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Which costs money. Which is not in the SSE budget envelope.
true but what are we doing with them as was said at the last TTC board meeting we should have ordered the replacements for the T1 trains weeks ago. It takes time to design a new transit vehicles from satch and put out tenders to companies. Especially if we are going to go with someone other then Bombardier then they will have to set up assembly lines and testing areas for use with TTC gauge as I don't see the TTC or city council wanting to put up the money to regauge the whole system just for a new set of vehicles.
Even if they do reorder them they would likely make some changes based on what has changed with technology since they were first ordered.
I think people want to make more of an issue about it then it really is. The Toronto Rockets were late in the beginning because of supply problems too but everyone still like them. Plus don't forget there are rumblings of an apparent merger of the rail divisions of Bombardier and another company with ta other company selling off to Bombardier. People also fort that the rail division of Bombardier is the most successful part of the company it's the aerospace section that is getting propped up by the government of Quebec and Canada as they are having a tough time competing with the other manufacturers, possibly because they only produce smaller planes.
Not really. They just present a table showing how much 60 cars would cost by extending the current contract, and when they'll be delivered - compared to a couple of other more expensive, later, and potentially riskier options. Then they all nod and conclude that $350 million and 2021 is better than $550 million and 2023. And after that, it just writes itself.
