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MR-63
| MR-63 | |
|---|---|
 An MR-63 train, June 2004 | |
 Refurbished interior of an MR-63 train | |
| In service | October 14, 1966 – June 21, 2018 |
| Manufacturer | Canadian Vickers, CIMT-Lorraine |
| Built at | Viauville, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal |
| Constructed | 1963 (motor) 1965–1967 (trailer) |
| Entered service | 14 October 1966 |
| Refurbished | AMF Technotransport (1991–1993) |
| Scrapped | 2016–2018 |
| Number built | 369 vehicles (123 sets in 3-car formation, 41 sets in complete 9-car formation) |
| Number in service | 0 |
| Number scrapped | 33 vehicles (destroyed in 1971 and 1974 fires) 313 vehicles (replaced like-for-like by MPM-10 between 2016 and September 15, 2018)[citation needed] |
| Successor | MPM-10 "Azur" |
| Formation | 9 cars per trainset (6 cars on the Yellow Line) |
| Fleet numbers | 81-501 to 81–746 (motor) 80-001 to 80–123 (trailer) |
| Capacity | 160 passengers per car, 39–40 passengers seated (1,440 passengers in complete 9-car set) |
| Operators | Société de transport de Montréal |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Lightweight steel alloy |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2+7⁄16 in) |
| Floor height | 46 in (1,200 mm) |
| Platform height | 46 in (1,200 mm) |
| Doors | 4 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (49.7 mph) (design) 72 km/h (44.7 mph) (service) |
| Weight | 26,080 kg (57,500 lb) per car (unladen) |
| Steep gradient | 6.5% |
| Traction motors | 360 V series rheostatic traction motors, Hitachi prototype chopper (elements 10, 11 and 12), Canron–Jeumont prototype chopper (elements 40, 41 and 42) |
| Power output | 113 kW (152 hp) |
| Acceleration | 4.8 km/(h⋅s) (3.0 mph/s) |
| HVAC | Forced-air ventilation, in-train heater |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC (nominal) from "third rail" on guide bars at either track side |
| Current collector(s) | Side-running contact shoe |
| Bogies | 2 sets per car |
| Braking system(s) | Electromagnetic brakes using wooden brake shoes |
| Safety system(s) | ATC (ATO) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) between 2 roll ways |
| Notes/references | |
| "MR-63 Specifications" (PDF). Société de transport de Montréal. | |
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The MR-63 (Matériel roulant 1963) was the first generation of rubber-tyred rolling stock of the Montreal Metro in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Based on the MP 59 of the Paris Métro in France, the trains were in use on three of Montreal's four Metro lines from 1966 until 2018. By the time of their withdrawal, the trains were among the oldest still in use on any metro system in the world, at 52 years old.
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