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Interesting that the 3700 are back in service. Why were they out of service? And what's the reasoning for them to be brought back? And is TTC planning on bringing the Proterras back or the BYD? Even though TTC has had issues with NFI buses not meeting reliability goals, I don't believe this...

If the fuel cost savings from an EV is so great , TTC wouldn't be going back to hybrid. So there's more to it than fuel savings.

The last MDBF for TTC hybrids were still lower than the older diesel buses. So diesel buses still have a better reliability rate than the hybrids. The EVs are the worst. TTC also mentioned they would need more buses to compensate for the lack operating range of an EV. And charge duration. TTC...

The 6v92 from what I recall were powerful engines. The previous 6v71 were slower. The later S50s in the 7400 had a slow start up, but once they got up to speed they can go. It was usually always the initial start up. The 7000s and 7300s had S50 engines and they were fast buses. Detroit added...

Cheaper and more reliable than a hybrid and EV option. Good purchase for Brampton Transit. And with the service cuts , they can save even more money with their conventional routes with reduce frequency, and artics. Hopefully TTC can go back to cheaper reliable clean diesel buses for their next...

I'm sure they did they're own compressive study and test. A lot of transit agencies have their own engineering department. Im not too familiar with NYC, but from my understanding, the buses they has the biggest issues with were the Grumman 870. But a lot of what they've ordered have lasted a...

Yup, after 1995, S50s were available for the Classic. A few Quebec agencies and in the US have Classics with S50. Some even have CAT engine. Personally a Classic with a S50 ain't the same. But I'm weird like that. I prefer the 6v92TA. I believe the last year of the 6v92 was 1998. And...

It amazes me how TTC was able to rebuild that many buses in house. It's something you don't hear if TTC doing anymore. I assume now a lot of components are sent out and brought back refurbished, instead of TTC doing it in house

I've asked some operators how they feel about it, and a lot of them don't like it. A few surprisingly like the Novas. But the majority dislike them. I couldn't be on one for a trip much less an 8-10 hour shift.

The NFI EV weren't meeting TTCs contractual reliability agreement. And PDI inspections. I also believe it's the reason why TTC is getting 50 more Nova EV in 2027 instead of NFI. It's yet to be known who will win the hybrid order. But I'll bet it's Nova as well. Orion II is a small bus to begin...

When it comes to high floor buses , for the same 40ft length, they held more people compared to the low floor buses. And I'm pretty sure the Ontario government made some legislation for transit systems to order only low floor buses. TTC has unique spec as do mNy transit systems, and as...

With TTC eventually getting rid of all the older bus garages , maybe it was a good thing they didn't get new trolleys. The cost to upgrade all the facilities, and the massive cuts that were to happen in the mid 1990s. Would have made the 1990s financial situation worse. But replacing trolleys...

Any extra stop that the RT didn't serve would slow down service. It's bad enough the RT shut down the way it is, lets stop with the adding of stops. The amount of ppl using Tara won't justify the cost of the stop. Plus they could use 43 or 57 as they've done for 41+ years

Would it be better to reignite Pickering Airport? The Federal Liberals could potentially lose liberal support from downtown Toronto over this. I'm actually surprised we haven't heard anything from the Federal NDP over this issue. I guess they see the long game of potentially supporting the...

Looks like Queensway operators are getting trained on Nova Hybrids. So this would be good use for 203. They have the capability of running on battery only based on Geo-fencing