Electrify
Senior Member
An interesting piece on how screwed up the names are...
http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/03/how_the_ttc_sullied_the_reputation_of_lrt_part_i/
Regarding Chong's appendix, his claims that using a subway would be the most cost effective are highly dubious. Without seeing how he gets his numbers, I'm going to assume that it is based on labour and the number of vehicles used. By this logic though, the Sheppard subway is an incredible value! Only a handful of 4-car trains, powered by electricity, carry nearly 50,000 people per day across a distance of 5.6km each way! You would need several LRT trains, each with its own driver, to provide such service!
Of course, this ignores the costs involved in maintaining the tunnels and stations, ticket staff and/or security, and other expenses involved in operating and maintaining an underground rail line.
http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/03/how_the_ttc_sullied_the_reputation_of_lrt_part_i/
Regarding Chong's appendix, his claims that using a subway would be the most cost effective are highly dubious. Without seeing how he gets his numbers, I'm going to assume that it is based on labour and the number of vehicles used. By this logic though, the Sheppard subway is an incredible value! Only a handful of 4-car trains, powered by electricity, carry nearly 50,000 people per day across a distance of 5.6km each way! You would need several LRT trains, each with its own driver, to provide such service!
Of course, this ignores the costs involved in maintaining the tunnels and stations, ticket staff and/or security, and other expenses involved in operating and maintaining an underground rail line.