RU479
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I imagine the new electric won’t have dual ended cabs, since GO has all the consists have the cab car face west and loco face east.
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GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other
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RU479
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GO 208 has been delivered to Mac Yard, expected to return back to GO’s hands within the next few days
drum118
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That can change down the road from what exist in the fleet today and what the fleet will look like in 10-15 years as equipment is retired or sold off base on the requirements at the time.
In Europe, you find 3-5-7 car set with duel power well at the same time having 6-10 car train like GO current setup. At times, you can find 2-5 set MU together to meet ridership needs or to be separated at X point as the demand is not there or breaking a part to service a few branch line with low ridership.
Having the flexibility of 3-7 car sets allows not having the one fit all fleet base on ridership and the routes.
If we are moving to 15 minutes or less service, I can see 5 car set being use on various lines, especially after 7 pm as well trains running all night.
RU479
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Willybru21
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It’s currently at Aldershot GO:
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RU479
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Or is it possible that we may finally see the end of the F59s on GO service?
I mean they’d have to go eventually, and even though Metrolinx stated the F59s would not get replaced by the 13 locos they are planning on acquiring, plans could have changed now that the London Service is going to end.
drum118
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I expect the F59's will be around until the final plan what the system needs to meet the 2025-50 service needs. That plan maybe completed by 2025 with the F59's been use on 6-10 car trains until their end date is known.
Need power to add more service as well having a spare ratio to do it.
RU479
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This has me curious about the 13 diesel locos Metrolinx is supposed to be acquiring by 2024-2025.
I'm assuming the reason why GO is rebuilding the old cab cars to lead trains again is so that they can be used in conjunction with the new locos. Yet there has been no news on them since the deadline closed in September of last year.
drum118
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It also facing the wrong way and will have to be wye.
RU479
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It appears to be facing west, so it's facing the correct way.
Allandale25
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Jayson9999
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Coaster Cab Car and repainted bilevel at Thunderbay today, was also an ACE bilevel and another GO cab car waiting to be refurbished
RU479
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Did you happen to get the numbers of any of the GO BiLevels?
Jayson9999
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No but there were 5 un touched coaches on top of the one cab car I mentioned and the repainted one in the picture, I didn’t get them but were definitely the first generation bilevel design
RU479
Active Member
I see.
I still wonder whether those cab cars that were sent up there would have their cab controls reinstalled with the refurbishment.