Finch West Line 6 LRT

[mahfoozm]

pics between finch/islington and finch/milady, oct 10 2022

westbound stop platform at islington

 

[mahfoozm]

looks like they're beginning guideway work @ duncanwoods ahead of schedule?

original notice (posted in july)

 

[INTz]

Looks like the first canopy will be going up at the driftwood stop!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580242205704613889

 

[Amare]

Ah yes the "canpoy". Looking forward to seeing how useless they are, but hey at least it's progress.

 

[drum118]

Ah yes the "canpoy". Looking forward to seeing how useless they are, but hey at least it's progress.

It maybe process, but if they are like Eglinton, they will be useless

Have to find some time to do some more photographing of the line since it out of my way.

It would have been nice to have a full enclosure with a roof over the whole station

 

[superelevation]

Please read my comment again.



They'll switch to 6-car trains once the subway is extended to McCowan and Sheppard to meet the Line 2 extension. I know there's barely demand for even 4-car trains right now.

I read it, there is no indication that they would or that it would be necessary. Anyways, this is off topic

 

[W. K. Lis]

It maybe process, but if they are like Eglinton, they will be useless

Have to find some time to do some more photographing of the line since it out of my way.

It would have been nice to have a full enclosure with a roof over the whole station

The canopies are being designed by the accountants who don't use public transit.

 

[drum118]

Please read my comment again.



They'll switch to 6-car trains once the subway is extended to McCowan and Sheppard to meet the Line 2 extension. I know there's barely demand for even 4-car trains right now.

Edit

Off topic
There is talk already that the current 4 car sets will become 6 cars so they can be use on line 1 as well long before the extension east. Given how poor ridership is for the 4 cars except at peak, more money been thrown into the black pit of wasted money

The canopies are being designed by the accountants who don't use public transit.

No kidding by designers/consultations who are clueless how to design a system in the first place. Then its the power to be that say you design a system for X $$ or as cheap as you can it down to with no thought about the people who will use the system since thy are car folks.

 

[mahfoozm]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580922514288803840

 

[turbanplanner]

Wonder when they'll energize more of the line for testing

 

[INTz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582009645140684801

I saw it just recently and there is much more steel up now than the picture shows. Unfortunately I dont have any pictures.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Short testing video:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582049788845252609

 

[Aplus23]

Short testing video:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1582049788845252609

Are these the same vehicles as will be on the Eglinton crosstown?

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Are these the same vehicles as will be on the Eglinton crosstown?

No - Crosstown uses Flexity Freedom LRVs (same as Waterloo). Finch uses Alstom Citadis Spirit cars (same as Ottawa).

 

[generalcanada]

No - Crosstown uses Flexity Freedom LRVs (same as Waterloo). Finch uses Alstom Citadis Spirit cars (same as Ottawa).

honestly they look pretty identical where are the differences