MRD10 Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 4 hours ago, 81-717 said: I'm wondering if for whatever reason they're waiting until after November 19th (original scheduled closure date) before they start to dispose of them. Once a vehicle fleet starts retiring, usually they'd start being disposed of in fairly short order (like the 79xx currently retiring, some of which have already been disposed of), although the last ones remaining might sit for a few months after retirement. The SRT vehicles are unlike the 79XX, which actually needs to be removed to make space for new buses. There might also be political pressure to retain most vehicles for now until the "preservation" process is determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transportationtoronto Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 4:40 PM, 81-717 said: I'm wondering if for whatever reason they're waiting until after November 19th (original scheduled closure date) before they start to dispose of them. Once a vehicle fleet starts retiring, usually they'd start being disposed of in fairly short order (like the 79xx currently retiring, some of which have already been disposed of), although the last ones remaining might sit for a few months after retirement. This is purely speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if they had contracts for the disposal of equipment, demolition of the guideway/ROW, etc. already awarded. They probably had plans to begin that process after the planned closure next week that couldn't easily be changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toro Posted December 12, 2023 Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2023/December-7/11_PA_Sale_and_Removal_of_Buses.pdf TTC has signed a new contract with Langilles for the disposal of buses but no bids or contracts have been created for the disposal of L3s cars. Unless every single car is being preserved by someone (which I highly doubt ) any ideas on why they haven't decided what to do with them yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5242 Posted December 12, 2023 Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 Someone on Youtube called "CallMeDrewChristian" caught 3004-05 as a 2 car set heading back to the McCowan Yard, this is prob the last we'll ever see of the srt. And Here's 3001, Photo courtesy of Pikalisi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ. Posted December 12, 2023 Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Toro said: https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2023/December-7/11_PA_Sale_and_Removal_of_Buses.pdf TTC has signed a new contract with Langilles for the disposal of buses but no bids or contracts have been created for the disposal of L3s cars. Unless every single car is being preserved by someone (which I highly doubt ) any ideas on why they haven't decided what to do with them yet? 3001 investigation wasn’t officially wrapped up even though I believe it’s done, plus other transit agencies showed interest in the “working” fleet presumably for parts Right now it’s very uncertain what should happen with them. Just like their stations themselves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/12/2023 at 3:14 AM, Toro said: https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Public-Meetings/Board/2023/December-7/11_PA_Sale_and_Removal_of_Buses.pdf TTC has signed a new contract with Langilles for the disposal of buses but no bids or contracts have been created for the disposal of L3s cars. Unless every single car is being preserved by someone (which I highly doubt ) any ideas on why they haven't decided what to do with them yet? Sure People mover or Skytrain will want parts off them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 2 hours ago, TheAverageJoe said: Sure People mover or Skytrain will want parts off them. Only if they're willing to pay more then the scrap price, ttc will sell them to whoever is willing to pay more As long as a minimum of 1 car is preserved (preferably in the gta) I'm a happy camper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KangaRue Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Detroit is planning to buy the SRT's surplus equipment, likely including the trains 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5242 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 The original 3024-25 & 3014-15 were spotted as a set on June 15, 2023 by South London Transit Photography, please add this sighting to the list on the first page, It currently says 3014-15 was last spotted on May 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted January 13 Author Report Share Posted January 13 Unlike the surface vehicle fleet, the list on the front page is not a definitive list of last days of operation. It is impossible to do this for the rapid transit fleet, with its lack of vehicle tracking, unless you know at least two dispatchers (weekday and weekend) who can provide you with the dispatch sheets every single day. The only point in the list was in having some sort of idea of which cars were making it out of the yard regularly and which not. With the exception of the cars which were dispatched on July 24, 2023, we do not have, presently, the last days of service for any pair of cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5242 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Went up to Scarborough yesterday, here are my sightings: Overview of Ellesmere (note: the missing track because that’s where the SRT derailed) My attempt at Midland (I was on the 903 so I couldn’t get a clear shot) Scarborough Centre McCowan My attempt at McCowan Yard (got this shot from McCowan Station, didn’t bother walking over because I was freezing to death Here’s also an overview of the tracks at Kennedy All photos were taken on Saturday, February 17, 2024 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Squishy Bus Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 8 hours ago, 5242 said: Went up to Scarborough yesterday, here are my sightings: Overview of Ellesmere (note: the missing track because that’s where the SRT derailed) My attempt at Midland (I was on the 903 so I couldn’t get a clear shot) Scarborough Centre McCowan My attempt at McCowan Yard (got this shot from McCowan Station, didn’t bother walking over because I was freezing to death Here’s also an overview of the tracks at Kennedy All photos were taken on Saturday, February 17, 2024 Woah... sad to see the deterioration of it all. Reminds me of those old daycares that closed in COVID, still in mint condition. Not even a year, and Line 3 looks bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5242 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 3 hours ago, The Squishy Bus said: Woah... sad to see the deterioration of it all. Reminds me of those old daycares that closed in COVID, still in mint condition. Not even a year, and Line 3 looks bad. I’ll provide an update when I have the time to go to Scarborough again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5242 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 On 7/18/2023 at 9:17 AM, a.dicion said: AM 61 K-3010-3011-3012-3013-M 65 K-3026-3027-3002-3003-M 66 K-3024-3025-3006-3007-M Was unable to note down 62 and 63 went up to scarborough on that day for like an hour and i was able to get the 2 missing sets: Run 62 was 3018-19, 3022-23 Run 63 was 3008-09, 3000-01 Also side note: when i was coming back from STC, while i was on 3008-09, 3000-01 when it was just about to go off the ground and turn into kennedy, the train just stopped moving and was stopped for like 2-3 minutes and then the train started reversing all the way back to Lawrence East. So when I got off at Lawrence East, i just took the 54 back to Toronto. A youtuber named "Funvideofan1" recently posted a video on his POV of the "little incident" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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