dowlingm Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 4447 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodbineSecondExit Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Is something wrong with the recent Flexity streetcars? For the last dozen cars or so before 4435, most of them entered revenue service 10-14 days after delivery but 8 of the last 11 cars 4435-4445 are needing 14+ days to enter revenue service. 4444 is at 19 days by my count and 4445 is close behind at 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 46 minutes ago, WoodbineSecondExit said: Is something wrong with the recent Flexity streetcars? For the last dozen cars or so before 4435, most of them entered revenue service 10-14 days after delivery but 8 of the last 11 cars 4435-4445 are needing 14+ days to enter revenue service. 4444 is at 19 days by my count and 4445 is close behind at 14. Sounds like some of the final work is being done in Toronto to get the cars to Toronto quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 16 hours ago, TheAverageJoe said: Sounds like some of the final work is being done in Toronto to get the cars to Toronto quicker. Wait till we eventually see BBD TB makes Leslie do the final assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 12 minutes ago, Transit geek said: Wait till we eventually see BBD TB makes Leslie do the final assembly. They would not make them. TTC would have to agree on it. But if it means the cars get put into service faster then the TTC would be on board with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 4445 popped up on TransSee on Thursday (October 5th) in service on route 514. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 For those keeping track of delivery dates, car 4447 was off-loaded at Hillcrest yesterday (Tuesday, Oct. 10). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 4448 was offloaded and arrived at Leslie this past Wednesday. Currently, commissioning burn in runs are normally done one car at a time. Word from a source says 4449, 4450 & 4451 will be delivered this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC T6H-5307N 2252 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 59 minutes ago, bus_7246 said: 4448 was offloaded and arrived at Leslie this past Wednesday. Currently, commissioning burn in runs are normally done one car at a time. Word from a source says 4449, 4450 & 4451 will be delivered this month. Hopefully 4401 will leave ttc for bombardier next year or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 12 hours ago, TTC T6H-5307N 2252 said: Hopefully 4401 will leave ttc for bombardier next year or two? Keep your eyes open from now until early next year. Streetcar land will be going through changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowlingm Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 4449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Are all M1 cars still leaving Thunder Bay with trolley poles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnicaProductions Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 2 hours ago, soo8513 said: Are all M1 cars still leaving Thunder Bay with trolley poles? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Does TTC management provide a monthly report indicating the impact of delayed M1 deliveries; such as number of forced ALRV-CLRV make-ready-for service and re-directed bus unit counts to supplement streetcar service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowlingm Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 4451 AND 4452 https://twitter.com/chrisjamesdrew/status/932012019435307008 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 They dont need to wrap them during transport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Shaun said: They dont need to wrap them during transport? No, as they are being delivered by flatbed cars in otherwise-ordinary freight train consists; contrary to Siemens of Florin, CA which afaik wraps all of its railcar deliveries as they are trucked along public highways. The TR subway cars were similarly wrapped for the same reason several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/18/2017 at 8:05 PM, Transit geek said: No, as they are being delivered by flatbed cars in otherwise-ordinary freight train consists; contrary to Siemens of Florin, CA which afaik wraps all of its railcar deliveries as they are trucked along public highways. The TR subway cars were similarly wrapped for the same reason several years ago. That's interesting...I'm surprised that they wouldn't provide some sort of stone chip protection, similar to Novabus and NF delivery trips. Of course, the style of travel is completely different, but flying ballast is entirely possible, no? I haven't seen any paint issues on the Flexities so I doubt that issue is occurring. What got me thinking about it was the damage to the bottom part of VIAs LRC cars. They all have ballast sized dents in them scattered along the bottom of the car. https://twitter.com/chrisjamesdrew/status/933078005022412806 Looks like 4453 will be with us soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Does anyone have the delivery dates (that is, off-loading at Hillcrest) for cars 4451 & 4452? Also, did they drive under their own power to Leslie or were they towed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 6 hours ago, ttc rider said: Does anyone have the delivery dates (that is, off-loading at Hillcrest) for cars 4451 & 4452? Also, did they drive under their own power to Leslie or were they towed? 4451 was Thursday, November 23 & 4452 was today (Friday, November 24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Just saw one of the new Flexities being delivered. It was on one of the CP trains and it was passing by the bridge near Brimley Rd and Sheppard Ave East. Anyone know which one it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 12 hours ago, bus_7246 said: 4451 was Thursday, November 23 & 4452 was today (Friday, November 24) Thank you! Car 4412 made a round trip from Leslie to Hillcrest and back yesterday during daytime. Did it return to Leslie with 4452 in tow? 1 hour ago, Rami A. said: Just saw one of the new Flexities being delivered. It was on one of the CP trains and it was passing by the bridge near Brimley Rd and Sheppard Ave East. Anyone know which one it is? That must be 4453. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 9 hours ago, ttc rider said: Thank you! Car 4412 made a round trip from Leslie to Hillcrest and back yesterday during daytime. Did it return to Leslie with 4452 in tow? 4412 was a training car. 4452 made its way to Leslie on its own power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 13 hours ago, bus_7246 said: 4452 made its way to Leslie on its own power. They're now doing that, eh? Power on tests and primary inspections at Hillcrest than motor on down to Leslie? On 11/18/2017 at 8:05 PM, Transit geek said: No, as they are being delivered by flatbed cars in otherwise-ordinary freight train consists; contrary to Siemens of Florin, CA which afaik wraps all of its railcar deliveries as they are trucked along public highways. The TR subway cars were similarly wrapped for the same reason several years ago. Cars delivered to Calgary are only shipped by rail - no road transport is used. I believe that the same is the case for deliveries to Edmonton as well. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 14 hours ago, bus_7246 said: 4412 was a training car. 4452 made its way to Leslie on its own power. Thanks for the clarification, much appreciated! 1 hour ago, smallspy said: They're now doing that, eh? Power on tests and primary inspections at Hillcrest than motor on down to Leslie? That's what they've been doing since March, when car 4433 was delivered - brake tests at Hillcrest immediately upon delivery, then driving under their own power to Leslie. 4432 was the last car to be towed down to Leslie back in February. The reason I asked about 4452 being towed was that with multiple deliveries due until year-end, I suspected that some cars were to be shipped unfinished (just like they did last November) to meet the schedule, which may have required them to be towed. It turns out I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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