hw621
Senior Member
^will be resistant to dirt during winter time though...
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Streety McCarface
Senior Member
At least every other vehicle in the system has some red in it, these will have nothing.
Ozman
Active Member
Ridiculous. All this time putting up with construction and instead of having a vibrant colourful vehicle, they go with what looks like a prototype. As Streety said; any colour would be better than the bland grey. Waterloo and Edmonton get bright shades of blue; TTC streetcars bright red and we get a monochrome scheme. 10 years of renderings with green accents and then this will be the finished product. Metrolinx really managed to pull defeat from the jaws of (what should have been an easy) victory with this bone-headed move.
"Thanks for putting up with 8+ years of traffic hell, thanks for the $6 billion. Now here's your boring dreary final vehicle." At least the interior isn't as bad with the loud,, busy explosion of teal mosaic.
W. K. Lis
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jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
The Crosstown vehicle's exterior colour scheme is consistent with the branding of Metrolinx.
Amare
Senior Member
It is?
Last time I checked their Logo and branding was Black and White, not Grey and White. Shame if they couldn't even get that part right on these LRVs.
jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
Hey Metrolinx is calling the shots on this. They wanted the Grey on the accents. They're getting the Grey on the accents. There's already plenty of black to align with the branding thoughIt is?
Last time I checked their Logo and branding was Black and White, not Grey and White. Shame if they couldn't even get that part right on these LRVs.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
I think Metrolinx need to hire a British consultant firm to decide on this train livery.
Amare
Senior Member
Last time Metrolinx hired consultants for the Crosstown, they assisted them in coming up with the garbage station names we know of today.
I dont think consultants would be of much help at all.
BurlOak
Senior Member
It's a good opportunity to waste some money - one of Metrolinx's specialties.
Steve X
Senior Member
They can't make that easy to see. The anti-LRT community will rage! Green, red or Orange? DoFo will see it from a mile away.
syn
Senior Member
Is there a source for this?
hw621
Senior Member
https://twitter.com/BenSpurr/status/1057415131221647362?s=19
That means that they will still have to turn at the end of the line? No time saving there?
That means that they will still have to turn at the end of the line? No time saving there?
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Streety McCarface
Senior Member
The branding of the Crosstown has always been Green or Orange. Metrolinx still has some green (mainly visible on new presto cards), so getting grey is actually a huge disappointment, especially since the stations are barren concrete. Sure, the Sheppard Subway had huge financial constraints, but at least it had colour.It is?
Last time I checked their Logo and branding was Black and White, not Grey and White. Shame if they couldn't even get that part right on these LRVs.
This video makes this evident
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...new-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-vehicles-1.4884677
How did they f*** up the LRVS this badly?
Also, loops may be slower depending on the turning radius, but will almost always be able to handle more traffic than switches because multiple LRVs can be in a loop at the same time, only one LRV can go over a switch at a terminal.
rbt
Senior Member
This must be incorrect or for the prototype only. Crosstown, Finch, Hurontario, etc. have numerous crosover switches and pocket tracks; not loops.
Not even Metrolinx could have overlooked that type of discrepancy in tendered contracts between track and vehicles.
Although it would be hilarious if Bombardier edited out the second cab during the renegotiation with Metrolinx in order to get a pricey change order for a second cab to be added back. They already lost confidence of the client; might as well go nuclear on the way to the bank.
Article says this is car 45 built for Crosstown (44 at Thunderbay are ready for delivery).
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