GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[Bordercollie]

Yes but taxpayers should not be subsidizing tourism to Niagara Falls. Unfortunately as many of us know that train is overloaded with people that the Falls cannot easily support.

Actually the Niagara falls train is partially subsidized by Niagara Tourism board. Which collects money from local businesses' and puts some of that money towards paying for the train. Considering that the train is packed in the summer I would think that its good value.

Wonder why they couldn't come to the same agreement with VIA?

 

[WB62]

Actually the Niagara falls train is partially subsidized by Niagara Tourism board. Which collects money from local businesses' and puts some of that money towards paying for the train. Considering that the train is packed in the summer I would think that its good value.

Wonder why they couldn't come to the same agreement with VIA?

Probably because VIA trains carry far less people, and doesn’t have the resources to sustain a service like that.

 

[dowlingm]

Unattended charging strikes me as risky and something that no parking facility operator would be eager to undertake.

My suggestion would be that a charging station *would* be attended. The cost of the supervision would simply be factored into the storage/charging cost - build a big enough facility and the cost would be spread appropriately.

 

[T3G]

How about just... requiring that the batteries be taken out of e-bikes that are brought on the train?

 

[futurebound]

How about just... requiring that the batteries be taken out of e-bikes that are brought on the train?

That might be hard to enforce, and on certain ebike models, be a pain to do. Some ebikes need to be folded to access the battery, which takes a considerable amount of force and space to do.

The better solution is what has been suggested - provide overnight storage with the condition that batteries are removed from the storage space. The enforcement of this is much less time-sensitive than on trains and you end up with parking for traditional bikes too.

 

[lenaitch]

An e-bike parking attendant wouldn't be of much good without the proper training and equipment (and appropriate compensation) to take action should an incident occur; otherwise they're just a security guard ready to call 911 and run.

 

[reaperexpress]

The other potential solution for most stations is bike lockers. Unlike the bike garage at Union, they're outdoors and pretty fireproof, so a fire in one e-bike shouldn't spread much. Obviously they're not very space efficient so they're not a solution for the number of bikes we'd need to store at Union but at virtually every other station they seem like an adequate solution to let people leave e-bikes at the station. It doesn't solve the charging question though so it's more a solution for home-to-station trips than station-to-work trips.

 

[smallspy]

Not surprised there is no change to the rules about ebikes on trains.

What makes you think that this is their final word on the subject?

Just because they don't move as fast as you'd like them to doesn't mean that they are not moving.

Dan

 

[felix123]

What makes you think that this is their final word on the subject?

Just because they don't move as fast as you'd like them to doesn't mean that they are not moving.

Dan

What's with the ascerbic response? It is unreasonable to expect people to be aware of GO's internal policy discussions, as you are insinuating.

 

[Metroscapes]

How about just... requiring that the batteries be taken out of e-bikes that are brought on the train?

Sure thing. Let me also dismount from my bike to cross the street.

 

[robmausser]

How about just... requiring that the batteries be taken out of e-bikes that are brought on the train?

Some ebikes like Vanmoof have non-removable batteries

 

[Napalm Frog]

Standardize batteries and have swap stations across the city like in Taiwan.

 

[smallspy]

What's with the ascerbic response? It is unreasonable to expect people to be aware of GO's internal policy discussions, as you are insinuating.

Did you even look at his original response?

To assume that an internal communication will be their final word on the subject - especially when it is something potentially as serious as fires in an enclosed, crowded passenger vehicle - is hasty and unnecessary.

Dan

 

[T3G]

Sure thing. Let me also dismount from my bike to cross the street.

Well, I believe it would be a hysterical, emotional reaction to ban e-bikes from the train at all, I don't agree with it. I was just trying to offer up some sort of compromise that does less damage than stranding e-bike users does.

 

[drum118]

Well, I believe it would be a hysterical, emotional reaction to ban e-bikes from the train at all, I don't agree with it. I was just trying to offer up some sort of compromise that does less damage than stranding e-bike users does.

Sorry, but E bikes should be ban on all public transit period.

If a fire broke out on a coach, it will be mayhem for riders to exit that car to other cars on each side of it, What will the coach look like by the time it gets to the nearest station or a place where the fire department can get close to it?

It will have an major impact on service for the line that will snowball into a larger mess for the line but not only loosing a train, but delay service from both directions if it is on an all day line.