Mike Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I think it would be a bit hard for new people and normal riders to ensure they got off at the right station or know which direction they went.Normal riders don't need those displays to tell them to get off - knowing where to get off and what direction they are going is what makes them normal. If you were on 5453, then the rest of the train was 5451-5456. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Normal riders don't need those displays to tell them to get off - knowing where to get off and what direction they are going is what makes them normal. If you were on 5453, then the rest of the train was 5451-5456. Give it a few years, that will soon change. And watch the complaints skyrocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Lubinski Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I would highly doubt that they don't have serial number plates. I suspect that they are more like the GO BiLevels that have been built of late, where there is a serial plate, but it is located in a location that isn't readily accessible to the public. (Much to our chagrin.) Dan Probably under the car somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Probably under the car somewhere! Well, I'm hoping that they are a wee bit more accessible than that. The ones in the BiLevels are on the backside of one of the internal access panels. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. DeLarge Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 5783 has been spotted in transit, parked overnight at a truck stop. No visible external damage, so it's probably heading back south to the TTC. Or, maybe it's a whole new car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmc12 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Cars 5421, 5422, & 5423 were sitting on Keele north of Steeles yesterday afternoon awaiting TPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Oct 28 Union 3PM - set 578 in service with the "5783 inside/5803 outside" car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6254 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 There was a Toronto fire investigation at Finch this evening, some plastic burning smell (similar to those came out from buses) came out from the underneath somewhere between 5615 and 5614., some sign of smoke was obvious on part of the windows inside 5614. The station was evacuated and platform 2 remained closed after the service resumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 There was a Toronto fire investigation at Finch this evening, some plastic burning smell (similar to those came out from buses) came out from the underneath somewhere between 5615 and 5614., some sign of smoke was obvious on part of the windows inside 5614. The station was evacuated and platform 2 remained closed after the service resumed Just a coincidence that it was a TR. It wasn't the train that was the problem. It was something to do with a defective hanger on the third rail cover board. A bolt came loose on the gooseneck and did some funky stuff when the collector shoe went by. Part of the cover board caught fire. Near the south end of platform #2 (east side platform) right by the escalator there is about 5 ft of toasted cover board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 5781-86 with 5783/5803 was in service this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Is the train run number assigned by Transit Control? There was a train yesterday where the operator was calling transit control once he left eglinton about the fact that the train would not display the run number on the front display or the operators display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Is the train run number assigned by Transit Control? There was a train yesterday where the operator was calling transit control once he left eglinton about the fact that the train would not display the run number on the front display or the operators display. Yes. Maybe the operators display might've failed during the trip on that train or that it's a new run Transit Control hasn't added yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmc12 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Saw car 5823 headed south on Keele about half an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Has anyone additional info on the status of sets 580 and 581? I believe set 579 is in service although I've yet to spot it. Last report has set 578 with the "oddball" 3 car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Has anyone additional info on the status of sets 580 and 581? I believe set 579 is in service although I've yet to spot it. Last report has set 578 with the "oddball" 3 car. 579 is out in service, and has been for the past week or so. 580 was spotted assembled and testing in the yard earlier this week. 5783 was installed in it in place of 5803. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Nov 12 AM: Set 578 with 5783(inside)/5803(outside) on St. Clair West turnback this morning. Strange that they renumbered the car inside. I guess 20 years from now it will a footnote in the "History of the TRs". Just hope there is no security issue that revolves around the cars number ... Won't post again unless the set is altered in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Lubinski Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Nov 12 AM: Set 578 with 5783(inside)/5803(outside) on St. Clair West turnback this morning. Strange that they renumbered the car inside. I guess 20 years from now it will a footnote in the "History of the TRs". Just hope there is no security issue that revolves around the cars number ... Won't post again unless the set is altered in some way. The "guy blocking the door" video incident a couple of weeks ago occurred on this transet but on a different car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilgopher Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 There are two units sitting in a trailer storage yard at the top of Maniza Road, visible from the 120 Calvington as it makes it's rounds to DeHavilland. They've been there for at least a week, that I've noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 It must be flat wheel week, almost every trainset i encountered today had at least one car with some serious flat wheel issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 5783 = 5803 http://www.youtube.c...h?v=dawlbKuQl-s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Well, thats a blooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 Ossington Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Trainset 542X was training/testing today with lots of equipment and engineers on board. Opposite-side door testing was being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Are the TR and T1 trains slower than H1 and H2 trains? Maybe they seem slower because they have a smoother ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Are the TR and T1 trains slower than H1 and H2 trains? Maybe they seem slower because they have a smoother ride? Possibly, or maybe the throttle is a little weaker. Well, the Hawkers don't have speedometers so that's kinda tough to tell. Also, could be the operators have been trained not to overspeed like the previous ones did back in the mid 1960's when the early Hawkers came on the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I don't know if it's been reported, but TR 5411-5416 has been wrapped for "The Hobbit". Plus Gateway now has a contest to tweet a pic of the Hobbit train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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