Flalex72 Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, OCCheetos said: Back in 2011 the city decided to expand the Trillium Line service to "try" and double the capacity of the line, meaning they'd need to acquire new trains. There weren't any Talents available on the market at the time, so they bought 6 Alstom LINTs instead. Why not use them together? Not sure, but the Talents were also due for a full rebuild when they were retired, and I guess maybe the lifecycle costs just weren't worth it. There are minor incompatibilities with the Talents and LINTs. The LINTs are wider at the door sill, so the platform gap fillers are narrower than the ones used on the Talents. If they were to be used simultaneously, a sill extension would have to be fitted to the Talents to use the narrower gap fillers. But yes, the Talents were due for a refresh and it really doesn't make a lot of sense to run a mixed fleet at this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCCheetos Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Time flies, hadn't noticed two whole months have passed since C10 was delivered. C11 is now on its way from NY! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 The Trillium Line extension is now delayed and won't open until May 2023 at the earliest due to COVID-19. Line 2 replacement bus service will continue running until the trains start operating on a stable level. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/trillium-line-facing-nine-month-delay-with-a-longer-delay-potentially-for-west-lrt-extension Video update on Trillium here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 OC Transpo has posted a new video of the Stadler FLIRT production process. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Railfans Canada has tweeted out a picture of C13 on delivery. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 9 hours ago, JCL said: Railfans Canada has tweeted out a picture of C13 on delivery. Here it is on Albion Road at 3 this afternoon. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 A short video retweeted by Railfans Canada of a component of a train being delivered: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 OC Transpo has posted a new video of one of the new trains being tested 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogaddi Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 This was caught this morning between Leitrim and hunt club, Pictures are from a local group. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, JCL said: OC Transpo has posted a new video of one of the new trains being tested CTV also did a story on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Mayor Watson delivers 2022 State of the City address Quote Council also approved the acquisition of 3101 Albion Road from the Canadian Pacific Railway for the possible future expansion of O-Train’s Walkley Maintenance and Storage Facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Interesting? How many more trains does Ottawa/OC TRanspo intend to buy in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 1:59 PM, MCIBUS said: Interesting? How many more trains does Ottawa/OC TRanspo intend to buy in the future? Facility expansion doesn't always equal fleet expansion. Other than what's on delivery, there are no FLIRTs on order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 I just uploaded a video while on board a double decker Route 99, filmed between South Keys Station and Leitrim Road (past Leitrim Park and Ride) containing two clips (July 2019 and August 2021). Consider this as a before-and-after footage of the Trillium Line Extension Project, as part of Stage 2 LRT. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Trillium Line extension has now been pushed to August 2023 due to COVID-19. Though I think it could be other factors such as labour shortages and supply chain issues getting required materials to build. The goal is substantial completion done by the end of 2022. Testing and commissioning to begin early 2023. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/trillium-line-now-facing-a-12-month-delay-to-august-2023?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3uMQIgCns-umQbHoZ6EyuMNtBmybtamCtO_OE3gW4dXOyrGiF1PP0hgNY#Echobox=1651273808 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Railfans Canada has tweeted out a video of two coupled Alstom LINT trainsets in operation for testing. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 To avoid a repeat of the issues that occurred in the first few months of Confederation Line opening, the Trillium Line requirements are going to be a lot stricter and with a longer time of testing before launch. One key aspect is that there will be two weeks of planned simulated service and the required percentage is 98.5 percent reliability. This trial time period will also stress test the system along with covering different scenarios that can occur. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/trillium-line-will-undergo-21-consecutive-days-of-testing-before-launch-1.5922060?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvottawa%3Atwitterpost&taid=6291cf8035dfdc0001d29ad9&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter I still remember how Confederation Line required 12 consecutive days without any major failures with progress being tracked by day. If an issue were to occur on day 9, it would be addressed and the clock reset back to day one. Except that was not applied and simply the metrics to achieve revenue service was changed to meet the scheduled deadline. Leading to resources being drawn from other areas and struggling to figure out how to best handle the situation in a timely manner. At the same time, actions speak louder than words. Especially trying to ramp up service when it isn't ready along with not being prepared has consequences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted May 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 For this to really work you need a independent company to evaluate the system when complete and ready for testing(chosen by the city), and not Lavlin the company that built it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCCheetos Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, MCIBUS said: For this to really work you need a independent company to evaluate the system when complete and ready for testing(chosen by the city), and not Lavlin the company that built it. There was an independent certifier for Stage 1, in addition to the city and RTG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 5/28/2022 at 5:57 AM, GTAmissions1 said: To avoid a repeat of the issues that occurred in the first few months of Confederation Line opening, the Trillium Line requirements are going to be a lot stricter and with a longer time of testing before launch. One key aspect is that there will be two weeks of planned simulated service and the required percentage is 98.5 percent reliability. This trial time period will also stress test the system along with covering different scenarios that can occur. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/trillium-line-will-undergo-21-consecutive-days-of-testing-before-launch-1.5922060?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvottawa%3Atwitterpost&taid=6291cf8035dfdc0001d29ad9&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter I still remember how Confederation Line required 12 consecutive days without any major failures with progress being tracked by day. If an issue were to occur on day 9, it would be addressed and the clock reset back to day one. Except that was not applied and simply the metrics to achieve revenue service was changed to meet the scheduled deadline. Leading to resources being drawn from other areas and struggling to figure out how to best handle the situation in a timely manner. At the same time, actions speak louder than words. Especially trying to ramp up service when it isn't ready along with not being prepared has consequences. This reads like a Beaverton article - only in Ottawa would this be deemed as ground-breaking news. For the record, in Toronto new rapid transit services need to run a simulated service for a minimum of 2 board periods (3 months) before being opened to the public. And my understanding is that they run a similar length of time in Montreal. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Here’s some images that I took of the progress at the future Airport Station. With a bonus image of one of the two Stadlers that was tied down near Alert Rd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 12 hours ago, Oc4526 said: Here’s some images that I took of the progress at the future Airport Station. With a bonus image of one of the two Stadlers that was tied down near Alert Rd. I was there last week and the row is not even close to being finished around Bayview. The concrete has been poured but the ballast needs to be layed, and tampered down. Signalling needs to be installed. At least 6 months before they can start testing. When is it supposed to open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 9 hours ago, Shaun said: When is it supposed to open? Let's not talk about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Shaun said: I was there last week and the row is not even close to being finished around Bayview. The concrete has been poured but the ballast needs to be layed, and tampered down. Signalling needs to be installed. At least 6 months before they can start testing. When is it supposed to open? Should have been later this year (August 2022). It's been reported previously that there is a 12 month delay. Time will tell if there will be any further delays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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