buizelbus Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Dane said: So, no. LOL. Honestly that area needs way better transit. Anything rapid on rails is likely excessive though. Just from a cost to use perspective. The Canada Line barely can sustain YVR service levels with its ridership for that branch, let alone a bunch of farmers fields and at-best hourly ferry service. I think a BRT service with tri artic's should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Translink69 Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Dane said: So, no. LOL. Honestly that area needs way better transit. Anything rapid on rails is likely excessive though. Just from a cost to use perspective. The Canada Line barely can sustain YVR service levels with its ridership for that branch, let alone a bunch of farmers fields and at-best hourly ferry service. Yeah, but I feel that the cost could make it doable since you'd only have a few stations, 2-4 in Richmond, 1-2 in Ladner, and Tssaw. Mills and Ferry, and since each station is around 3 million each, that could be a substantial money saver, + you'd save money with buses no longer having to use Highway 99/17, which could help improve service in Delta as well, and could build another yard to compensate the Bridgeport OMC not being in the best location in terms of fleet expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Saving $15 million in stations would irrelevant in what would quite literally be a project over three billion dollars. The stations aren't in the grand scheme what costs money. It's real estate, right of way and equipment that are the big ticket items. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormscape Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 It's like buying $300 in Dr Pepper and thinking you got a good deal cause you had a coupon for $1.50 off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Not to mention that the Canada Line is designed and built, not as a long-distance commuter line, but as urban rapid transit supporting continuous intensive development and connectivity with a dense surface-transit network. Putting stations further apart than about 1000 m undermines this objective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando737 Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Reviving an old post. Figured this would be a better place than the SkyTrain order thread since it's for the Canada Line. Slightly new design on the inside and upgrades to the OMC. http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-canada-line-trains-design-2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Brando737 said: Reviving an old post. Figured this would be a better place than the SkyTrain order thread since it's for the Canada Line. Slightly new design on the inside and upgrades to the OMC. http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-canada-line-trains-design-2020 Some A/C that actually works would be nice. Why is the A/C on majority of the existing fleet so weak anyway? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-downtown-vancouver-stations-escalators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Cat Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 7:23 PM, 8010 said: Some A/C that actually works would be nice. Why is the A/C on majority of the existing fleet so weak anyway? I don't know, but I've sent in complaints about it, and I've gotten an answer back saying that "the system on that train was inspected and it was discovered to be working according to specifications". No other explanation for the suffering. I can interpret that in two ways: 1) the A/C system is actually already more powerful, but they are intentionally not running it on a cool enough setting. 2) the A/C system was designed to work to the current operating specification (as a maximum) and cannot be made any cooler by changing settings. And now with this announcement, it is revealed that the best interpretation is probably the latter. That actually makes me somewhat less angry, because the terrible temperature/humidity in the trains is due to a single past decision, rather than a constantly recurring sin of negligence. But I'm glad it's something they'll address with new orders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 fits with the narrative of "any possible corners were cut and everything was made to be as cheap as possible" so yeah that's probably the one. My cynical side says it's not going to be any better, because ProTransBC has no profit motive to make improvements to the quality of the system. They'll run the A/C of the new trains at whatever they can get away with, same temperature but with cost savings for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Beware of card skimmers found at Canada line stations recently, says Transit Police 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Have they/will they put in a more direct underground connection between VCC and Granville (Expo Line) Stations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buizelbus Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 33 minutes ago, Mark Walton said: Have they/will they put in a more direct underground connection between VCC and Granville (Expo Line) Stations? From what I've seen and heard, there aren't any plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Interesting article on the Canada Line: Opinion: Canada Line is a model example of a poorly-designed, under-built toy train https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-skytrain?fbclid=IwAR0fyGJSmKLMjfbHp85XjPCWyGFofP6j-qx6M3Ha0KgIvUlcDZHEkOKt1o0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Cat Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Besides all of those important points, the "air conditioning" also functions "to specifications", meaning the interior of the car feels like your bathroom after a long hot shower with the door closed and the fan turned off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-cars-delivery-july-2019 First cars are being shipped over now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Express691 said: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-cars-delivery-july-2019 First cars are being shipped over now. Judging by the grab-bars above the seats it looks like we're getting the same seat model, since these vehicles are owned by TransLink it would've been nice if they picked the same seats as the Mark 3 trains to allow for a little extra room, oh well. I could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 17 hours ago, 8010 said: Judging by the grab-bars above the seats it looks like we're getting the same seat model, since these vehicles are owned by TransLink it would've been nice if they picked the same seats as the Mark 3 trains to allow for a little extra room, oh well. I could be wrong though. I wonder if the new ones will have the textured seating upholstery used on everything else or the same smooth stuff as the 2008s because SNC Lavalin is cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDOOM Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 41 minutes ago, Community Shuttle said: the same smooth stuff as the 2008s because SNC Lavalin is cheap? I love how you answered your own question at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Shuttle Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 hours ago, GORDOOM said: I love how you answered your own question at the end. Not really, because there's a chance they actually have the textured upholstery unless there's something you know that I don't. Either way, that doesn't really mean anything because these are still the exact same trains as our existing 11 year old units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Yeah other than upgraded A/C I don't think there's anything changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbc2008 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I noticed the metal bar that run along the ceiling is blocking the AC outflow maybe removing the metal bar could or reconfigured with something else could potentially increase AC circulations The metal adsorbed the cold air and make it inefficient just my observations Maybe it is required for the structural integrity of the cell of the Train ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops1719 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 First set of 2019 Canada Line cars have arrived to the Canada Line yard in Richmond. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8010 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 hours ago, popillil said: First set of 2019 Canada Line cars have arrived to the Canada Line yard in Richmond. That was quicker than I thought it would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL04DIFN Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 What number is it? 121/221? Or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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