The Madrid Metro turned 100 years old on 17 October 2019, but the official celebrations in the Spanish capital began already 1 year ago. In the presence of King Felipe VI, the inauguration of an exhibition of initially four restored cars from the opening year took place on an unused track of the station Chamartín. First, only the trainsets M6 + R6 and M9 + R9 were exhibited here, but soon another eight vehicles were added: M122 + R103, M504 + M505 and M1121 + M1122.
Trainsets M65+R65, M6+R6 und M9+R9 in Chamartín | Photo: Dirk Budach 
Exhibition on unused tracks parallel to metro line 10 | Photo: Dirk Budach 
Completely rebodied train M9+R9 of 1919 | Photo: Dirk Budach 
M6+R6 rebodied in the 1930s | Photo: Dirk Budach 
Comprehensive documentation is also part of the exhibition | Photo: Dirk Budach 
Trainset M122 + R103 | Photo: Dirk Budach 
M504 + M505 | Photo: Dirk Budach 
For all generations ! Photo: Dirk Budach
Trainset M9 + R9 has a more modern body dating from the 1940s, while M6 + R6 were almost completely rebuilt to its original condition. Together with various other vehicles of different generations, the cars had spent the last 12 years mostly unprotected outdoors of the depot Cuatro Vientos in the south of the city. Most of the other older vehicles cars in store will gradually be scrapped.
The exhibitions is open to the public between Friday and Sunday. Access is possible with an ordinary metro ticket.
M65+R65 before restoration started, stored in Cuatro Vientos depot | Photo: Dirk Budach 
Different reconstruction and rebuilding took place over the years: M65 + R65 | Photo: Dirk Budach
Updated: 17.10.2019 First release: 04.04.2019
18.10.2019
