NoahB
Active Member
From the article translated (Emphasis theirs):
The beauty of using 'off the shelf' systems.
The beauty of using 'off the shelf' systems.
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Montréal Transit Developments
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robmausser
Senior Member
Beauty of not using Bombardier
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Bombardier Rail is now Alstom.
NoahB
Active Member
They have not completed the merger yet.
I can see that. But to be fair, Toronto's BB orders like the Flexity Outlook are heavily customized versions of their European models.
BB seems to be having a really bad couple of few years with their late and defective NYC subway rolling stock and German heavy rail orders.
SFO-YYZ
Active Member
Moving away from REM discussions for a bit, the STM released some images and tentative schedule of the platform doors project for the Orange Line. It will be produced and installed in stages, starting with 1 Orange Line station in 2021 and the rest of the 30 Orange Line stations from 2023-2026. With ATC and platform doors, one could actually see Orange Line becoming fully automated in the near future (?) This was posted online back in July (didn't get a lot of media coverage), so reposting them here for discussion.
As you can see these will not be floor-to-ceiling doors, but at the same time they appear to be much higher than your average shoulder-level doors seen on some European/Asian systems.
As you can see these will not be floor-to-ceiling doors, but at the same time they appear to be much higher than your average shoulder-level doors seen on some European/Asian systems.
Coolstar
Senior Member
Mind sharing the link please?
SFO-YYZ
Active Member
These were screenshots taken from an STM online survey on les portes-palieres back in July. I don't think there is an active link now. However, you could still find references to the above timelines on several TVA articles.
nfitz
Superstar
It looks floor to ceiling to me - I don't see any openings left in the images.
NoahB
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SFO-YYZ
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Correct. Unlikely to be floor-to-ceiling given the high ceilings in many orange line stations e.g. Champ-de-Mars, Bonaventure, Jean-Talon, Beaubien, Sherbrooke, etc. etc. What they have added is an area above the doors displaying station names, direction, and interactive displays with next train info (the current LCD screens will likely become obscured once these barriers are installed).
nfitz
Superstar
Ah, subtle!
I wonder what these new doors will do to the airflow, especially through entrance doors. I'd expect a lot of noise in places on the platforms.
NoahB
Active Member
That will be interesting to see as the trains and stations are not air-conditioned. I hear things get toasty in summer.
begratto
New Member
The new Azur trains have much better ventilation and don't emit as much heat as the old trains, so heat is much less of a problem than it was before.
NoahB
Active Member
Deal for an REM station could happen in November, Aéroports de Montréal says
Montreal's airport operator is optimistic a deal will soon be reached to pay for a light-rail station at the city's main airfield.
montrealgazette.com
The airport people are optimistic they will secure a 600M loan funding agreement for their station by end of November.
p_xavier
Active Member
I'm more wondering on how many people will complain about the lack of AC with the REM having it. There will be much pressure on the STM. There were not many genuine good reasons that the Azur didn't have AC.