TTC: Flexity Streetcars Testing & Delivery (Bombardier)

[crs1026]

That had to be the longest delivery trip yet......they shipped it on March 12th!

https://twitter.com/BombardierRail/status/841026412119244805

10 days to get from Thunder Bay to Toronto?

Well, included in that is the wait-for-unloading and wait-for-PR-to-write-the-Tweet time. But just like when you hit every red light in your car, this one was released at just the right time for the local pickup and delivery moves to mis-align perfectly.

There's another load in the offing at T Bay already. And, ML test car # 2 would likely be on the move if it were not for all the injunction silliness.

- Paul

 

[robmausser]

https://twitter.com/BombardierRail/status/844219631451734017

4433 arrived

"as per schedule"

I love how this is pointed out like its some super amazing accomplishment they are really proud of.

 

[Megaton327]

"as per schedule"

I love how this is pointed out like its some super amazing accomplishment they are really proud of.

They should say as per 10th, 15th, or whatever schedule this is after failing to meet so many of them.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

They should say as per 10th, 15th, or whatever schedule this is after failing to meet so many of them.

We have finally met a delivery schedule we liked and on track of fulfilling our promise to complete delivery by year xxxx. Fin.

AoD

 

[cbrown2009]

We have finally met a delivery schedule we liked and on track of fulfilling our promise to complete delivery by year xxxx. Fin.

AoD

Hopefully the first "x" is a 2 at least.

 

[Steve X]

Now we wait till the end of April for 4434 to be in service.

 

[crs1026]

Now we wait till the end of April for 4434 to be in service.

Well, something slipped out of T Bay without the obligatory photo. Whatever it is, it went thru White River this morning.

- Paul

 

[caltrane74]

Once they get to 60 cars they go to the Pantograph only models?

 

[Markster]

Well, something slipped out of T Bay without the obligatory photo. Whatever it is, it went thru White River this morning.

- Paul

That would be the second Metrolinx LRV bound for Kingston.
http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/...lestone-in-the-delivery-o.bombardiercom.html?

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

Once they get to 60 cars they go to the Pantograph only models?

That's the plan starting with 510 Spadina and 509 Exhibition. I also believe that 512 St Clair and parts of 511 and 501 and 504 are ready for them too.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

4420 ,4423, 4430 is in service on the 504 King.

 

[dowlingm]

4423 is in service on the 504 King.

For a minute I thought you meant 4433

Transsee also shows 4420 and 4430 on the King route

 

[DSC]

That's the plan starting with 510 Spadina and 509 Exhibition. I also believe that 512 St Clair and parts of 511 and 501 and 504 are ready for them too.

Having part of a route OK for pantographs is not good enough, part of King is certainly not yet completed (King/Church, King/York, King/Parliament in particular) and one also needs to have diversion routes converted too. Pantographs still cannot be used on many of the 'junctions' but the TTC is moving fairly fast to get them all done and as BBD is not going to get the 60th car here for quite a while I suspect that by the time the 60th car arrives it could operate everywhere and will be panto-only.

 

[dowlingm]

Having part of a route OK for pantographs is not good enough, part of King is certainly not yet completed (King/Church, King/York, King/Parliament in particular) and one also needs to have diversion routes converted too. Pantographs still cannot be used on many of the 'junctions' but the TTC is moving fairly fast to get them all done and as BBD is not going to get the 60th car here for quite a while I suspect that by the time the 60th car arrives it could operate everywhere and will be panto-only.

My understanding was that TTC had actually cut back the pace of rewiring as a cost saving exercise, given the delay in the presumed delivery date of car #60?

 

[DSC]

My understanding was that TTC had actually cut back the pace of rewiring as a cost saving exercise, given the delay in the presumed delivery date of car #60?

Well, that sounds quite sensible to me; why put on extra crews or pay overtime to have it all done much before car 60 arrives?