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Some footage from yesterday. Trains being manually driven, 60 km/h max.
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it occurred to me after i posted that the dpm would likely be a better candidate for an elevated pedestrian/cycleway than any of the srt route...
Detroit PeopleMover, the 3rd system to use ICTS, behind Scarborough and Vancouver.
Detroit PeopleMover, the 3rd system to use ICTS, behind Scarborough and Vancouver.
It occurred to me after I posted that the DPM would likely be a better candidate for an elevated pedestrian/cycleway than any of the SRT route...
Seriously? That merits an acronym on Urban Toronto?
I'd assume that you could simply and cheaply reconfigure the station and crossovers to make the platform usable, but keep it out of revenue service.There's no unused Kennedy platform - remember the layout there was modified when they switched to 4-car config. and killed the turnaround loop. (Or is that what you meant - re-open the turnaround loop, and store them on the curve?)
Mark I cars are 2.5m wide plus whatever additional clearance required for the third rail. Might not be spacious in the single track sections but seems enough for passage.The problem is that it's quite narrow since it's single track. A pedestrian and a cyclist would just squeeze by in that space, and there wouldn't be space for benches or landscaping.
Wow. That livery from our new streetcars looks great. Nice job!
http://globalnews.ca/news/979538/translink-begins-refurbishing-114-skytrain-cars-to-extend-lifespan/
http://globalnews.ca/news/979538/translink-begins-refurbishing-114-skytrain-cars-to-extend-lifespan/Translink begins refurbishing 114 Skytrain cars to extend lifespan
By Peter Meiszner
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TransLink is putting into service the first of 114 refurbished Skytrain cars which would have otherwise been retired from service.
TransLink is extending the life of the Mark I cars which have been in service since Expo 1986. The normal life span of the cars is 25 years, but the refurbishment will add 15 more years to their lifespan.
The cost for the refurbishment is $37.9 million, with $28.5 million coming from the federal gas tax fund.
Work includes upgrading the electrical system, expanding the interior passenger capacity, refurbishing passenger doors, replacing interior amenities, and repainting the vehicles exterior.
The provincial government is applauding Translink’s decision to save money.
“I’m encouraged by TransLink’s decision to refurbish these vehicles and save money,” says Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone. “TransLink serves an area about twice the size of Toronto and provides over one million trips a day. Senior government funding, like the Gas Tax Fund, helps TransLink provide a world-class transportation system for communities and families.”
All of the refurbished Mark I cars will be in service by December 2016.
Refurbishment of a MKI - from the TransLink Annual Report:
http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Doc...erview/annual_reports/annual_report_2013.ashx
Thanks. Yeah, the colour scheme for the new streetcars is ultimate. A perfect shade of red, balanced well with the black and white...I can’t imagine the LFLRVs looking any sharper than they do. I’m wondering if the TC lines will use that colour scheme, or if they’ll adopt Metrolinx’s light pastel green (which seems to be the case with the Crosstown, but I'm not certain).
And after seeing the old images someone posted earlier of the GO-ALRT program, I couldn’t help sketching the green stripe design. I think it looks pretty smart.
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And @duck. Nice work on the pics and vid. Those are good vantage points.