rbt
Senior Member
That's an interesting thought. I just assumed they used a different tracking ID internally and slapped the TTC ID number on it as one of the final steps.
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That's an interesting thought. I just assumed they used a different tracking ID internally and slapped the TTC ID number on it as one of the final steps.
crs1026
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I don’t know what Bombardier does, but it’s more common for the internal shop or frame numbering to be mapped to the end user numbering sequence fairly early, at least on paper. That way, the installation of any uniquely numbered components (traction motors, electronics boards, or whatever) can be tracked and kept straight. Also depends on where the paint shop sits in the production sequence.
Kinda like when the satellite radio marketers started sending me promotional material while my new car was still on a transporter a thousand miles away from the dealer.
- Paul
bbdfollower
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On the commercial aircraft side maps very early each 'air frame' to each customer and there they have had many out of order deliveries. abcdlist.nl/cseries/cseries.html
That's an entirely different ball game as the customers have distinct aircraft, but I'm sure BBD is likely to have the car number mapped out at the first step of assembly at TB.
jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
Thunder Bay has two production lines and running at a time right now. They get inspected, QC tested and shipped in order of completion rather than fleet number ordering. During the production run they'll always have about 4-5 assembled vehicles in the bays for inspection, QC testing and final touches and they leave a couple bays empty in case something happens to some during shipping (like 4466). It's also not unsual for one line to work slightly faster than another in a production facility.
Allandale25
Senior Member
I'm told 4485 is at the loading ramp at the plant in Thunder Bay this past Saturday and might have been at the gate as of Sunday for pick up by CP.
drum118
Superstar
4482 is now tracking
Still leaves 4486 to be ship by this weekend to make Q2 schedule
4481 getting ready to leave the yard. It was out earlier as a 501 in service car on Queen
Still leaves 4486 to be ship by this weekend to make Q2 schedule
4481 getting ready to leave the yard. It was out earlier as a 501 in service car on Queen
khris
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I've been seeing a lot of the new Flexity's on Queen lately running as 501.
Richard White
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So what happens if the flexities begin to crap out en masse?
drum118
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They are using Queen as a test route to get to the Queensway or Bathurst these days.
When doing testing on the Queensway, it from Shaw to the west, with cars using King eastbound to Shaw.
They have been using it to test the announcement system as an in service car, since they can't do it on the 506 route these days.
If they start to crap out in masse, we are in very very serious trouble and the call will go out to replace them with a new fleet of buses.
crs1026
Superstar
With 80ish cars on hand, if there were a single common problem, it would be obvious by now from the number of cars sidelined. Or by TTC demanding that production cease until the problem is solved.
There's no evidence of that, beyond the doors being a bit troublesome, and the MTBF still needing improvement.
TTC staff have been positive about the cars themselves in their reporting - the problem is simply not having enough of them. And, they are still under warranty at this point.
Over the long haul, if something turns out to be prone to failure or premature wear, TTC will have to eat that somehow. Or, as @Drum points out, we will be back to buses. Not that there has never been a model of bus that turned out to be a lemon, either.
- Paul
AHK
Senior Member
To add to CRS1026's response, the Bombardier Flexity is a well established product - not a new one. The existing design was adapted to the TTC's unique rail gauge - but other than that, based on an existing, field proven, product. As of 2015 - three years ago - more than 3,500 Flexity vehicles were in operation around the world - Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, in over 100 cities across over 20 countries. With a production history and a legacy of operational experience like that, any hidden or latent defect that would impact a sizeable portion of the fleet (...crap out en masse?) - probably would have been found and resolved by now.
This is not to deny that Bombardier had issues in implementing its new production facilities to handle the TTC order, and to ramp up the schedule to meet contract commitments - but that is a separate issue to the integrity of the underlying product design.
This is not to deny that Bombardier had issues in implementing its new production facilities to handle the TTC order, and to ramp up the schedule to meet contract commitments - but that is a separate issue to the integrity of the underlying product design.
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Why are you asking this hypothetical question? Have you seen evidence that Flexities - which are in use in many cities - have inherent problems?
drum118
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He needs to visit Europe to not only see longer cars up to 56 meters, but coming every 5 minutes or less on schedule.
Each manufacture have some sort of issues with their equipment and it is dealt with as time goes on either in the production stage or years after being in service.
Each system from time to time change manufactures for one reason or another to the point they can have as many as 3 different type of equipment in the fleet at the same time.
I am not a fan of BBD cars, but the ones we have are close to the ones in many of Europe systems and a few of those have just order more of them this year.
The problem we have, we don't and will not have enough cars on hand if some sort of issues arise until we have over 300 cars in the fleet and meet 2025 deadline.
Richard White
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drum118
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Has that every happen to any of TTC fleets since Day One??? Why this fleet???