TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[Bordercollie]

If there were H4s available to convert even after 2018, there could've been H5s too, if it weren't for the c-word against them.


They could've kept a few more H4/5s for future conversion for that scenario. Or they could've converted one of the H4s that were still in storage at that point. Hell, maybe they knew back in 2013 they'll need a track geometry car in a few years' time. The H4s are mechanically simpler than H5s, which are also mechanically simpler than T1s, so that should've been a factor against choosing T1s (or at least, against keeping them years after the rest of the fleet is nixed).


The explanation is they hate the H4s marginally less than the H5s, which is not much better.

The issue with T1 work cards is that the control boards are no longer in production. So you could pull 20 spares and hope that will last you. But everything has a shelf life and just because they are in storage doesn't mean that they will work when you put them in.

Unless you update the propulsion.

The H series are mechanical. They don't have computers. But they are showing their age. I'm sure aluminum frames corrode after a certain time.

 

[CMQSD402F9011]

The issue with T1 work cards is that the control boards are no longer in production. So you could pull 20 spares and hope that will last you. But everything has a shelf life and just because they are in storage doesn't mean that they will work when you put them in.

Unless you update the propulsion.

The H series are mechanical. They don't have computers. But they are showing their age. I'm sure aluminum frames corrode after a certain time.

If so, wouldn’t the GO F59s or MP40s have control boards that are no longer in production(?) I know TTC doesn’t run commuter rail, but I wonder how is NYC’s MTA getting spare parts for their R46s and R68s though.

 

[Richard White]

So apparently there's another hydraulic leak this morning.

Subway out from Woodbine to Ossington.

 

[Admiral Beez]

So apparently there's another hydraulic leak this morning.

Subway out from Woodbine to Ossington.

Clearly the TTC maintenance department is incapable of safely using hydraulic systems. They may say that the equipment is old and leak prone, but if you can’t operate it safely, it needs to be taken out of their hands.

Hydraulic Oil Spills on the Subway

Subway service on the central portion of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth was suspended for over 12 hours on Monday, May 13 due to a spill of hydraulic fluid on the tracks. The replacement bus service was swa…

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[Bordercollie]

If so, wouldn’t the GO F59s or MP40s have control boards that are no longer in production(?) I know TTC doesn’t run commuter rail, but I wonder how is NYC’s MTA getting spare parts for their R46s and R68s though.

Its probably not as bad as an issue since there were so many produced for the F59.

As for the MP40's they aren't 40-50 years old yet.

It's economy of scale. If you have 1000 in operation it's probably worth it to keep making them. But at 50 it's not.