêté ?