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The need to wye the train defeats the push pull consist and will also be restricted to slower speeds.
If the options are to either;
One of the official configurations was a seven-car version, a single locomotive should be sufficient to haul such a long train…
I knew it.... it was only a matter of time before via starts to do their dumb mix and match consist habit again. Though this time is because of CN rail incompetence
@Urban Sky pointed out to me on the previous page, it has to do with the wheel design of the older, legacy fleet. Probably more inline with the freight train wheels.
The venture sets don't have break shoes so it's apparently easier for the wheels to get dirty since there is nothing to clean them.
Those under 45 minute delays were the typical VIA rail delays I experienced every time when I was in university in Windsor and travelled to Toronto most weekends back in mid 2010's. Are these delays even outside the usual VIA delays? I don't have the expectation of being right on time with VIA, so a short 30 min delay is expected from my past experience. I wouldn't even notice these.If the options are to either;
1) lash up a HEP or legacy car to every Siemen's trainset. If that is even physically possible.
2) Add 2 Venture coaches to every Charger trainset, and cannabalise service/ frequency
3) Accept the speed restrictions while equipping a work around (“shunt enhancer”) across the Siemens fleet
I choose the latter.
If the delays are anything similar to those reported by Tom Box for Saturday, the fallout seems to be very limited:
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One of the official configurations was a seven-car version, a single locomotive should be sufficient to haul such a long train…
I would assume that the travel time penalty of these strings of 45 mph restrictions at protected level crossings (unprotected crossings thankfully can’t malfunction) is much less than you would think because it merely delays the point at which VIA get’s inevitably stuck behind the preceding freight train…
It seems you didn't read the previous couple of pages.
If I understand the information correctly (big 'if'), the (potential) safety issue is more of a concern with newer, more sophisticated detection system that adjust for train speed. Without knowing the actual equipment installed on the Newmarket Sub it's difficult to say, but I'm guessing it would have older, less sophisticated systems.
Apparently they don't have enough equipment to make the trains longer. Also canablizing a train set will only get you two middle coaches unless there is a way to convert the semi permanent coupling to the knuckle kind. I'm sure it's possible but you would need to order them and have it retrofitted. Also having two cab cars at the front means that passengers cannot move between the first cab car and the second one. Or it Will be for crews only. Similar to having two locomotives per train.
Agreed, cannibalizing the Siemens sets to form seven-car consists is a non-starter. Honestly, I don‘t see them making any major operational change, just biting the bullet and tolerate the additional delays while waiting until the shunt enhancers arrive and get installed one-by-one across the fleet. This ain‘t a second „operation axle“…
