aquateam
Active Member
You believe electrification is a waste or the governing party will make mistakes that will result in waste for the electrification project?
Noooo I believe the hydro powering (hydrogenation? Hydrification? Hydration? ) of the GO network is a boondoggle waiting to happen if it goes forward. Electrification is a great idea that reduces operating/maintenance costs, speeds up acceleration of the trains, etc.
But we are looking at large development costs to develop the technology to a scale it's never been done at before, and then just like with the hybrid buses the hydrogen-powered double-deckers will likely turn out to be lemons.
Not Invented Here syndrome has a long and storied history in Ontario (ICTS, eHealth, Presto) and hydrogen-powered trains would fit into that pattern.
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