I don't know whether you think that's a good thing or a bad thing. Even too much consultation would be better than complete insularity, repeating the mistakes which others have already learned from.Much of the RATP culture focusses on consulting other transit authorities (Montreal's one).
I don't see how these two things are connected. From my perspective as a passenger, the change I most urgently want to see from the Paris metro is complete automation of all the lines so that we can get to work without worrying about someone else trying to disrupt our lives in order to squeeze even more blood from the taxpayers. Compared to the importance of automation, I wouldn't care if the metro were to run on wooden wheels.I am merely coupling their rationale at reverting Line 11 to conventional traction to their rationale that probably explains why Line 1 has been automated.
I have no idea what you're talking about here.(Co-?)incidentally, I might be cheekily questioning the Republic's usage of the French term Autonome at naming its transit-operating authorities.
I have no idea what this has to do with steel wheels versus pneumatic tires. I don't care if the trains are built in France, Canada, Africa, Asia, or Antarctica if they are the best trains for the money.Furthermore, I recall a conversation I had with the wife to a brilliant engineer many years ago about the following LIM traction:
"... It's Canadian," I replied.[/INDENT]
"It's French," she quipped.
"It was developed by that Ontario crown corporation ... what's it's name [UTDC] ... "
"No, it's French," she snapped.
Globalisation's been around millenia (otherwise nobody'd have seriously bothered encountering the Americas) ... it's its muddling layers that probably confounds us.
16 of the 18 are in service as of Nov 23, according to the French Wiki.In early November, 15 MF01 were in service on the line 5.
3 others were in test, it means that 18 of the 50 MF01 planned for the line 5 are in the network.
Exactly, the first Seine crossing were elevated.I've always wondered why Line 5 literally goes through the main train station of Gare d'Austerlitz, while Line 10 is underground. Is it because of the river crossing?
Interesting. Were the passengers looking away from the bothersome camera, or are they genuinely considerate to look about them to see if anybody need to pass by them to get off the train, coz (that kind of) consideration ain't no Montreal custom no matter how busy it be?Pyramides
http://connexionfrance.com/Paris-Metro-internet-underground-3G-RATP-13255-view-article.htmlInternet bid for Paris Métro
PARIS Métro could have internet access underground within two years after transport network RATP asked the four service providers to come up with a plan - and some cash.
However, while the Métro was Europe's first to have a mobile phone service the move to provide internet access may not prove so smooth.
RATP wants to make a profit out of the project and has asked the ISPs to bid for the right to provide the high-speed 3G network across its 320 stations in the Métro and RER.
The four mobile companies have said they would prefer to work together. With up to seven million travellers per day - and one in two of them having internet-equipped smartphones - they want to share the load as happened when the 2G mobile phone network was installed 10 years ago. They say a single ISP could not handle the load.
It is thought some of the ISPs have complained to telecoms regulator Arcep that the RATP's plan for exclusive access on a public transport network ignores competition laws.
The work is expected to cost several tens of millions of euros - the 2G network cost €40m 10 years ago - and RATP commercial manager Marie-Catherine Lecoufle told Le Figaro that using one single operator would speed up the introduction of the network. She added: "However, the ISP are only really interested in around 50 of the stations - the most profitable - because there is more business there."
At present the Métro has internet access only using Edge technology or WiFi in stations but these connections are not reliable.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ratp-seeks-single-operator-to-upgrade-paris-metro-to-3gRATP seeks single operator to upgrade Paris metro to 3G
Monday 28 November 2011 | 10:17 CET
Paris rapid transit authority RATP aims to set up a joint venture with one of France's four mobile network operators to deploy 3G equipment in the metro, Liberation reports. The upgrade from EDGE would allow the metro system's 5 million daily passengers and 1.6 million commuters on RER lines A and B to surf the internet on their smartphones when they are in tunnel sections operated by RATP. Liberation was told that RATP wrote to Orange France, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Free on 5 October to gauge interest. The metro operator plans to award an exclusive contract to one of them, thereby raising the stakes in the bidding auction. RATP and its partner operator would form a joint venture to install the cellular equipment on which operators would pay roaming fees. RATP would earn its share of the profit. Given 15 days to reply, all operators said they were interested, but some wondered why RATP did not take the same approach as with 2G ten years ago, when it co-financed antenna installation with operators and allowed each to add further cellular equipment. RATP said its millions of passengers represent a lucrative market for operators and wants all of its property covered with 3G, rather than some 50 stations where every operator has its own equipment. Telecommunications regulator Arcep may become involved over the contentious issue of non-discriminatory access to the public space, writes Liberation.
Me too, every day in the metro, I try to connect to SSC.Paris metro has already the 2G, so you can use your phone in the metro (this also include internet) but connection can be slow. (I often go in SCC while I am commuting).
So it want to upgrate to the 3G.
Since when? In Moscow it's since 2001 - 2002 I remember it well as since 2002 I was noticing every station that was covered.However, while the Métro was Europe's first to have a mobile phone service the move to provide internet access may not prove so smooth.
Cell sites are generally spaced nearer to each other in Europe than in North America. I don't know whether that is because of different population densities, competition levels, or regulatory issues. Also, North American cities tend to have more sky-scrapers than European cities, which probably affects coverage.Interesting, considering cellular coverage around tall buildings in Canadian city centres is crap.