Lines 1 and 4 are a mix now. They were opened in 1900 and 1908 but were converted to full driverless automation and equipped with platform screen doors. There are also notable "generational" differences between stations on line 14. Original 1998 stations, and recent 2020 stations all have full height platform screen doors but they are "open ceiling" and do not fully seclude the tunnel and stations. While the most recent stations that opened in June, like the one in the video, have full height and ground to ceiling platform screen doors that fully separate the tunnel from the stations, hence the whistling sound due to air pressure variations caused by train movements. All other metro lines that still run old rolling stock (pre 90's trains like MF67, MF77, and MF88), will receive new MF19 trains in the coming years. Hundreds of these trains have been ordered and they will be replacing all old steel wheeled rolling stock on 8 out of the current 16 lines, namely lines 3, 3bis, 7, 7bis, 8, 10, 12, and 13. The train type in the video is the MP14, which is the newest rubber tyred one.
Usually, like you would pronounce "A-E" (the a of "car"). So with the "l' ", which is the contracted form of "le" (the), it sounds like "laee". The "trema" (double points) over the letter normally signifies it should not be "combined" with the other vowel into a single sound. Because in French, "a" alone sounds like the A in "car". But "ai" or "ay" are combined and sound like the A in "gate". With the trema, they sound like 2 independent vowels. The sound is due to the piston effect caused by large trains with fast acceleration and deceleration moving in tunnels. The air pressure makes this sound around the platform screen doors only in the new stations where the tunnel and station are completely separated ground to ceiling platform screen doors. It's less irritating on the platform, it feels almost like a whistled song.
Faut qu'on se rende compte de comment ils ont bien construit la station ! C'est impressionnant !
The contrast between line 14 and the older lines (ex: line 3) is astonishing
It shows the difference between 120 years of human development!
Lines 1 and 4 are a mix now. They were opened in 1900 and 1908 but were converted to full driverless automation and equipped with platform screen doors.
There are also notable "generational" differences between stations on line 14.
Original 1998 stations, and recent 2020 stations all have full height platform screen doors but they are "open ceiling" and do not fully seclude the tunnel and stations.
While the most recent stations that opened in June, like the one in the video, have full height and ground to ceiling platform screen doors that fully separate the tunnel from the stations, hence the whistling sound due to air pressure variations caused by train movements.
All other metro lines that still run old rolling stock (pre 90's trains like MF67, MF77, and MF88), will receive new MF19 trains in the coming years.
Hundreds of these trains have been ordered and they will be replacing all old steel wheeled rolling stock on 8 out of the current 16 lines, namely lines 3, 3bis, 7, 7bis, 8, 10, 12, and 13.
The train type in the video is the MP14, which is the newest rubber tyred one.
Beautiful station. Like
Look so much like a Singapore subway station
Nice video station L'Haÿ Les Roses
Thank you!
How do you pronounce that first word? Didn't even know a 'ÿ' existed in French? 😊 Very irritating sounds between trains arriving and departing? 🤔🤪
Usually, like you would pronounce "A-E" (the a of "car"). So with the "l' ", which is the contracted form of "le" (the), it sounds like "laee".
The "trema" (double points) over the letter normally signifies it should not be "combined" with the other vowel into a single sound.
Because in French, "a" alone sounds like the A in "car".
But "ai" or "ay" are combined and sound like the A in "gate". With the trema, they sound like 2 independent vowels.
The sound is due to the piston effect caused by large trains with fast acceleration and deceleration moving in tunnels. The air pressure makes this sound around the platform screen doors only in the new stations where the tunnel and station are completely separated ground to ceiling platform screen doors.
It's less irritating on the platform, it feels almost like a whistled song.