cplchanb
Senior Member
The MR90 fleet just got prematurely retired and is sitting in storage. Maybe we can nab them up for cheap
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GO Transit Electrification | Metrolinx
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DopeyFish
Active Member
it's more for the future
they could set themselves up to massively expand the station count but are choosing not to. while it would have a higher up front cost (trains + stations), they'd be able to create very good local service on par with TTC subway on top of being a regional network.
like upwards of twice as many stops in urban areas with little to no reduction in service times due to much better acceleration.
MrGoose
Active Member
Adding infill stations and switching from locos to EMUs is "relatively" easy.
Even if ML doesn't want to switch to EMUs now, that decision can be easily reversed in the future.
Even if ML doesn't want to switch to EMUs now, that decision can be easily reversed in the future.
Allandale25
Senior Member
In @Reecemartin 's video he argued that EMUs at this stage could be difficult because the GO MSFs aren't really designed to handle them and this could add complexity and cost.
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
Yeah people are acting like we're making it impossible to ever use EMUs in the future. Whereas it's more likely it'll be more of a transitional process as not to waste the massive fleet of bilevel railcars we have now. Probably easier in the future to sell off a few unneeded electric locomotives every now and then (as the bilevels are replaced by EMUs as the bilevels reach the end of their service life) than trying to sell off the entire fleet of bilevel cars all at once.
Also worth noting metrolinx has a pretty extensive list of potential future station locations, so there's at least some loose groundwork for infill stations in the future.
ssiguy2
Senior Member
One can hardly be surprised at the increased frequency although admittedly it much more than I thought. Forgetting about the inner city where the lines merge, 15 per-direction was the base line service level. There is no way they were going to run as many trips in rush hour or even during the day Monday to Friday as they would at 11:00 PM on a Sunday night.
This investment is truly going to turn Toronto's GO into the premier suburban train system in NA, bare none. If fact it will probably be the best in the America's save possibly Sao Paulo. This is transforming GO into a system that will be able to lock horns with the some of the best European systems.
This investment is truly going to turn Toronto's GO into the premier suburban train system in NA, bare none. If fact it will probably be the best in the America's save possibly Sao Paulo. This is transforming GO into a system that will be able to lock horns with the some of the best European systems.
Tuck
Active Member
Definitely disappointing but don't think it dampers my excitement too much.
robmausser
Senior Member
I think Metrolinx should simply stop ordering bi-levels after this last batch and run them into the ground with the electric locos. Then, when the oldest batch of bilevels need replacement, replace with EMU's as needed.
smallspy
Senior Member
It's 80mph now. When the work was completed, it was limited to 90mph, and the alignment of the corridor - save for the several PSOs - can in theory still allow for it.
Dan
nfitz
Superstar
Ultimately you'll get higher acceleration and therefore shorter travel times with EMUs than electric locomotives. Wasn't there a GO report that showed travel times with the current diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, and EMUs?
I'd think wear and tear on the track would be lower with the power for one trainset distributed over a lot more powered axles. I'm not sure how significant that is though.
What, as opposed to the lack of catenary and power stations!?!?
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
I think the issue with the yards is that they aren't set up to maintain EMUs. They are however configured to repair bilevels and locomotives. Obviously there are some changes needed for the change in locomotive model, but it's less of a change than redoing the entire maintenance yard for an entirely new vehicle type, as all the facilities for the bilevel passenger cars can remain untouched for now. And unless the entire fleet is switched at once, there will still need to be a yard to repair bilevels. Now all of these things are things that can be dealt with in time, particularly if GO were to dedicate one yard initially to EMUs (either existing or new) and then convert the others over time. However, a full fleet transition right now would add a huge cost in terms of converting all the yards to service EMUs. Given it seems we can achieve the desired service levels without EMUs, I can see why they didn't want to spend a massive amount of money having to replace the fleet, renovate all the service yards to repair the new trains, and then try and sell the existing fleet. Nothing precludes EMUs in the future, it's just not cost-effective to do right now.
Allandale25
Senior Member
@nfitz what @TossYourJacket said but also check our Reece's video for his explanation. I only provided a short version of it.
dkt
New Member
On the lines with only partial electrification (ie Kitchener) does this mean they'll be running diesel trains in between the electric trains for the longer routes? Would this affect the speed of the electric trains, or the frequency, or both?
afransen
Senior Member
Could probably start with EMUs on one line as it becomes necessary to buy new rolling stock , and build a new MSF when the time comes... maybe somewhere on the Barrie line?
EnviroTO
Senior Member
There will be EMUs almost right off the bat... the Nippon Sharyos have electric motors and were designed for easy conversion.