pstogios
Senior Member
Now 18 in service, 15 on 510.
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Now 18 in service, 15 on 510.
Jonny5
Senior Member
Looks good, aside from the 20 minute gap in service heading into Union right now....
smallspy
Senior Member
It got all of the same testing and break-in that all of the other cars received. They did seem to run it more at night than most of the previous cars, however.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
nfitz
Superstar
This looks like the new weekday norm, if enough cars are available.
Napoleon
Active Member
I wonder how many are theoretically needed if they actually managed to manage this line properly.
drum118
Superstar
It means all cars in the future will be using batteries to run that will be recharge at various point along the line. This is already taking place around the world with various sections been run on batteries and the rest on the over head. As batteries improve overtime, the need for overhead will become a thing of the past.
Once you remove the overhead, you save manpower by not having crews to fix the overhead nor material for it. Streets sight become clean looking than they do today.
Come next year, you only have to go to Detroit to see cars run on batteries south I-75 since there is no overhead there now nor when the line start service. Dallas has a setup like this now along with a few others systems, with new lines being built this way. One system is converting their whole fleet to batteries now.
This recharging on route for buses is also taking place today with some having at various points along the line to having them at the ends only. The end ones require about 10 minute to recharge the battery.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
Yes, but you mentioned "batteries in these cars or the next replacements". Where have you seen that some of these cars will be battery powered? This is the first I'm hearing about that even being an option for the TTC.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
For those who don't follow it, there is a Twitter account called "Flexity Tracker" that tweets out updates about Flexity deliveries/them entering service. Not an official account but decently accurate. https://twitter.com/FlexityTracker
Tulse
Senior Member
Is there a way in the standard mobile apps, such as NextBus or RocketMan, to determine which vehicle is scheduled for which stop? I know that there are Flexitys (Flexities?) running on the 514, but I never seem to catch one in to work or back home.
Megaton327
Senior Member
You can use TransSee http://doconnor.homeip.net/TransSee/FleetFind.php?a=ttc&lowrange=4400&highrange=4450&refresh=001 but it's a bit rudimentary compared to some transit apps. Great for flexity hunting but as your transit app for your commute overall, not so much.
I use TTCWatch on the iPhone and it's great. When you're in the map view, if you tap the icon of a vehicle, its number pops up--and flexities are streetcars numbered 4400+. That way you can tap the next few cars to see if they're flexities on 514, and if not, just grab the next 504.
nfitz
Superstar
That's my favourite, as it provides schedule information - which once you are familiar with a route, gives you a good idea which cars are going to be short-turned, or park at the terminal for a while.
On a mobile (or desktop), to see car numbers, my favourite is simply http://totransit.ca/ - click on a vehicle to see the car number. The Flexities are a brighter red than the CLRV/ALRVs
drum118
Superstar
I have ridden battery power trams in Europe for sections with no overhead. I already noted places in the US that have these cars now. Its the future.
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EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
maybe 30 years from now when the TTC next orders new streetcar but I don't see them doing anything like that in the near future.
robmausser
Senior Member
Any sign of 4424?
drum118
Superstar
Look for it in Sept as 4402 is next and supposed to arrive this month.