EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
yup it's mainly a big hot air blower
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GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other
- Thread starter drum118
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Megaton327
Senior Member
Plenty of Toronto councillors could do the same job, and it would be more productive to public transit than what many of them do at city hall...
kEiThZ
Superstar
Could somebody answer how much electrification improves speed for GO?
smallspy
Senior Member
It does. How much depends on exactly what kind of answer you are looking for, though.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
Catenary
Active Member
That is a hi-rail. You can see the rail wheels behind the front and rear axles.
crs1026
Superstar
I took this photo from a bridge in Georgetown today. This car was on the tail end of a CN freight train, on its way to Aldershot, where it will be switched out for delivery to GO at Mimico.
I got a chuckle over the instructions taped to the front of the car, which is facing east.
Yeah, I know....there's a wye at Mimico. Good thing, too.
- Paul
I got a chuckle over the instructions taped to the front of the car, which is facing east.
Yeah, I know....there's a wye at Mimico. Good thing, too.
- Paul
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mrxbombastic
Active Member
Another GO Cab car sitting at lambton this evening. There might have been a second but the bus was moving too fast to tell.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
unfortunately they don't like standing out in the cold long enough to help.
drum118
Superstar
This could reduce the need to electrify the system as well the rolling stock
First hybrid train on track for testing
First hybrid train on track for testing
smallspy
Senior Member
Not directed at you Drum, but I need to ask this as a general question....
Why is this news if China does it, when Japan has been working on hybrid railcars for approaching 20 years?
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
cplchanb
Senior Member
simple...because here in Canada, when it comes to transit tech, we are decades behind the rest of the world. Its like we just got the iron curtain of transportation lifted these last 5 years.
Translude15
Frank the Tank
That's what Metrolinx WANTS you to think!
drum118
Superstar
As noted above, we are not 20 years behind Europe, but close to 40.
In fairest, know next to nothing regarding hybrid trains from Japan or anywhere else, but NA is missing in action 100%.
China is great for copying other people designs, but they have now learn how to RD to the point they don't have to these days.
Don't recall reading or seeing anything related to Japan Hybrid trains in the past 10 years.
Japan was the leader on many fronts over the decades, but other places have caught up to them and past them on a number of those fronts.
Its the same thing when it comes to construction, we learn how to improve our skills or technology from Europe as well import it.
Right now, there about 10 years differences between Japan & China for running test trains to in service trains with Japan leading the way.
A quick look at Japan Hybrid Train vs China Hybrid Train, China is ahead of Japan. For the record, Japan first train for testing was 2006 and doesn't match what China is about to do.
How long has NA being working on an electric bus??? How come China has more on the road in NA in a short time???
mdrejhon
Senior Member
There are other hybrid trains, such as the spanish Talgo high speed hybrid trains that utilizes an onboard generator when off-catenary.