jordankcw Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 If only Bombardier would actually put as much effort into getting the vehicles to Metrolinx and TTC up to standards and on time (or in both scenarios a bit ahead of time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 We might actually see different burn in distances between the ION and the crosstown vehicle. I absolutely don't think the ION vehicles will have ATO equipment and cab signalling. That's something needed for the crosstown only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Some footage of the Crosstown pilot courtesy of Soulfood Productions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Did I just see yellow strips and push stop buttons both on the LRVs. If those yellows strips are to be the emergency alarm, I'm afraid lots of people would be confused. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benita Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 hi, does anybody know what is the difference between Stops and Stations? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Station is an underground station. Â Like Pape. Stop is a concrete platform in the middle of the road. Â Like St. Clair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 29 minutes ago, nfitz said: Station is an underground station. Â Like Pape. Â Stop is a concrete platform in the middle of the road. Â Like St. Clair. As for the vivaNext, they are both stations and stops combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfirenet Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 2017-02-11 at 4:49 PM, Xtrazsteve said: Did I just see yellow strips and push stop buttons both on the LRVs. If those yellows strips are to be the emergency alarm, I'm afraid lots of people would be confused. Isn't that the exact same arrangement that the legacy network Flexitys have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnicaProductions Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-considering-alternate-supplier-amid-court-battle-with-bombardier-1.4007568 Apparently Metrolinx is in talks with an "unamed manufacturer" for a possible alternative to Bombardier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfirenet Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 5 hours ago, TechnicaProductions said: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-considering-alternate-supplier-amid-court-battle-with-bombardier-1.4007568 Apparently Metrolinx is in talks with an "unamed manufacturer" for a possible alternative to Bombardier. From an operations point of view, it makes sense in the long run since you will be able to concentrate them on one or two lines once Finch and (hopefully) Sheppard come online if that matters in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMATAC40LF Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 5 hours ago, TechnicaProductions said: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-considering-alternate-supplier-amid-court-battle-with-bombardier-1.4007568 Apparently Metrolinx is in talks with an "unamed manufacturer" for a possible alternative to Bombardier. Might be Alstom or Siemens, both are building LRVs for other cities in Canada. Although Bombardier has a bad reputation, the fact that they've opened a new assembly line at Millhaven could speed up the production of the LRVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 6 hours ago, TechnicaProductions said: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-considering-alternate-supplier-amid-court-battle-with-bombardier-1.4007568 Apparently Metrolinx is in talks with an "unamed manufacturer" for a possible alternative to Bombardier. The the hole that Metrolinx digs itself gets deeper.... Â Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 2 hours ago, smallspy said: The the hole that Metrolinx digs itself gets deeper.... I'm starting to think Metrolinx are getting into "there is stuff they don't know that they don't know" territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 58 minutes ago, nfitz said: I'm starting to think Metrolinx are getting into "there is stuff they don't know that they don't know" territory. I've thought that for quite a while now. And frankly, it seems to get proven with startling regularity. Â Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfirenet Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 hour ago, smallspy said: I've thought that for quite a while now. And frankly, it seems to get proven with startling regularity. Â Dan Almost to the point that you wonder if someone on the board has a phobia regarding mine shaft gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 16 hours ago, WMATAC40LF said: Might be Alstom or Siemens, both are building LRVs for other cities in Canada. Although Bombardier has a bad reputation, the fact that they've opened a new assembly line at Millhaven could speed up the production of the LRVs. Metrolinx doesn't have time for another bid. They'll have to hand someone the job which this unidentified manufacture can charge anything they want. I don't see how Metrolinx will get it's first vehicle from another manufacture in time unless they completely strip the Canadian content requirement. Calgary's S200s are built in the States. Alstom doesn't have a plant here. Those trains are assembled on site. Alstom doesn't have a site and heck they can't use the Crosstown yard cause it's under construction by Crosslinx. Then it gets tricky. Bombardier is contracted through crosslinx to install the signaling system and maintaining the vehicle. Bombardier is known to install three proprietary systems, namely BOMBARDIER ORBIFLO, Automated Vehicle Inspection System (AVI System) and BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 on the LRVs. I highly doubt Bombardier would or even have the ability to maintain another supplier's vehicles and would want out on the contract. This just turns into a mess. Metrolinx is playing with fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 3:42 AM, TechnicaProductions said: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/metrolinx-considering-alternate-supplier-amid-court-battle-with-bombardier-1.4007568 Apparently Metrolinx is in talks with an "unamed manufacturer" for a possible alternative to Bombardier. Just Metrolinx trying to get out of the order as now they see they do not need all those cars ordered! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streety McCarface Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 5:07 PM, TheAverageJoe said: Just Metrolinx trying to get out of the order as now they see they do not need all those cars ordered! Instead of cancelling the order and trying to make a mess of this, why don't they just build Sheppard East and Finch West? There's also the Crosstown West and East extensions slated for the future, Hamilton's LRT line, and the Hurontario LRT. There really should be no shortage of LRV demand if they actually get these projects built before 2025... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 29 minutes ago, Streety McCarface said: Instead of cancelling the order and trying to make a mess of this, why don't they just build Sheppard East and Finch West? There's also the Crosstown West and East extensions slated for the future, Hamilton's LRT line, and the Hurontario LRT. There really should be no shortage of LRV demand if they actually get these projects built before 2025... Election year next year, Looks like the Liberals will have a hard time getting reelected. With a change of governments any or all of those projects could be cancelled   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfirenet Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 3 hours ago, TheAverageJoe said: Election year next year, Looks like the Liberals will have a hard time getting reelected. With a change of governments any or all of those projects could be cancelled   On the other hand, the conservatives might have learned their lesson after their "subways for Toronto at the expense of 905 transit" plan predictably backfired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I wanted to put this to the "TTC in the News" section but I don't think that this involving TTC in the news, rather it being Metrolinx and Bombardier's legal dispute. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/03/21/bombardier-clearly-failed-to-meet-lrv-contract-metrolinx-argues.html http://www.citynews.ca/2017/03/21/metrolinx-bombardier-court-light-rail-contract/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benita Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between line station, terminal station, hub station, interchange station....? is there an article or something that clarify the difference for each kind of stations? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed T. Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Benita said: Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between line station, terminal station, hub station, interchange station....? is there an article or something that clarify the difference for each kind of stations? thanks Some of that is standard terminology. Terminal station is end of the line; line station is on the line but not at an end. Interchange station is where there's some other higher-order (busway, LRT, subway) transit line. "Hub" station is one of those Metrolinx concepts of a "mobility hub". My definition is "we'll have a nice bike rack and a parking lot and a bus loop", but I'm being cynical. I'm sure Metrolinx' vision is much grander than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Big Plans in Store for the Transformation of Don Mills & Eglinton http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/04/big-plans-store-transformation-don-mills-eglinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfirenet Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 1 hour ago, TheAverageJoe said: Big Plans in Store for the Transformation of Don Mills & Eglinton http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/04/big-plans-store-transformation-don-mills-eglinton Naturally this proves that the Relief Line is not necessary and we should be spending billions to build subway lines to parking lots in suburbia. Posted from an ambulance taking me to the nearest hospital to have my tongue surgically removed from my cheek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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