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Victoria Regional Transit System
Transit geek replied to MCW Metrobus's topic in British Columbia (excluding Metro Vancouver)
In pretty much everywhere in Europe and Asia, the driver has full control of the rear door. There's even an audible alarm when the closing signal is activated, and I've regularly seen passengers call out for the driver to reopen the door, especially on double-deckers. Not in North America, though. -
I tried using this dark theme on the sign-on screen, and noticed the checkboxes, such as that for "Remember me", are hardly visible. It may be relaxing to my eyes, but if I can't see the elements, it could easily produce unexpected behaviour. I'm using MS Edge, by the way.
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McNicoll Bus Garage - Updates and Discussion
Transit geek replied to Eren Jaeger's topic in Greater Toronto Area
Besides, the TTC also has to decide on whose charging technology to equip. There's a reason why they're trialling e-buses from three makers and putting each maker in a separate garage - simply because of compatibility. If they install infrastructure now, they're pretty much stuck with whoever supplied it, i.e. proprietary.- 163 replies
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You know what that head-end design reminds me of? Yeah, that ill-fated Dutch-Belgium train that went to Italy.
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Next thing that could be coming would be dual-mode trolleybuses similar to Dayton's... if only New Flyer was willing to join the bandwagon (odd how this company never made a similar vehicle in the past - the extended-range hybrids being the closest they ever got): https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/first-new-imc-trolleybuses-in-dayton-ohio-with-in-motion-charging/
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Bombardier Flexity Deliveries
Transit geek replied to 38 Highland Creek's topic in Sightings for Greater Toronto Area
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Hang on, wasn't it the TTC who actually came up with the Relief Line proposal - way before the Ford government came around?
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Alstom has Purchased Bombardier Transportation (Rail Division)
Transit geek replied to Express691's topic in RAILWAYS
IT's A DEAL! And I cannot do so without quoting straight from the horse's mouth: https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2020/2/acquisition-bombardier-transportation-accelerating-alstoms-strategic -
Isn't Bombardier making Innovia trains that use the same conventional motors as the Rotem cars on the Canada Line? I believe the Saudis have ordered such models, so it wouldn't be that much of an adaptation for Vancouver. As for loading gauge, cite Berlin's IK trains, some of which have been adapted for the large profile lines with doorway extensions and modified third rail shoes. But that wouldn't be as extreme as two completely different kinds of propulsion systems.
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TTC Destination Sign Irregularities
Transit geek replied to TransitFan88's topic in Greater Toronto Area
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Someone mentioned on another thread that TTC has been able to reconfigure its PRESTO readers to accept YRT and MiWay fares, effective August 26. That is definitely good news for anyone regularly crossing the border and is likely to increase ridership on these routes as paying fares will be much more convenient - no cash required anymore! Info on TTC's website This will be interesting to see how the Presto fare readers would behave after this date - maybe finally the remaining balance would be displayed. Very useful when you don't know whether your fare would get rejected due to a neg
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TTC Electric Buses
Transit geek replied to TechnicaProductions's topic in Sightings for Greater Toronto Area
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In case you don't know it already, in Hong Kong (where I am working for the next year or two), there is a smart card known as the Octopus card, used in much the same way as my Presto card in Toronto. When I arrived home today, I found out my card had a negative balance, meaning I needed to reload it before I could use it again. Since I needed it tomorrow to travel from home, I needed to load money onto it. Back when the card was first introduced, the only way to load money was to do so in person at a transit station or a retail outlet, the nearest of which was over 2 kilometres from my ho
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TTC Automated Announcements
Transit geek replied to wil9402's topic in Sightings for Greater Toronto Area
If you are not already aware, when the distance between stops exceeds a particular distance (1 km) , the VISION computer will repeat the "Next stop" message about 200-300m away from the stop. This could be a good chance to program the message to say "Arriving at", just as was the case with the old SVASAS system.