Hipster Duck
Senior Member
Go ride the Montréal Metro and take measurements. Then compare the measurements with our Subway, streetcars, AND the new Flexity Freedom vehicles. Our Subways cars are very wide, the Flexity Freedom will be wider than the Montréal Metro cars and our current streetcars.
But 10 cm or 2 inches is like releasing your belt bucket a couple of holes after eating a big lunch. It may not be much, but better than before.
I've explained this to you before: the Montreal Metro is totally different because it is a high floor vehicle. The trucks are below the floor and don't have to waste space in some giant plastic wheel well.
Compare the difference:
versus
Notice that because the trucks are beneath the floor you can get creative with the seating, like having alternating 2 + 1 arrangements. You can't do this on a low floor LRV.