wyliepoon
Senior Member
Photo taken on Saturday evening... an SRT 4-car train stopping at the Kennedy Station loop.
From Transit Toronto:
"However, it was the turning loop at Kennedy Station which was the greatest concern for the TTC. Originally designed for streetcars, the tight curves of the loop proved too hard for the ICTS vehicles to handle. Within a year of operation, four-car trains had been replaced by two-car trains and 10 km/h speeds replaced by 5 km/h speeds, but the problems continued.
The problems were only ever solved when the TTC rebuilt Kennedy Station, adding a switch and thus eliminating the need for the turning loop altogether."
From Transit Toronto:
"However, it was the turning loop at Kennedy Station which was the greatest concern for the TTC. Originally designed for streetcars, the tight curves of the loop proved too hard for the ICTS vehicles to handle. Within a year of operation, four-car trains had been replaced by two-car trains and 10 km/h speeds replaced by 5 km/h speeds, but the problems continued.
The problems were only ever solved when the TTC rebuilt Kennedy Station, adding a switch and thus eliminating the need for the turning loop altogether."
