A 6264
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In time for Halloween... Frankentransit!
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TOtramz
Active Member
It's now been around 10 days of RSD for line 5....
Has anyone noticed anything unusual about the frequency of train testing or does it seem as normal (good)?
Has anyone noticed anything unusual about the frequency of train testing or does it seem as normal (good)?
crs1026
Superstar
I will cut the CEO some slack on the aging thing, because they are likely basing their understanding on the info that is being fed up to them by their staff. And that message from staff probably is stressing that the equipment is not brand new and the maintenance budget is already stressed because the equipment is coming up for periodic maintenance and perhaps some components are already needing tlc. That reality is indisputable and the precision of the age is not really material, even if staff have stretched the data a bit. CEO’s are not expected to have every fact precisely recorded (although they do need to factcheck). The trend is what needs to register with the CEO.
Even five years of aging will force the renewal of many things, and the maintenance prrogram will be dealing with 5-year-old trams even if there have not been riders yet.
No different than when your new car (well you think of it as new, but a couple years have gone by) needs its first expensive servicing - coolant, transmission and brake fluid replacement… “what, already??????”
- Paul
Even five years of aging will force the renewal of many things, and the maintenance prrogram will be dealing with 5-year-old trams even if there have not been riders yet.
No different than when your new car (well you think of it as new, but a couple years have gone by) needs its first expensive servicing - coolant, transmission and brake fluid replacement… “what, already??????”
- Paul
zang
Senior Member
There's a reason old garaged cars with low mileage bring higher resale values.
Even if these trams were a full 10 years old, they won't have anything close to the equivalent wear and tear of other 10-year-old rolling stock.
EllaW
New Member
I drive/bike frequently near the east end of the line and I’m not totally convinced they are continually running RSD. Maybe 70% of the time I’ve been there it looked like they are, but I still see the tracks empty other times.
transitthinker
New Member
Was on the Kitchener Line today around 2 and the yard looked full, though I could be wrong but the past few days it's been much emptier
crs1026
Superstar
Quite true.... but the maintenance schedule will tell you it's time to change the fluids, even if the car has been sitting in the garage for five years. Those trams will be five years into the maintenance regime, and given all the testing I will bet that things like brake pads are already getting thin. The carbodies won't be five years into decay as they haven't seen much salt, but anything that deteriorates with exposure to air or uv wil have been aging. Door seals, vent and window seals, etc... and those lead to water getting in, or fluids getting out, and then....
The point is, to the shop forces, they are now working on five year old trams that need to be shopped..... and to the operating manager, availability for service has to take into account that numerous cars will be in for work at any given time.
- Paul
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TOtramz
Active Member
Perhaps weekends are the designated days to do a maintenance blitz on the vehicles? More so considering how high maintenance the vehicles are purported to be.
I don't know if this is the case for other rapid transit lines in Toronto, and feel free to correct me.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
Today I didn't see much testing going on. If this is a service demonstration period, the only thing promising is what the next train indicators show. Train arriving now... invisible train I guess.
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txlseries4
Active Member
FYI. From the TTC thread
TOtramz
Active Member
It's only been a week of RSD and it line 5 has already failed
Amare
Senior Member
Now the real question is do they start back at Day 1 and do commence the 30 Day RSD again from scratch because of whatever issue is going on, or do they continue from where they paused from?
Because if it's the former, there's no chance this thing opens in 2025. But with the recent implementations the TTC has made with adjusting some of the bus routes, I have a feeling it's the latter.
Because if it's the former, there's no chance this thing opens in 2025. But with the recent implementations the TTC has made with adjusting some of the bus routes, I have a feeling it's the latter.
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
So that explains why I didn't see any light rail vehicles along Eglinton yesterday. So frustrating!
cplchanb
Senior Member
anyone know what the issue is?
jcam
Active Member
When Metrolinx did the press release saying that major schedule changes were coming to the Kitchener Line effective November 23 (link), it made me wonder if that would coincide with the Mount Dennis station opening, and therefore Line 5 opening. I guess that date is still possible even if this testing has to restart, theoretically at least.