CAPS Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I forget the fleet number, but their is an element that has the MR-63 style announcements. Their is also MR-73 element 046, and 110 that have STCUM announcements with Judith Ouimet's voice (current STM programming has Michel Deslauriers voice). Judith Ouimet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Transit Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 As promised, the video: It sounds like the Arriving Announcement is a mixture of Judith Ouimet (MR-73 style) and Michele Deslauriers (MR-63 style) overlapping. And the Outgoing Announcement is Michele Deslauriers (MR-63 style) Definitely rare as I rode many MR-73s in Montreal and this was the only car I rode that featured this. ---------- Also at Berri Uqam Station, Are the red and grey boards along the wall temporary finishes for the station? Or are those the final finishes for Berri Uqam's walls? They're quite poor quality and a cheap replacement for the tiles that were there prior since the 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPS Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 As promised, the video: It sounds like the Arriving Announcement is a mixture of Judith Ouimet (MR-73 style) and Michele Deslauriers (MR-63 style) overlapping. And the Outgoing Announcement is Michele Deslauriers (MR-63 style) Definitely rare as I rode many MR-73s in Montreal and this was the only car I rode that featured this. ---------- Also at Berri Uqam Station, Are the red and grey boards along the wall temporary finishes for the station? Or are those the final finishes for Berri Uqam's walls? They're quite poor quality and a cheap replacement for the tiles that were there prior since the 1960s. Thanks for the video, pretty interesting. Berri-UQAM's walls are temporary. If u see renderings they're the circles but in movement collectif colors, the signs at berri show it also, not sure when itl be done, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Transit Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thanks for the video, pretty interesting.Berri-UQAM's walls are temporary. If u see renderings they're the circles but in movement collectif colors, the signs at berri show it also, not sure when itl be done, though. Can you post the renderings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Changes at Berri: http://www.mouvementcollectif.org/en/grand...-change-de-peau Berri-UQAM's walls are temporary. If u see renderings they're the circles but in movement collectif colors, the signs at berri show it also, not sure when itl be done, though. Any pictures of the renderings would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPS Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 I remember getting the .PDF from the STM's Facebook account, someone posted it in response to the STM telling us about the construction taking place. I didn't save it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPS Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 @York Transit The element that has both variants of the Michel Deslauriers voices is 082 Sorry for the delay, but I had to find it for myself and get the fleet number, very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdx Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Odd modification to MR-73 motors. I have noticed that several MR-73 motors were modified with the addition of a strange access panel on the bulkhead between the cab and the passenger compartment: Given how slickly it is made, I am betting this is something that will be generalized… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPS Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Odd modification to MR-73 motors.I have noticed that several MR-73 motors were modified with the addition of a strange access panel on the bulkhead between the cab and the passenger compartment: Given how slickly it is made, I am betting this is something that will be generalized… I've seen these around the network the past 2 years. Some are different than the rest also. On another motor car it has hinges as if it opens up like a door. I'm really curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPS Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 @York TransitThe element that has both variants of the Michel Deslauriers voices is 082 Sorry for the delay, but I had to find it for myself and get the fleet number, very interesting! Update! Element 086 has the same characteristics as 082 in terms of announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas_kon Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Has anyone taken the metro recently (i.e. last week or yesterday)? On the orange line traveling north, the train slows down to approaching-terminus speed entering Rosemont, and exits the station at the same speed and does not pick up speed until about 10sec before getting to Beaubien. This does not happen in the opposite direction. It's gotten me scratching my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novalfs26001 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I have not taken the metro in a while and I can't confirm for this situation but normally this is done when station work is taking place, espectially if there is scaffolding over the tracks. The trains are slowed down for workers safety because of the piston effect when trains enter and leave stations. The track circuits are reprogramed so that the train rolls at 15mph from when the front enters the station to whent the tail leaves the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zouloukistan Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I took the metro yesterday, same place, same direction, and indeed it's going much slower for about 10 seconds prior to entering and leaving the station. I couldn't see any scaffold or other work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Same for De La Savane (off-peak) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 There is a very nice contest currently ongoing to witness overnight Métro work... the announcement was made in yesterday's info stm http://stm.info/info/infostm/2011/111007.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack 47 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 The Jeumont train (element 42) is rolling around this week with a bunch of dead motor cars. Both Jeumont motor cars are often dead, but another cam-controlled car has given up its ghost as well. That makes 3 dead motor cars and 3 cam-controlled cars left to haul the entire train. It makes for an interesting ride during rush-hour, slogging station after station, trying to climb those hills with a sardine-load of people between Atwater and Lionel-Groulx or Berri-Uqam and Beaudry. Every train following it are bunched up behind. Find, ride and laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjhrun Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 An MR73 on the green line today? It was going the other way as I was getting out at Place-des-arts so I only got a glimpse but the orange-blue interior caught my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 This past weekend, there seems to have been POP blitzes at Berri-UQAM station. I had my proof of payment checked in the tunnel directly above Line 4 direction Longueuil on Saturday, and leaving line 4 by the Honoré-Beaugrand escalator exit, three POP cops were waiting up there. Fortunately one recognized me being in uniform and did not delay me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristan Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 This past weekend, there seems to have been POP blitzes at Berri-UQAM station. I had my proof of payment checked in the tunnel directly above Line 4 direction Longueuil on Saturday, and leaving line 4 by the Honoré-Beaugrand escalator exit, three POP cops were waiting up there. Fortunately one recognized me being in uniform and did not delay me. I've seen four agents at Ile Saint-Helene station on a weekday before noon. Hardly anybody goes there, I wonder how many people they caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyA Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 After first announcing a plan to move all their garbage cans off the platforms (see this newsletter and this info page), they seem to have reversed that decision. With seemingly no explanation, there are now some shiny new garbage bins right next to the tracks at many stations, including these at Lionel-Groulx: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph99929 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 After first announcing a plan to move all their garbage cans off the platforms (see this newsletter and this info page), they seem to have reversed that decision. With seemingly no explanation, there are now some shiny new garbage bins right next to the tracks at many stations, including these at Lionel-Groulx: Cause they realized that it's dumb. People eat stuff on the platform while waiting or on the trains. People generate trash on the platforms. Nobody's going to climb the steps to go throw stuff out. They'll just litter instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjhrun Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 There was a survey on the STM site asking people's opinions. I let 'em have it... Also made a complaint for every time I had to throw something out while on the platform, so I made like 20. I'm sure I'm not the only one. I really don't understand why taking garbages OFF the platform will make it cleaner. On a more positive note, I think the new garbages look really nice... on the platform . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 At some stations the trash receptacles are integrated into the architecture (for example the seating at Cote-Vertu, Du College, and Snowdon) It is clear that by reducing the number of garbage cans, you reduce the amount of work for the janitors. However, cleanliness of stations implies that passengers act like good citizens and throw out their trash. APTA might have deemed the STM to be the best transit authority on the continent but their passengers are not the best of anything (by this I mean those that choose to litter, vandalize, and evade the fare). If the STM cares about station cleanliness, the cans need to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo2277 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 At some stations the trash receptacles are integrated into the architecture (for example the seating at Cote-Vertu, Du College, and Snowdon)It is clear that by reducing the number of garbage cans, you reduce the amount of work for the janitors. However, cleanliness of stations implies that passengers act like good citizens and throw out their trash. APTA might have deemed the STM to be the best transit authority on the continent but their passengers are not the best of anything (by this I mean those that choose to litter, vandalize, and evade the fare). If the STM cares about station cleanliness, the cans need to stay. I have to agree since the cans at Verdun station have been moved far up the escalators and me and my best friend are indeed guilty of littering on the platform instead of going outside the tourniquets, all the way up to the surface entrance just to throw out a sandwich wrapper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I am glad that the STM finally joined other world class metro systems and installed door chimes on MR-73 cars! I heard it for the first time other than the pilot train today on the orange line. The STM in an ad wrote that over 600 000 people were delayed last year due to people holding the door... This is criminal! At least this is a step in the right direction. Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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