MF67 A2 G033 M10 (Ex-M12) Odéon
Built: 1969
The first 4 batches of MF67 were built by 2 different manufacturers
Type A1: 1967-69 by CIMT
Type A2: 1968-70 by Brissoneau et Lotz
Type C1: 1970-72 by CIMT
Type C2: 1972-74 by Brissoneau et Lotz
The two different manufacturers designs differed both visually and in some ways, electrically but were dimensionally the same and could be mixed together.
Type A1 and C1 followed the design of the first prototype with a roof ventilation layout that resembled the MP59s, monomotor bogies built by Düwag and quiet helical gear drivetrains.
Type A2 and C2 followed the design of the second prototype with a redesigned roof, bi-motor bogies built by ANF, while C2s adopted the standard helical drivetrains, the A2s followed the prototype and adopted straight tooth drivetrains making them very noisy.
Initially, both type As ran on line 3 but due to the motor differences, it was decided to move all Brissoneau sets to line 7 from 1971 once the C1s were delivered, separating the two manufacturers for a while. In 1974, all trains were diluted with trailer cars based on the Brissoneau design classifying them all as MF67 D. This led to the surplus motor cars being mixed into different formations making it possible to have monomotor and bimotor cars in the same formation. These were common on line 12 until 2017.
The ANF motor bogies were prone to cracks and were replaced by Creusot-Loire CL121 bogies from the early 1990s. #
Most of the A2s have either been scrapped or they have received withdrawn C2 bogies losing the iconic sound. The last original 5M formation MF67 was A2 set 043, which ran on line 3 until 2012. The A2 cars remain in formations on lines 10 and 12 so the loud MF67s can still be heard for a little while longer.
MF67 A2 G033 M10 (Ex-M12) Odéon
Built: 1969
The first 4 batches of MF67 were built by 2 different manufacturers
Type A1: 1967-69 by CIMT
Type A2: 1968-70 by Brissoneau et Lotz
Type C1: 1970-72 by CIMT
Type C2: 1972-74 by Brissoneau et Lotz
The two different manufacturers designs differed both visually and in some ways, electrically but were dimensionally the same and could be mixed together.
Type A1 and C1 followed the design of the first prototype with a roof ventilation layout that resembled the MP59s, monomotor bogies built by Düwag and quiet helical gear drivetrains.
Type A2 and C2 followed the design of the second prototype with a redesigned roof, bi-motor bogies built by ANF, while C2s adopted the standard helical drivetrains, the A2s followed the prototype and adopted straight tooth drivetrains making them very noisy.
Initially, both type As ran on line 3 but due to the motor differences, it was decided to move all Brissoneau sets to line 7 from 1971 once the C1s were delivered, separating the two manufacturers for a while. In 1974, all trains were diluted with trailer cars based on the Brissoneau design classifying them all as MF67 D. This led to the surplus motor cars being mixed into different formations making it possible to have monomotor and bimotor cars in the same formation. These were common on line 12 until 2017.
The ANF motor bogies were prone to cracks and were replaced by Creusot-Loire CL121 bogies from the early 1990s. #
Most of the A2s have either been scrapped or they have received withdrawn C2 bogies losing the iconic sound. The last original 5M formation MF67 was A2 set 043, which ran on line 3 until 2012. The A2 cars remain in formations on lines 10 and 12 so the loud MF67s can still be heard for a little while longer.