dre Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Of these Manufacturers which one would you chose for calgary and why? Bombardier CAF Siemens Škoda Kinkisharyo International Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Siemens, for aesthetics and for a universal fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTrainDude Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Anyone but Siemens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Anything that actually looks modern. Basically anything but Siemens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Anything but Bombardier, blegh. Siemens knows how to make sleek LRVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Anything but Siemens..... But I betcha a nickel the series 9s will be the same as the series 8s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 It's a tie! Bombardier and Siemens. They both make very good LRVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 It's a tie! Bombardier and Siemens. They both make very good LRVs. I don't think you've been paying attention to the Calgary section that has been mentioning about the problems with our Siemens cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I feel like calgary has problems with alot of stuff, Our D40LFR's for instance or our eldorados Or our real time signs or our smart card technology I had mentioned 6 different makers of different things I feel CT is 50 percent responsible for alot of the problems I feel like they don't do their research or the work and the beginning to prevent mishaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 hello is there any news on the 9 series trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 hello is there any news on the 9 series trains Was discussed at city council today. Still unknown as per CoC GM of Transportation. Still 50 cars. 4 car trains expected by 2015 now, as opposed to 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitOp Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I feel like calgary has problems with alot of stuff, Our D40LFR's for instance or our eldorados Or our real time signs or our smart card technology I had mentioned 6 different makers of different things I feel CT is 50 percent responsible for alot of the problems I feel like they don't do their research or the work and the beginning to prevent mishaps Operators of the equipment were never consulted about Series 8's, Arbocs, Novas, and other stuff. You can eliminate problems by consulting the people who are ultimately going to drive the equipment. Instead what you have is a growing list of operators with medical notes saying that they can't drive certain types of buses like Novas. The problem is only going to get worse if this trend continues for new equipment purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucx Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Anything that actually looks modern. Basically anything but Siemens. Anything that sounds modern. The SD160s are an assault on your ears: loud exterior fans, ear piercing chopper buzz and overly intrusive door beeping. Siemen's S70 seem to be quiet inside and out. It's disappointing the series 8 haven't improved acoustically to match the visual improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Yes there junk, HVAC & high speed resistor fans are loud and the chopper is annoying to some (I love it) I would agree, but the S70 aren't that much better (Salt Lake and Portland, not sure about other properties though) I noticed the S70s and SD660s have way more rail noise then Salt lakes SD100s or Portland Bombardier cars, not sure if the low floors have anything to do with it or not, but the U2s are the quietest cars I have ever ridden (and driven ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I will have to admit one thing though. Living off an End Of Line station, I love that windup sound that you hear inside the SD160's shortly after the driver enters the cab. And I am another person that loves the chopper buzz (especially from outside the train). The only sound that I hate in the SD160's is the ridiculous door beeping. Other than that, I don't mind the SD160's. But I would still wish to see some major differences in the Series 9's, or better yet, a completely new model of car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Of these Manufacturers which one would you chose for calgary and why? Bombardier Siemens I am going with Bombardier for low floor LRT because the trains have a sharp look. I'm going with Siemens for high floor LRT becuase of the sharp look and the universal fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRT Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 I am going with Bombardier for low floor LRT because the trains have a sharp look. I'm going with Siemens for high floor LRT becuase of the sharp look and the universal fleet. Bombardier low floors cars will not work on existing line but will be a nice choice for the new SE line if Calgary goes that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Bombardier low floors cars will not work on existing line but will be a nice choice for the new SE line if Calgary goes that way I was going to put them on new lines that do not connect to current system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Anything that sounds modern. Ummmm..... You know that regardless of who builds them, they share virtually all the same sub-systems, right? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowlingm Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 There's always Alstom... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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