Finch West Line 6 LRT

[Steve X]

So here were are with ML can't even build a streetcar line. We should apologize to the TTC for bashing it too hard with rebuilding St Clair. As least we know the TTC can confidently (re)build some tracks like Cherry St and Harbourfront while procuring some functional vehicles. A task ML can't even achieve. what a joke.

 

[dowlingm]

So here were are with ML can't even build a streetcar line. We should apologize to the TTC for bashing it too hard with rebuilding St Clair. As least we know the TTC can confidently (re)build some tracks like Cherry St and Harbourfront while procuring some functional vehicles. A task ML can't even achieve. what a joke.

Are you new? Do you not recall the TTC’s “supervision” of the downtown streetcar order, and the way they communicated Bombardier’s increasingly laughable delivery promises?

 

[6ixGod]

 

[Tyler Friesen]

I walked down Finch from Keele to Jane today, and I saw a pretty good number of LRVs. Like, a couple would only be a few minutes apart for a given direction, but then there'd be a 20 minute gap, so it didn't seem like there was any super consistent service being simulated yet (unless the schedule is supposed to be whack and I'm out of the loop, of course)

Eastbound LRV after leaving Sentinel at 7:18pm

Eastbound LRV pulling through the intersection at Sentinel at 7:22pm

Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Tobermory at 7:31pm (the same LRV as the one in the first photo, actually)

Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Jane at 7:40pm (the same LRV as the one in the second photo)

 

[Bojaxs]

I walked down Finch from Keele to Jane today, and I saw a pretty good number of LRVs. Like, a couple would only be a few minutes apart for a given direction, but then there'd be a 20 minute gap, so it didn't seem like there was any super consistent service being simulated yet (unless the schedule is supposed to be whack and I'm out of the loop, of course)

Eastbound LRV after leaving Sentinel at 7:18pm
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Eastbound LRV pulling through the intersection at Sentinel at 7:22pm
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Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Tobermory at 7:31pm (the same LRV as the one in the first photo, actually)
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Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Jane at 7:40pm (the same LRV as the one in the second photo)
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How fast did they appear to be going? Were they keeping up with the car traffic?

 

[Steve X]

It was nice to see one running around at 11pm during the thunderstorm.

 

[max]

It was nice to see one running around at 11pm during the thunderstorm.

If the contact wire gets struck by lightning while the LRT is going 88 mph, they can go back put money on Finch opening first...and also the Cubs.

 

[Tyler Friesen]

How fast did they appear to be going? Were they keeping up with the car traffic?

I didn't think to compare them against the cars, but they seemed to be moving at a pace that felt..... normal. Like, they definitely weren't crawling. Although, I did notice one get stuck behind a couple lights in a row (I wanna say this was around the Tobermory and Jane stops?), so combined with the far-side platforms, there was a good couple minutes where I felt like I was getting pretty close to it again after it had passed me a few minutes earlier. But then the next light turned green and it sailed off into the sunset, never to be seen again. So yeah, they didn't seem to be blazing fast, but this was no Spadina streetcar either

 

[Abdullah77]

I walked down Finch from Keele to Jane today, and I saw a pretty good number of LRVs. Like, a couple would only be a few minutes apart for a given direction, but then there'd be a 20 minute gap, so it didn't seem like there was any super consistent service being simulated yet (unless the schedule is supposed to be whack and I'm out of the loop, of course)

Eastbound LRV after leaving Sentinel at 7:18pm
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Eastbound LRV pulling through the intersection at Sentinel at 7:22pm
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Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Tobermory at 7:31pm (the same LRV as the one in the first photo, actually)
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Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Jane at 7:40pm (the same LRV as the one in the second photo)
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Never noticed the Canada and Ontario wordmarks on the LRVs. Those new?

 

[hw621]

I walked down Finch from Keele to Jane today, and I saw a pretty good number of LRVs. Like, a couple would only be a few minutes apart for a given direction, but then there'd be a 20 minute gap, so it didn't seem like there was any super consistent service being simulated yet (unless the schedule is supposed to be whack and I'm out of the loop, of course)

Eastbound LRV after leaving Sentinel at 7:18pm
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Eastbound LRV pulling through the intersection at Sentinel at 7:22pm
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Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Tobermory at 7:31pm (the same LRV as the one in the first photo, actually)
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Westbound LRV waiting to cross the light at Jane at 7:40pm (the same LRV as the one in the second photo)
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So again they are stuck behind red lights, no signal priority.

 

[anb]

So again they are stuck behind red lights, no signal priority.

Unfortunately yes, saw an LRT in both directions at Westmore and they had to wait for the left turn signal to turn red before their own signal light turned green. Also their light turns red much more earlier than the general traffic lights so these small instances can cause delays for the entire line at times. If there's no signal priority, then what makes this any more different than the Viva bus lanes in York Region?

 

[goodcitywhenfinished]

Unfortunately yes, saw an LRT in both directions at Westmore and they had to wait for the left turn signal to turn red before their own signal light turned green. Also their light turns red much more earlier than the general traffic lights so these small instances can cause delays for the entire line at times. If there's no signal priority, then what makes this any more different than the Viva bus lanes in York Region?

Trains are higher status. Line 6 is largely a branding project.

 

[ssiguy2]

What will be the speed limit for these LRTs? Will they have a higher one than the cars?

 

[jordanmkasla2009]

What will be the speed limit for these LRTs? Will they have a higher one than the cars?

Line 6 will have a speed limit of 60 km/h.

 

[hw621]

Unfortunately yes, saw an LRT in both directions at Westmore and they had to wait for the left turn signal to turn red before their own signal light turned green. Also their light turns red much more earlier than the general traffic lights so these small instances can cause delays for the entire line at times. If there's no signal priority, then what makes this any more different than the Viva bus lanes in York Region?

So these are just "extended" streetcars, not even "glorified"...