innsertnamehere
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I see GO trains do 90mph all the time btw. The stouffville trains tend to do it if they are behind schedule while they are travelling along the lakeshore line.
The LRC locomotives were all retired around the turn of the century. Only the coaches remain. Of the current locomotives, I think the top speed is only about 175 km/hr (though I think the highest speed limit is 160 km/hr) which I don't think is too different from GO's engines ... can't they hit 170 km/hr?VIA's LRC trains are supposedly capable of 125MPH (200 km/h) operations, similar to speeds attained on some British diesel mainlines, but in practice only operate 95 to 100 MPH, and even then, they are smaller trains, with suspensions designed for intercity service (banking systems were disabled and removed) with infrequent stops.
LRC compliant equipment, which as mentioned is no longer in service, is still authorized to run at 100mph/161kph on the Kingston sub if they were to be put back into service.
though I don't think they go above 95MPH without the banking.
According to CN timetables, Via trains that have P42 locomotives and renaissance coaches are authorized for LRC speed. All other passenger consists are governed by Passenger Plus( +5) and zone speeds.
But not P42 locos and LRC coaches?According to CN timetables, Via trains that have P42 locomotives and renaissance coaches are authorized for LRC speed.
I'm quite certain that they're not authorized to operate at LRC speeds without the banking. I've never heard a hotbox/wayside detector give a VIA train a speed reading of 100mph.
If you look at the Lakeshore West train schedule to Hamilton and the express bus schedule you'll see that travel to and from Hamilton is about 70-75 minutes on the train. Now once they extend full-day services to the James Street, they'll save a bit of time (5 minutes or so), but they'll also lose 10 minutes because presumably most of the trains won't be express trains.
[video=youtube;nJagueZvwAo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJagueZvwAo[/video]
I hope you realize that doesn't confirm whether or not it's actually permitted by rule, which was what I was referring to. Perhaps its authorized for that speed perhaps its not, one cannot possibly confirm that is indeed the case by a simple speed reading or two as opposed to confirming it by referring to all the applicable rules. Which I can assure you there are numerous. That would be far from the first time a train has gone slightly over it's permitted speed. In fact its perfectly acceptable up to a margin of 4mph/10% eg. 99mph when the limit is 95mph or 11mph in a 10mph area. Which of course is far less than what is generally considered acceptable on our local roadways.