Jonny5
Senior Member
When our local/national media realise they don't need to fill out their 24-hour news content cycle with minute by minute updates on every insignificant event as "DEVELOPING STORY" and "BREAKING NEWS".
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When our local/national media realise they don't need to fill out their 24-hour news content cycle with minute by minute updates on every insignificant event as "DEVELOPING STORY" and "BREAKING NEWS".
kEiThZ
Superstar
Would they be though? Those SELRT or SRT LRVs can now be purchased for the Crosstown East.
joeclark
New Member
“Skirting,” in the delightful term of art.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
In my 20+ years of CPG sales/marketing mgmt., one of the cardinal rules is that you treat your customers differently according to their profitability and switching cost (i.e. ability to change suppliers). Bombardier knows Toronto can't switch suppliers for the Flexity cars AND more importantly future vehicle requirements (Queen's Park will always favour Thunder Bay vs. offshore). Meanwhile, Bombardier can ensure high margins by producing the expensive bits in Mexico.
So, Bombardier has a captive yet profitable customer. If you had a limited capacity to meet KPIs and commitments, you'd certainly direct those resources to other customers; i.e. profitable customers that have low switch costs or supply options.
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Duck
Guest
Maybe it would be better if Bombardier were re-absorbed as a Crown Corporation (like UTDC). I would be on board with that - maybe they would even get more funding for prototype systems and so on.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
So taxpayer money can be wasted supporting a dying company? I don't think so. If Quebec wants to keep it alive, fine - its Quebec. But I don't want a cent of my tax money going towards Bombardier. The federal government has far more important priorities than this.
DSC
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Why on earth would one do that? Firstly Bombardier has never been a Crown Corporation (though it did absorb at least one, UTDC, which had been sold-off to Lavalin). The reason Bombardier is in trouble is their plane division, their transit side is quite profitable and IF Bombardier goes bankrupt, at least that division will almost certainly be bought by another company.
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Duck
Guest
Whoah, sorry.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Towered
Superstar
So at the laughable rate these things are showing up, when will the full order be fulfilled?
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Sorry didn't mean to be that intense. I do see value in Bombardier continuing to exist, however I am personally not a fan of making it a crown corp. Hopefully they get their act together on the Flexities - I do really want to see them succeed.
ehlow
Senior Member
Saw 4403 on King as a training car
Admiral Beez
Superstar
That's funny. Assuming the trainee driver is in his 30s, he'll may be over 50 before the final cars arrive in 2025 or so.
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EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
I was on 4416 today and we short turned at king because a streetcar at Queens Quay and Spadina broke it's retriever rope. Well 4416 was turning onto King I ot this video and talked with the driver.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
Guessing the driver has access to the external PA? Is there an external mic that allows the driver to hear your responses?