Mountie Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 No, it seems like it is working right now because their is no service alerts about the SkyTrain. Canada Line resumed full service a few minutes after he posted according to Translink's twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I'm in Richmond right now and the trains are running normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Canada Line resumed full service a few minutes after he posted according to Translink's twitter. Ok. I wonder what caused the electrical fire? Has the Expo and Millennium lines ever had an electrical fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Err. It has happened in the past on the Expo Line...Unfortunately, Google's historical search function is broken on my computer, and I can't dig up the right links... Some new videos from "Nick Chen" have appeared indicating that the anomaly started as the train was entering Aberdeen... perhaps the contact shoe on the right side (while facing the front) was loose or damaged. None of these are my videos and I don't take credit for them; I'm just finding them on YouTube as we speak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 There is a medical emergency at Surrey Central. It happened at around 15:15 January 3. The station was closed and there is a bus bridge set. I was caught up at Waterfront for a good 10 minutes aboard unit 137. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCanGo Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 There is a medical emergency at Surrey Central. It happened at around 15:15 January 3. The station was closed and there is a bus bridge set. I was caught up at Waterfront for a good 10 minutes aboard unit 137. Train held up at the WB side. Likely a suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashedpotato13 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I remember an almost identical incident happened on the curve before New West Station (outbound, eastbound). I'd like to say August 25, 2013, but I can't remember off hand. I will try to check twitter since people were on Translink complaining. I had the radio on as this one happened as wasn't affected by it -- the Canada Line one affected me. Luckily I wasn't on the affected train, just trying to board a train at Brighouse. The train apparently hit something unknown (later determined to be the power rail clip), then started sparking, then timed out just entering New West Station. The guideway personnel went in to fix what they thought was the problem, and then another train hit the same thing and did the same thing. Result - system down from 5:30 to end of service on a game night. Was it this one on April 25th? http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Power+rail+problem+halts+SkyTrain+service+Westminster/8297144/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Train held up at the WB side. Likely a suicide. Ahh I hope it wasnt. Anyways theres no more bus bridge; they cleared it at around 8:10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ahh I hope it wasnt. Anyways theres no more bus bridge; they cleared it at around 8:10pm. According to my friend who was at Surrey Ctrl Stn at the time, told me that it was a suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 MVA on West 4th and Larch earlier today. 4, 7, and 84 using W Broadway late afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 According to my friend who was at Surrey Ctrl Stn at the time, told me that it was a suicide. Judging by the photo, yeah it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Bus Fan Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Judging by the photo, yeah it was. Yea, I also read some facebook posts that mentioned about firefighters walking up to the platform with hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow1331 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I have a clip of RCMP and Fire Fighters on the platform as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraki Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 It probably depends on the station it happens at, and if they have an easy way to single track during the incident, also the time of day. It would seem fairly easy to keep service running at Surrey Central at the time on weekend frequency. You'd send the train to outbound SC to inbound KG, back to outbound SC to GW inbound. The next train at GW outbound would probably only be waiting around 30-60 seconds at the switch before it can continue to SC outbound. It's when a problem train or other incident happens somewhere in the middle of the system (like Metrotown or Gilmore) that it becomes a lot harder to keep things running. More so when it's peak hour. Today I was on a problem train at Commercial Drive inbound platform. While they were fixing it they cut off service to VCC-Clark and ran the trains Renfrew Inbound, Commercial Outbound, Renfrew Outbound. Much easier to bypass from problems when it happens at/near the end of a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow1331 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 It was fairly easy trains alternated on the inbound with about 15 seconds to wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 Electrical problem at WF, Bus bridge will service all (sub)surface stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bus Fan Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 Electrical problem at WF, Bus bridge will service all (sub)surface stations. It looks like SkyTrain is back to servicing on all stations again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasW97 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 8041 was involved in a minor collision with a vehicle 2 weeks ago on the 2nd while on the 99 at Broadway and Pine. http://www.straight.com/blogra/799146/99-b-line-bus-crashes-car-vancouver-photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashedpotato13 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Service between VCC and Renfrew was disrupted this afternoon, with Millenium Line trains turning around at Renfrew and shuttles running between VCC and Commercial, and Commercial and Renfrew. I remember reading that this was caused by a track incursion between VCC and Commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avirji Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hope this is the right thread for this. Anyway, my Facebook feed is littered with posts about this bus, looks like it was a 135 headed to SFU in midday. It also appears to be a DE60LFR. Anyone know what's going on here? Apparently the general consensus was that it stank pretty badly, and the lights were also smoking... (I'm guessing interior?). It looks like coolant to me, possibly an overheating engine climbing up the hill. Perhaps the coolant in the top tank on the rear section of the bus also sprang a leak? Just guessing, I'm sure some of the more knowledgeable folks would know more around here. Thought I'd post it since I'm interested, and it does look pretty nasty. Photos are not mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express691 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Well since Im the one that made this thread, Ill explain. I intended this thread to be created after the incident of R8055 and the skytrain shutdowns. But afterwards, the other members suggested that this thread be only for skytrain, since the bus reports already fell under general sightings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citaro Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Well since Im the one that made this thread, Ill explain. I intended this thread to be created after the incident of R8055 and the skytrain shutdowns. But afterwards, the other members suggested that this thread be only for skytrain, since the bus reports already fell under general sightings. The two members who made that suggestion do not speak for the majority. Unless others want to come forward and oppose the inclusion of buses in this thread, I believe that it should be allowed. The title does not discriminate against what kind of vehicles can be mentioned here, thus I believe that limiting it to SkyTrain is uncalled for. Judging by the first photo, this occurred at Kensington, well before the steep incline to SFU (I can see the Shell gas station in the background). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hope this is the right thread for this. Anyway, my Facebook feed is littered with posts about this bus, looks like it was a 135 headed to SFU in midday. It also appears to be a DE60LFR. Anyone know what's going on here? Apparently the general consensus was that it stank pretty badly, and the lights were also smoking... (I'm guessing interior?). It looks like coolant to me, possibly an overheating engine climbing up the hill. Perhaps the coolant in the top tank on the rear section of the bus also sprang a leak? Just guessing, I'm sure some of the more knowledgeable folks would know more around here. Thought I'd post it since I'm interested, and it does look pretty nasty. Photos are not mine. -Snip- My goodness that's a lot of coolant....Your suggestion might be right. My assumption: Probably a coolant hose bursted while feeding the cooling fan in the rear section of the bus. The location of it looks like the same location of the cover for it on the roof to the passenger side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikebuses Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I believe the bus # is 8155. I saw it being towed SB on Sperling around 12:00pm today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citaro Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 In regards to what happened with 8155 yesterday, I just received this email from TRAMS (Dale Laird)... 8121 is currently dead on side of Gaglardi Way half way from SFU to Production Stn., when passengers complained to driver about their feet getting wet with green fluid, so driver stopped immediately instead of continuing to Production. Now waiting for rescue bus of which all are full at this time of day. Driver would not let passengers out on the busy road. That'll teach you for complaining. Green stuff will be coolant from a body heat pipe/hose. There is something like 100 litres of coolant in a bus. Bus probably could have made it down the hill. If all coolant was lost, the engine would have shut down on its own. A tour bus driver would have simply gone to the rear and shut off the body heat valve, to retain the coolant in the engine. Or maybe a Roadie will arrive with more coolant. Passengers can then continue on the same bus while breathing in the toxic anti-freeze. Just what was reported to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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