W. K. Lis
Superstar
That'll be handy the next time someone claims LRVs don't work in the snow/cold.
I'll be happy to volunteer as a crash-test dummy for a cold test.
That'll be handy the next time someone claims LRVs don't work in the snow/cold.
That'll be handy the next time someone claims LRVs don't work in the snow/cold.
Who would be insane enough to suggest such a thing.
Edit: its probably the same people who believe subways last for centuries
Same trolls who think waiting for a surface vehicle outdoors is undue hardship. Dress for the weather, check the schedule - much cheaper than replacing every bus route with a subway.
Haha reminds me of this:
[video=youtube;tyZcwnO794k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZcwnO794k[/video]
I can't wait till the LRTs open. I just know we're going to hear, "I had to wait in the snow (under a shelter) for three whole minutes" (with dramatic tears).
Will the new streetcars use pantographs or trolley poles?
Haha reminds me of this:
I can't wait till the LRTs open. I just know we're going to hear, "I had to wait in the snow (under a shelter) for three whole minutes" (with dramatic tears).
Cold causes problems for TTC
The cold caused significant problems for the TTC and public transit users in Toronto at the height of the morning commute.
About 50 streetcars were out of service and the TTC told riders to expect longer than normal wait times on all streetcar routes, especially the 510 Spadina line, due to weather-related mechanical issues.
The cold was affecting the streetcars' air brakes and there were problems moving the vehicles out of the yards, resulting in delays, a TTC spokesperson told CP24.
At one point, just six streetcars were running on the 510 Spadina line when 20 to 25 should have been operating.
The situation improved by 9 a.m.
PCC Fleet Numbers:
- 4000-4139 - A-1 air electric single units;
- 4150-4199 - A-2 air electric single units;
- 4200-4259 - A-3 air electric single units;
- 4260-4274 - A-4 air electric single units;
- 4275-4299 - A-5 air electric single units;
- 4300-4399 - A-6 all electric single units;
- 4400-4499 - A-7 all electric units - featuring MU couplers for train operation;
- 4500-4549 - A-8 all electric single units - all A-15 rebuilds came from this class;
- 4550-4574 - A-9 Ex-Cincinnati (1150-1174) all electric single units;
- 4575-4601 - A-10 Ex-Cincinnati (1100-1126) air electric single units;
- 4600-4618 - A-15 all electric rebuilt single-units (all ex Toronto A-8 units); Two of the cars — 4604 and 4605 — are restored to their 1951 “as delivered” apperance and retain the original numbers, 4500 and 4545; they are officially in class A-15H)
- 4625-4674 - A-11 Ex-Cleveland (4200-4249) all electric units featuring MU couplers for train operation;.
- 4675-4699 - A-12 Ex-Louisville (525,501-524); later ex-Cleveland (4250-4274) all-electric units featuring MU couplers for train operation;
- 4700-4747 - A-13 Ex-Birmingham (800-847) all electric single units;
- 4750-4779 - A-14 Ex-Kansas City (various) all electric single units
Extreme cold will affect TTC rush hour streetcar service
January 3, 2014
Today’s extreme cold is affecting Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service, with an impact to the afternoon rush hour. As the extreme cold continues, the TTC is warning that afternoon rush hour will see a shortage of 50 streetcars across the network. The TTC normally operates about 195 streetcars during peak service. During morning rush hour today, the TTC was short 48 streetcars.
The TTC is preparing to use buses to supplement streetcar routes that will see fewer than half the allotted number of cars a route ought to have.
The age of the streetcar fleet and equipment – over 30 years in many cases – does not respond well to extreme cold. Specifically, pneumatic air lines that provide braking and door operation can see moisture build up in the lines that then freeze, causing the streetcar to be taken out of service.
The new fleet of low-floor, accessible streetcars that begin service this August, and phased in over a six-year period, will not be susceptible to extreme cold as the current fleet is. They use a combination of electrical and hydraulic systems, rather than pneumatic.