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1951 was a good year for the Paris Métro, with several technological advancements taking place. As well as the worlds' first rubber-tyred train (the MP 51), the worlds' first articulated metro train, the MA 51/52, entered service.
After a trial period, operations began on lines 10 and 13, where it ran for 43 years until 1994. Several examples of the 42 produced have been preserved. Despite being highly successful, RATP obviously thought otherwise, as no articulated trains were made afterwards, making the 3-car MA 51 and its 2-car version, the MA 52, a unicorn, never to be recreated.
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