shivers Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 http://www.570news.com/2017/10/19/lrt-vehicle-testing-delayed-notice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 I hear those things are awfully loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Is there a chance the track could bend? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 What about us brain-dead slobs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum118 Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Someone has posted a video of the new cars being tested in Kingston. With the number of completed cars, it will be interesting to see how many get ship at the same time. There is a Regional Council meeting tonight and they should get an update on the cars. < > 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum118 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Next round of public consultations scheduled for Stage 2 IONPosted on Friday November 03, 2017Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo is continuing public consultation on Stage 2 ION, light rail transit (LRT) from Kitchener to Cambridge.At the last round of Public Consultation Centres (PCCs), a preliminary preferred route was presented for public feedback. During and after the last PCC, the Region received many comments from the public, including a number of suggested alternative routes. The Region will be further considering localized route alternatives and refinements to the preliminary preferred route.Two upcoming PCCs offer an opportunity for residents to provide feedback on refinement options to the preliminary preferred route:Tuesday, November 21: 2 - 8 p.m., Cambridge City Hall – Bowman Room, 50 Dickson Street, CambridgeTuesday, November 28: 4 - 8 p.m., Preston Memorial Auditorium, 1458 Hamilton Street, CambridgeFollowing this PCC, the project team will review all feedback received and any new information will be considered. Using input from the technical team, stakeholders and the public, the project team will evaluate the additional route alternatives and a preferred route will then be identified. The project team anticipates presenting the findings of this evaluation at the next round of public consultation in spring 2018.ION bus rapid transit (BRT) service began in September 2015 and is the first step to providing LRT in Cambridge. Stage 2 ION will see the ION BRT service between Kitchener and Cambridge converted to LRT, creating a continuous LRT network across the region’s three urban centres.For more information on Stage 2 ION, visit www.stage2ION.ca, or please contact:Matthew O’Neil, Acting Project Manager, Rapid Transit, 519-575-4400 ext. 3462 or via email MONeil@regionofwaterloo.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum118 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 ION light rail car testing begins in Waterloo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 How many cars are on property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Tom1122 said: How many cars are on property? 2, but 2 more are due in the next couple of weeks as I understand it. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 From my understanding the iXpress buses are acting as ION for the time being? Is there is set date for when the actual ION branded buses go into service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2281 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Correct, ION aBRT is being operated as 200 iXpress until the arrival of ION branded buses and the launch of light rail. The buses are set to begin service in February on local routes in Cambridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 yes thats true 2281 i heard the same thing from a couple of Cambridge drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivers Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 This got sent to me. I'm sure some folks would appreciate this. No idea how the poster got the unit number, but hey, okay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmenard-cc Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 20 hours ago, shivers said: This got sent to me. I'm sure some folks would appreciate this. No idea how the poster got the unit number, but hey, okay. Regional Staff told council that 504 would be arriving before 503, and while there is no fleet number decals on them when they ship it's very easy to guess the fleet number based on the numbering scheme being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Has GRT begun testing the Ion vehicles running under their own power yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBirdVision Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Vehicle #504 was brought out for testing on December 19, 2017. This CTV News Kitchener article has a video of the new light rail vehicle under it's own power. Link is pasted here: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/lrt-vehicle-brought-onto-track-for-powered-testing-1.3728311 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 On top of this, the next car is on its way now. It is currently at CN's MacMillian Yard in Vaughan. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 spotted at Peel on CN Halton Sub @ 09:55 today - GEXR #432 eastbound with a Waterloo LRT car. Return to sender? Going to Kingston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, soo8513 said: spotted at Peel on CN Halton Sub @ 09:55 today - GEXR #432 eastbound with a Waterloo LRT car. Return to sender? Going to Kingston? Car 501 being returned to Bombardier - presumably Kingston - to be fully fitted-out. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I wonder if GRT could lease the Talents from OC Transpo if Bombardier can't deliver? (I know they've been put up for sale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Tom1122 said: I wonder if GRT could lease the Talents from OC Transpo if Bombardier can't deliver? (I know they've been put up for sale) Would they be safe? They may be okay for the former WCR spur line but as for the tight curves onto the street-running sections I doubt they would fit comfortably. Especially because the trains were not designed for Ion's infrastructure, as opposed to the NJT River Line where the Stadler GTW DMUs were specifically adapted for the tight track curves in Camden (such as at the 3 minute mark in this video where you see the train navigating a curve similar to that of Ion's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 13 hours ago, Tom1122 said: I wonder if GRT could lease the Talents from OC Transpo if Bombardier can't deliver? (I know they've been put up for sale) Bombardier has 8 or 9 cars completed at Milhaven, with the remaining cars just about done. I don't think that their delivery is going to be a problem. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 13 hours ago, Tom1122 said: I wonder if GRT could lease the Talents from OC Transpo if Bombardier can't deliver? (I know they've been put up for sale) Uh no! Those are trains not LRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, TTC 9701 said: Uh no! Those are trains not LRT. They are just as much of an LRT as the Flexity Freedoms already on order are. Just because their specs or power source is different doesn't change that fact. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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