MP 51

The MP 51 (fr) was a rubber-tyred metro prototype elaborated by RATP in 1951 for the Paris Metro and which ran with passengers from 1952 until 1956. It was used as a test bed for rubber-tyred metro and ATO.[1][2]

The MP 51 car inside the Paris transport museum (fr)

It must not be confused with MA 51, which is an articulated trainset built at the same period of time.

References

Tricoire, Jean (2004). Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes : de Bienvenüe à Météor (in French). La Vie du rail. ISBN 2-915034-32-X. OCLC 469256519.
Robert, Jean (1983). Notre métro (in French) (2nd ed.). Neuilly-sur-Seine (32, av. du Roule, 92200): RATP. OCLC 637304795.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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[1] Tricoire, Jean (2004). Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes : de Bienvenüe à Météor (in French). La Vie du rail. ISBN 2-915034-32-X. OCLC 469256519.

[2] Robert, Jean (1983). Notre métro (in French) (2nd ed.). Neuilly-sur-Seine (32, av. du Roule, 92200): RATP. OCLC 637304795.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)