tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540425114268804358.post7016232336160589571..comments2024-02-17T04:09:14.228-05:00Comments on Visions for the GTTA: The New Streetcars - don't act so surprisedAndrae Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01208855039214333898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540425114268804358.post-34835285553925986722008-07-08T13:14:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:14:00.000-04:00Unless something has drastically changed, the 204 ...Unless something has drastically changed, the 204 replacement vehicles for the "city system" are to be the new 30 metre design, but will only have single-ended operation (one driver console and doors on one side) and be initially equipped with trolley pole pickup. Eventually, they will be converted to pantograph as the city system is rewired over the next decade (only the new wiring on Fleet Street is 'pan-friendly'). The 204 of these larger vehicles will be replacing 248 existing vehicles (196 CLRVs and 52 ALRVs).<BR/><BR/>There is no guarantee that the TC vehicles will also be the same, but for savings in spare parts and other economies of scale, they will likely be a double-ended, pantograph from day one, version of the same vehicle.<BR/><BR/>As for model, it remains to be seen what is in Bombardier's bid. It could be 100% low floor design of their Flexity family of vehicles, or it could be a version of their Variotram vehicles they supplied to Sydney which are already 100% low floor (see the Sydney page at http://lrt.daxack.ca).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540425114268804358.post-372695053092225592008-07-08T04:25:00.000-04:002008-07-08T04:25:00.000-04:00The suburban LRT cars might be off-the-shelf and t...The suburban LRT cars might be off-the-shelf and therefore not capable of running on the entire TTC network, such as tight turns for instance, but you can expect them to be of the same guage and compatable with most of the existing network.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com