Top 8 Coolest Rubber Tire Metro Systems in the World 

Disadvantage 5. often requires a Steel Wheel/Steel Rail anyway to switch tracks and function as a backup in case of a flat tire.

bro, Lausanne should be there as well. It climbs the highest gradient anywhere in the world at 13% and is the smallest city in the world to have any kind of a Metro.

There's more rubber-tyred metros in Santiago: the NS-04 based on Sao Paulo trains, the NS-12 which is a spin-off of the NS-07 featuring a/c, and the NS-16 based on a truncated overhauling design for the NS-74 assembled locally by Alstom.

I've ridden many metro/subway systems around the world and I'm partial to my hometown's system in Boston :-) but the 2 nicest systems I've ever ridden are in Montreal (rubber-tired) and Stockholm (steel wheels). They are both beautiful systems, clean, efficient and a pleasure to use. I visited Montreal for Expo 67 when the system was new and everyone remarked on the brand new metro system. I've since visited Montreal many times and the metro is the best way to get around and many of the stations are works of art in their own right. Then in the late 90's, I had a chance to visit Stockholm and use their system. I was struck by the artwork, the painted "caverns" the ancient "ruins" at Kungsträdgården station... It just makes the experience of riding underground that much more pleasant. Rubber tired systems only work in warmer climates or, in colder climates, if they are entirely underground (as in Montreal) or if the track/guideway is heated. They are better for steeper gradients. However even the MBTA Blue Line in Boston (steel wheels) navigates fairly steep grades through the Boston Harbor tunnel. Noise is no longer a distinguishing characteristic as many steel-wheeled systems are almost as quiet as rubber-tired systems. And rubber-tired systems such as in Montreal, Paris, and Mexico City still require steel tracks for switching and to support the train in case a rubber tire goes flat. As an aside, the engineer and author, Vukan R. Vuchic, has written some excellent books about urban transit systems, including rubber-tired systems and I highly recommend them for those who are interested in the subject.

I lived in Montreal from 89 to 94, I loved using the Metro. Nice video.

I love Montreal Canada I rode it in the early 1970’s when I was a kid

the advantages of rubber tyres presumably come to the fore in some contexts (particularly where steep hills are concerned), but for the most part they always just come off as a gadgetbahny solution to a problem that can usually be answered with conventional rolling stock

Lyon has a wonderful rubber-tired metro that deserves to be in this video!

The best ones are in Montreal and Paris. Also if you showed the azur people would understand what it is because im not sure if they even know what it is for some.

I’ve been on the Wenhu Line in Taipei. It’s a great ride, but I always thought of it as more of a people mover. Calling it a rubber tire metro makes A LOT more sense considering it’s length and usage.

One of 8 should be Sapporo Municipal Subway in Japan

I hope Mexico City's metro is in here!! Very nice system, despite the recent tragedy and difficulties. Fortunately, a massive, and very necessary, renewal and maintenance project has been initiated by the current Mayor.

You made a mistake: at 9:21 you filmed one of Mexico City's steel wheeled lines.

I am surprised that the Taipei system gets to the list. And btw, except the footage on 2:48, all other footage of the Wenhu line are showing the Bombardier APM 256, instead of the VAL 256. It can be special due to it being kind of rare nowadays to find the VAL trains, the other one in operation at O'Hare International Airport. As an extra note, the integration of the two car systems on the Wenhu line didn't go very smoothly. I still remember the news of people getting stuck on those trains due to system errors when the new trains were launched. There were even times when all trains have staff members onboard just to deal with these sudden stops (despite this supposed to be a fully automated system).

Thanks for revealing Mexico City’s Metro!

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

You forgot about Turin, which is the first using a 52 meters trains. It's the same VAL system used in Lille

The Wenhu line... was my regular commuter route :)

In Thailand,thonburi side of bangkok.there is AGT gold line.rubber tire automated transit,in service since 2020.you can ride BTS to thonburi station and have fun with gold line to klong san station.and soon(maybe2022).Suvannabhumi shuttle AGT between Main terminal and sat1 terminal will be in service. Dont miss them!

Rubber tired metros are dope love them your awesome for doing these vids

Yes I do like Rubber Tire Metro Systems, in 1993 I spent three days in Paris and rode the rubber tired train system when I went over to Paris from the UK where I was visiting family.

My first ever riding on a rubber tire metro was in Mexico City loved it

At 3:25 you are right,now the mr-73 is running in the green,yellow and blue line here at Montréal

The sound of the rubber tires feels and so much better than the squeaky steel train tracks.

It must cost a fortune to maintain rubber tired systems. Even Walt Disney World’s Test Track ride has to change tires every 4 days, if I remember correctly.

It is worth noting that four of your eight systems are in cities where the main language is French. It seems that rubber-tired metros have have had only limited success outside France, the country of their birth. I suspect that higher energy consumption is a decisive factor against rubberr-tyred metros. One city you missed is Lausanne in french-speaking western Switzerland. The line has gradients of 10%, proving one advantage of rubber tyres. The rolling stock is similar to that on Paris line 14.

Great video!

in france,marseille ,lyon,lille,toulouse and rennes torino ( turin) in italy

Yes fantastic rode my first time in 1965 Paris. Quiet fast, from Chicago which has steel wheels and the noise is the noise.

Great video. Noticed the silly man on the Parisian train who covered his face - because you know there is so very much an expectation of privacy in a public place (NOT).

Lille, Marseille and Paris are so Amazing ❗👌

Miami should have built its metro like this, it would be easier to extend on ground level because the necessary overpasses at the mile and half mile roads would be shorter

Wenhu(文湖線) Line! Proud of it. By the way, Wenhu line is Taiwan's first metro line!

The last bit of the Mexico metro shows a train with pantographs on top. Nos 9 and 10 could be Lyon, France and Lausanne, Switzerland.

Im from Germany and I didn't knew that such "trains" exist

Note: the Taipei system uses both the older VAL256 & newer Bombardier Innovia APM 256 units. Most of what you’ve filmed are the Bombardier units. O’Hare Airport also happens to use the same rolling stock.

The rubber tire metro was first used in Paris. First tested on the short line 11 (1956), it was later used on line 1 (1964) and line 4 (1967), the busiest lines in Paris. The main goal was to increase tradic thanks to better accelation and braking. Another advantage is less noise and vibrations. The main drawbacks are lower energy efficiency, and tire dust...

really like the Saitamashi commuter, Japan... (it's sort of like the Taipei system, but the carriages are almost fully glass on the top, giving an awesome view from the elevated parts) also, does the Yurikamome line count as a system..? it does have more stops than the one in Sapporo, if only a single line, along Tokyo-Ginza's shore and then across the inner islands of the harbor. a definite cool one is the Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line in Sakura city Japan, as well as the Kanazawa Seaside Line (strangely enough non of it is actually in Kanazawa or Yokohama proper, though it skirts the borders in a crescentish shape...) definitely add the LRT in Singapore and the Chongqing Bishan rubber-tyred tram & the Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System in Guangzhou... PS: - used the Taipei metro a lot... liked the sound accompaniment, airy stations & a very comfortable smooth ride... not too busy too (at least among/for the systems in the Far East)

I love rubber-tired trains and I have a dream that one day Ljubljana (in Slovenia 🇸🇮) would have one. And i liked that the MP89CC that was in the video was the number 33. It is one of my favorites.

There are 8 of them? Cool. Interesting rubber tire metro. Seems perfect for under the ground and to drive faster in a bend, thanks to the extra wheels.

these exist and i vaguely remember riding the french metro

The train in the thumbnail looks like a toy wooden train! The only systems I knew that had metros with rubber tires are Paris, Montreal, and Santiago. I know that Santiago and Paris share the same type of rolling stock.

Lyon, France should be in the top 8.. I find rubber-tired metros to be nearly as loud (but at a lower pitch) as steel rail in stations, the clear exception is steel rail is much louder on curves.

The only one of these I'm familiar with is Montreal, though I haven't been there in 10 years and am only familiar with the older rolling stock.

I think the light rail in Macau should be ranked for its good facility and cool locomotive appearance. Lots of money was invested and the results were carried out is satisfying.

Love ‘em. What about Lausanne?

in Turin (Italy) there is a rubber tire metro system. It's very cool

I think the older Montreal Metro rolling stock sounds quite like a spacecraft while it departs from station

What no Lyon! France (Rhone-Alps). I also like the VAL in Rennes, Bretagne. Plus agree with previous comments regarding Lausanne, Switzerland giving it's incline from Lac Leman to the hilly suburbs.

Busan metro line 4 is the first rubber tired metro here in korea 🇰🇷

It was a real trend back in those days because they give a smooth ride.

Number two... Not bad to all.

In Santiago we got the same train 10:02

I have been on the montreal subway line.

You can intercontinental (Europe to Asia and Asia to Europe) trip by metro only in Istanbul in the world. This metro name is "Marmaray" İstanbul Tünel (Turkey) (Inaugurated 17.10.1875, this is the oldest surviving underground urban rail line in continental Europe.)

I haven't ridden any of the rubber-tyre metro's but I do think the technology is cool, especially VAL because it introduced automated rapid transit to many a small French city... I still think the coolest tech though is the ALRT of Vancouver and Dubai...

There is a rule of thumb for urban transport: maximum acceleration/braking is 1 m/s/s for standee comfort for people who are not gripping a handrail firmly. Acceleration is limited by adhesion only for the first few seconds; thereafter is is power limited. In emergency mode, steel can achieve 1.2 m/s/s (and standees may fall over). The benefits are overstated when balanced with complexity and energy use. Away from Paris (where most lines aren't rubber), I have been on Montreal, Mexico City, and probably Santiago. Is Caracas (Venezuela) rubber? My only train ride there was on the metro. On all, I have no memory of conspicuous silence or smoothness: if blindfolded, I wouldn't have guessed what was under the floor. On a non metro, I have been on a Michelin in Madagascar which blew two tyres with no steel backup.

Metro trains are intensively used, so I expect the tyres need replacing regularly. More than once a year I guess. Potentially more out of service time, so requiring a slightly larger fleet.

In Paris, the rubber tired ones seem to be able to do a lot more tight turns without the disadvantage of squealing steel wheels.

I think Sapporo Subway is the only system that can match capacity of steel wheeled metro. From Japanese wiki, the Tozai line (orange train in this video) can be expanded to 9 car trains. And the train is wide enough, around 3 meters

In Singapore you have one or two car rubber tired mini trains called lrt!

@ViaTrolebusoficial fica a sugestão para um vídeo sobre metrôs que utilizam rodas de borracha. Sistema que permite enfrentar maiores rampas, acelerações e frenagens mais rápidas devido a maior aderência/coeficiente de atrito

Busan, South Korea also has rubber tire metro. Line 4 is made with rubber tire, and Line 5 will be use rubber tire. (Line 1~3, Busan-Gimhae LRT is not rubber tire metro.) There is no rubber tire metro in Seoul yet, but Sillim line will be rubber tire metro.

Rokko liner Sumiyoshi to marinepark i like :)

Lol now i know the metro i rode in Paris was rubber tire type

And btw, the NS-2007 Santiago rolling stock it's not based on Mexican made designs, it was designed by Alstom but assembled at Sao Paulo, Brazil. The only Mexican made train was the NS-1988, and due to the high MTBF rates of that model and slower commercial speed, it was decided to not buy more trains of the type and instead the NS-1993 (based on Paris Metro MP-89 Meteor chassis) was selected.

The Marseille metro looks much more beautiful than the Paris metro trains.

I been at Sapporo and I ride the train at japen.

I think you should come back to Montréal! Those clips are pretty old. Things have sort of changed since then. It's unfortunate that you didn't show the older MR-63 rolling stocks. There were retired since 2018. And a new line extension is now on the works and should open by ~2026. AND Montréal is having a completely new regional automated metro system called the Réseau Express Métropolitain. You defiantly should come come back!

It's too bad you didn't have any footage of the new AZUR trains in the Montreal Metro. They're very nice! And the brake pads are still made of wood soaked in peanut oil!

As a Montrealer, I find it unfair we're ranked only 6 when all you had was old footage. Montreal's system was opened in 1966 so systemj chosen well before that, so after Paris, we are one of the older ones (and yes, it was "inpired" by the Paris system who cooprrated in the design. The first cars were built in Montréal by Canadian Vickers based on the french designs. The MR73 cars were the first ever trains built by Bombardier who had only built snowmobiles to that point, and the MP10 were the last ones ever built by Bombardier before its assets liquidated and sold to Alstom (who was a partner in building MP10s). Also, the "quieter" is not true as the sound of tires against the concrete "track" is much louder than steel wheel.

One of the advantages, "quiter", is no longer really relevant ... the metros on tires are certainly less noisy in the bends, but otherwise, they are as much, if not more noisy than the conventional trainsets. Strangely, the first models in Paris (Mp59-Mp73) are not very noisy compared to the Mp89 and Mp14, however more recent .... It is true that the VVVF control systems make more noise than the resistance control. But hey, a positive point for sure !!! an Mp89 on the M14 at 80kph it's an incredible noise (which does not come from the tires but from the transmission) 😉

Never experienced riding a rubber tired metro/subway. I see more disadvantages than advantages compared to steel wheeled systems. Thanx for the comparison.

Make about the metro in Lausanne.....it has two systems....rubber tire and normal metros. They have two lines.

Métro m2 de Lausanne must have been in this list as it climbs up the highest height difference in relation to distance in the world

How about the West Virginia University PRT?

Here in Germany there are no rubber tire metro systems at all. Our U-Bahns run all on classic steel wheels.

First rubber-tyred train was made in Paris, France in 1951

This is good metros

Rubber tire systems should avoid most of the vexing problems of steel dust, which is a significant problem for rail systems, especially subways.

Judging by the video, the systems are just as noisy as normal metros with steel wheels. You can get just as much quietness using resilient wheels like almost all tramway systems use. Of course with trams, noise is important, as they're on street and not buried away.

Nice video, but there's some things that keep bugging me that I've also seen in other videos. Sometimes the sounds that play in the transitions are uhhh kinda out of place? Like it doesn't make sense to play some electric sparkling sounds for no reason does it, on other videos they're just completely random. The text could be on a semi transparent black rectangle, because sometimes the background is the same colour as the text so it's hard to read. Also please learn how to spell quieter (it's not quiter). I don't want this to sound bad, but maybe take it as some tips for future videos.

What you really should’ve done was to make this a top 10 list or better yet just rank them all. I wouldn’t mind if you did a video of nothing but apm systems.

The Santiago one is in Rails Unlimited from Roblox

It’s literally not any quieter than a regular train. But with more maintenance.

What about ALWEG trains? Despite being monorails, they always drive on rubber air tires.

quelindo!

1:48 ohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

lets call it what it is, a fancy ass bus.

Hello Timosha 😀❤

Why do the Montreal metro trains make that sound "duduu" when they start running?🤔

I still like the rail more

Some still prefer steel rims just like the Metropolitan Line which was opened back in 1863

I always love watching my beloved Mexico City metro in videos! I'm not an engineer but in my opinion, there may be lines where steel wheel trains may have been a better idea. For example, line 7 was built mostly in a deep tunnel and because of that, heat tends to build up, this has led to instances of tires catching fire when braking. Overall, though, I'd say these trains have been pretty reliable throughout the years, there's even some MP 68 trains that were refurbished in the 90s and are still in service nowadays.

So a people mover is on the list ok 👌🏽

And Turin in Italy?

Also in Thailand .

It is a pity that the Sapporo subway technology developed by Kawasaki is not adopted outside of Sapporo.

So far, I've only been in Taipei. この中で乗ったことがあるのは、今のところ台北のみ。

9:30 that train is actually not on tyres