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[dowlingm]

"Caravaggio is a new high-capacity double-deck regional train being manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy."

Hitachi Caravaggio Double-Deck Regional Train

Caravaggio is a high-capacity double-deck regional train being manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy, featuring low energy consumption and noise emissions.

www.railway-technology.com

That is almost certainly the former Ansaldo-Breda... which... yikes.

 

[Deadpool X]

How does a change in American regulations affect Canadian regulations?

 

[nfitz]

How does a change in American regulations affect Canadian regulations?

Canadian rail regulator tends to rubber stamp the American regulations.

 

[superelevation]

Decent video from Trenitalia

 

[KevinT]

Decent video from Trenitalia

I like it but I also hope that's not what we're getting. Double deck with only two doors is great for suburb-to-core commuting (GO transit today) but horrible for high frequency mass transit (GO RER tomorrow).

If they ever manage to electrify Kitchener or Niagara end to end though, this would be good for the express trains...

 

[jamincan]

Could this be addressed somewhat by having a higher density configuration on the lower level and a lower-density configuration on the upper level?

 

[smallspy]

Canadian rail regulator tends to rubber stamp the American regulations.

While they frequently do, the handling of non-standard rolling stock was one of the major areas where the two differed in their thinking.

Dan

 

[Coolstar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468991720507555841

 

[cplchanb]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468991720507555841

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so there is a chance for the hitachi LaView!!!

 

[W. K. Lis]

Guess no chance for a windup train set? Might lose the key.

From link.

 

[ssiguy2]

Those look like really nice trains and would be great for commuter service but not RER.

 

[cplchanb]

they need to get into the mindset that the double deck behemoths are not the answer necessarily, rather more frequent single deck trains.
alas they wont be swayed.....

 

[cplchanb]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468991720507555841

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what is their definition of alternative compliance and how stringent are they in their review? as long as they dont bury ML in paperwork or redtape.....

 

[W. K. Lis]

they need to get into the mindset that the double deck behemoths are not the answer necessarily, rather more frequent single deck trains.
alas they wont be swayed.....

Or use both sides of a train at stations with platforms on both sides being used. AKA Spanish solution.

From link.

 

[ManyQuestions]

Does anybody know if the Alstom bid could include former Bombardier designs such as omneo or twindexx?

I'm surprised Siemens and Stadler have been eliminated. Perhaps delivery times?