pstogios
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17 in service right now - 14 on 510, 1 on 514, 2 on 509 (gasp! 2 on this line!)
Now 18 in service, 15 on 510.
17 in service right now - 14 on 510, 1 on 514, 2 on 509 (gasp! 2 on this line!)
Now 18 in service, 15 on 510.
I'm very surprise it went into service since it been in the shop for at least 4 days or more with very little testing on line.
This looks like the new weekday norm, if enough cars are available.Now 18 in service, 15 on 510.
I wonder how many are theoretically needed if they actually managed to manage this line properly.Looks good, aside from the 20 minute gap in service heading into Union right now....
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.What does this mean?
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.
Surprised this hasn't been posted yet, but 4423 enter service today and is currently on 510 northbound.
That about 14 days from arrival to in-service.
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.
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.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..
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.
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.
Apple Partners With South Korean Company to Develop Hollow Batteries for 'Project Titan' Car Project
Look for it in Sept as 4402 is next and supposed to arrive this month.Any sign of 4424?