DL1892 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Other then what I said, I've been living under a rock, what do you mean by how Diamler has managed Orion? Is there an article or something else I can read about this? Seriously I am still a noob to all this, there you go I said it myself. Right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo 8238 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Would anyone have a serial list for the H1 class subway cars? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. DeLarge Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Would anyone have a serial list for the H1 class subway cars? Thank you Try here: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/torontorail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. DeLarge Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 His info is hit and miss so i hope this is right. I've noticed this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Transit Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Hmm yes...something is definitely amiss in this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (Photo removed) Hmm yes...something is definitely amiss in this photo. Looks like the Ttc recycled a former York Region bus stop sign and forgot to paint over it !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion V Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 It has the new YRT style logos so it can't be that old either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapejuice Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Don't you know? The 510 was extended to York Region to help appease those complaining about the commute from there. Kinda like the time based transfer on St. Clair was a way to appease the locals there. So it's actually one of those dual use stops. The YRT buses drop off there and the TTC picks up from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivablue5215 Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Don't you know? The 510 was extended to York Region to help appease those complaining about the commute from there. Kinda like the time based transfer on St. Clair was a way to appease the locals there. So it's actually one of those dual use stops. The YRT buses drop off there and the TTC picks up from there. It also operates on Spadina Road in York Region. Spadina bus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. DeLarge Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Rob Ford is privatizing the bus stop signs. Contracting out services next: how soon will it be until the Spadina LRT line is canned and replaced by VIVA artic buses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
* Mr. Black * Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Contracting out services next: how soon will it be until the Spadina LRT line is canned and replaced by VIVA artic buses? Meh.... We don't have enough buses for our own routes...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Just an FYI, more than a few years ago I found the same YRT temporary stop pole in the supervisor's room on the streetcar platform at Spadina (the door was open, I didn't go snooping ). It's a mystery as to how it found its way into the station but it's been kicking around for a while... they just reused it for the 510 shuttle stop. Not incredibly necessary though, it's obvious which bay is the 510's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I rode on the Eglinton Ave West Bus and the driver patched the supervisor onto the speaker in the bus and told everyone that there is a delay to due to construction and the bus will be short turned at Jane. Wonder why they couldn't do that before? Makes such a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eja2k Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I rode on the Eglinton Ave West Bus and the driver patched the supervisor onto the speaker in the bus and told everyone that there is a delay to due to construction and the bus will be short turned at Jane. Wonder why they couldn't do that before? Makes such a difference. CIS has been able to do a PA call for a while ... they usually don't do it for whatever reason ... Occasionally with fare disputes or disorderly passengers they will do a "This is a TTC Supervisor at 'Transit Control'... Police have been dispatched" sort of PA call ... it really depends on the CIS dispatcher and the situation... its not unheard of, but its not really a regular occurrence either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 It would be interesting to make this sort of thing regular procedure. They could could even make them standard recorded messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yrt+viva=1system Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I noticed that the TTC has started installing next arrive/service displays at the entrances to the turnstiles. Some of them have been positioned in okay locations whereas some are in ridiculous places. Such as the one at Bloor where it is on the ceiling and not facing the entrances...I hope they have put some thought into this one particular screen as it's basically not noticeable at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambala Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I rode on the Eglinton Ave West Bus and the driver patched the supervisor onto the speaker in the bus and told everyone that there is a delay to due to construction and the bus will be short turned at Jane. Wonder why they couldn't do that before? Makes such a difference. They can and some do, some don't. It just sounds more 'official'. Some do it for the very reason you just stated, hoping people still won't get peed off and complain to the driver thinking it's his fault.(even though they still do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapejuice Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 How do you know it wasn't the driver that made the announcement? Perhaps he/she just started by saying "This is transit control to the passengers on bus xxxx....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Two reasons. One i was standing beside the operator when he pressed the speaker button to put the supervisor through the speakers on the bus. Second the person on the PA identified himself as the supervisor of the route. Would the driver identify himself as the supervisor? Plus he wasn't holding the PA at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc9426 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't know where to put this, but for some reason 1687 has a smaller than average automated stop sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambala Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 How do you know it wasn't the driver that made the announcement? Perhaps he/she just started by saying "This is transit control to the passengers on bus xxxx....."To what end exactly and for what reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapejuice Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't know where to put this, but for some reason 1687 has a smaller than average automated stop sign. I would guess it's from a GM. I'm sure there are lots of those size signs available for when others fail. Two reasons. One i was standing beside the operator when he pressed the speaker button to put the supervisor through the speakers on the bus... It doesn't quite work that way, but no worries, I don't doubt that it was an announcement from CIS. I was asking merely out of curiosity. I suspect that the driver called in and asked if the supervisor would do that for him. To what end exactly and for what reason?For some people if there is an announcement from a supervisor as compared to "just a driver" it's more official somehow. I'm not saying it's right, it's just the way some people are. So to that end it MAY defuse some peoples irritation. Also I'm surprised that it was done this way. I would think that with traffic that bad the supervisor would be pulling his/her hair out trying to determine who to short turn and where etc. to try to keep some semblance of reasonable under the circumstances headways. If every driver approaching the traffic asked for this announcement they wouldn't be able to keep up with everything.All that said I've found that as long as you are clear with your announcements, and despite the clarity are ready to answer some stupid follow up questions and deal with the people that have their music too load to have a clue as to what you said then you don't need such subterfuge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambala Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 For some people if there is an announcement from a supervisor as compared to "just a driver" it's more official somehow. I'm not saying it's right, it's just the way some people are. So to that end it MAY defuse some peoples irritation. Also I'm surprised that it was done this way. I would think that with traffic that bad the supervisor would be pulling his/her hair out trying to determine who to short turn and where etc. to try to keep some semblance of reasonable under the circumstances headways. If every driver approaching the traffic asked for this announcement they wouldn't be able to keep up with everything. All that said I've found that as long as you are clear with your announcements, and despite the clarity are ready to answer some stupid follow up questions and deal with the people that have their music too load to have a clue as to what you said then you don't need such subterfuge. So, in other words and more to the point, no different than what I just stated in the previous 3 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't know where to put this, but for some reason 1687 has a smaller than average automated stop sign. I would guess it's from a GM. I'm sure there are lots of those size signs available for when others fail. During the installation process of the AA screens a few years back, a handful of NG Hybrids received smaller screens. I believe this was due to a shortage of the larger screens. 1687 was one of those buses. Another NG that comes to mind is 1277. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapejuice Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 So, in other words and more to the point, no different than what I just stated in the previous 3 posts.I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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