Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

[APTA-2048]

I don’t think this has been posted: ONTC battery-electric coach pilot. The coach is a Temsa TS 45E manufactured in Turkey. It has an advertised range of 400 kilometres.

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Also notable, the last two orders for coaches have gone to Temsa for the diesel TS 45. Two last year and three this year.

 

[micheal_can]

I don’t think this has been posted: ONTC battery-electric coach pilot. The coach is a Temsa TS 45E manufactured in Turkey. It has an advertised range of 400 kilometres.

Damera Corporation News: TEMSA TS45e in Ontario Northland’s Pilot Program

Discover how Damera Corporation supports Ontario Northland's electric bus pilot with the reliable TEMSA TS45e motorcoach.. Contact Damera for Electric and Diesel Bus Sales, Parts and Repair.

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Also notable, the last two orders for coaches have gone to Temsa for the diesel TS 45. Two last year and three this year.

So, it might make Sudbury -Toronto or North Bay -Toronto on a change, with no traffic.....

 

[APTA-2048]

So, it might make Sudbury -Toronto or North Bay -Toronto on a change, with no traffic.....

I mean on paper it works. But not only traffic, winter can also pose a problem.

 

[lenaitch]

So, it might make Sudbury -Toronto or North Bay -Toronto on a change, with no traffic.....

Your statement has an internal inconsistency.

Real world year-round range aside, ONTC would need to fund a dedicated charging bay at wherever it it terminates in Toronto.

 

[micheal_can]

Your statement has an internal inconsistency.

Real world year-round range aside, ONTC would need to fund a dedicated charging bay at wherever it it terminates in Toronto.

I listed 2 of the more popular bus routes ONR Bus operates to show that it have some teething issues. Thinking about it though, the single daily additional Sudbury - North Bay run would be short enough for the bus to make it back to the charging place. Regardless of where they use it, they will need to fund the charging location(s).

 

[Admiral Beez]

So, when is the first ONR passenger train going to leave Toronto for the north?

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When will the Northlander service start?
The province is moving forward to implement next steps. Implementation activities include detailed design and engineering, environmental assessment, Indigenous and municipal consultation and procurement and construction related to station and track improvement. In December 2022 Ontario Northland announced that Siemens will be manufacturing the trainsets. We expect delivery of the equipment in time for a mid-2020s launch

 

[micheal_can]

So, when is the first ONR passenger train going to leave Toronto for the north?

2026?

 

[Allandale25]

Hope to be on the first train.

 

[Admiral Beez]

2026?

Post count aside, IDK would suffice.

 

[dowlingm]

So, when is the first ONR passenger train going to leave Toronto for the north?

presumably there is intense pressure from the Premier’s Office to get at least test runs going in 2025 if Doug wants to go to the polls again while the opposition remains weak.

But ONTC can’t test trains they don’t have, and haven’t been through acceptance and crew training. One wonders if we will see another “proof of concept run” using ONTC’s current equipment to generate another round of holding photo-ops.

Of course, that assumes rolling stock and crew are the only sticking point. Are there any danger signs around the Timmins terminus or other station halts?

 

[micheal_can]

Hope to be on the first train.

Same here.

Post count aside, IDK would suffice.

They have said that it will be running by 2026, but there is no date on when exactly. So,'IDK' would be more wrong. They still need to build all the stations, get the trains and then train and test everyone and everything.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Same here.


They have said that it will be running by 2026... They still need to build all the stations, get the trains and then train and test everyone and everything.

Still likely to open before the Eglinton Crosstown, so that's not bad.

 

[micheal_can]

Still likely to open before the Eglinton Crosstown, so that's not bad.

I feel the HxR project is on course to open before the EC......

 

[micheal_can]

I was just in Timmins.2 things:

1) construction has not started on the new station. I had hoped it would be, but I am guessing it will be at least next construction season before shovels go in the ground.

2) The overpass in downtown is gone. That means the chances of it ever being extended to the old station is even more unlikely. I'll file that under pure fantasy.

 

[Allandale25]

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