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5 unusual facts about RATP


Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris

In 1949 the functions of the CMP were taken over by the newly formed RATP.

The Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (Paris Metropolitan Railway Company), or CMP, was the forerunner of the RATP, the company managing the Parisian Underground.

Power Vehicle Innovation

PVI has been the first company in France to market Electric buses, like the Oréos 55E, which is used by the RATP on a touristic bus line in Paris, the Montmartrobus.

RATP

RATP Group, or Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, a public transport operator based in Paris, France

SOFRETU

SOFRETU (Société française d’études et de réalisations de transports urbains) was a French consulting and project development firm created in 1961 by the RATP.


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Île-de-France tramway Line 1

Île-de-France tramway Line 1 (usually called simply T1) is a tramway operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (Autonomous Operator of Parisian Transports; RATP) just outside the city limits of Paris, connecting Les Courtilles with Noisy-le-Sec, parallel to the Paris northern city limit.

Orlyval

Initially it was run privately by Matra, but because construction and operating costs were too high to generate profits it passed to the publicly owned RATP.


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