TTC: Major Operational Issues (Various)

[Monarch Butterfly]

I'd much rather they focus on improving streetcar operations than building LRTs that won't end up faster than the currently existing buses (I'm thinking of the Eglinton East LRT here).

I think it's nuts that we have what could be high functioning rail-based network, but it's hampered by so many factors. Whenever I'm in Warsaw, I find it fun to ride the trams. People complain about removing stops, but I would say their stops are much further apart than the TTC's and they have just as much elderly there as here, if not more. And they manage just fine.

I think there needs to be a coordinated effort to bring our streetcar system up-to-par with the best tram systems in the world. Make it a project like a subway project with dedicated funding.

All those switches we constantly keep hearing about getting blamed? Replace all of them. How much can it possibly cost? A few million? Still much cheaper than a subway. To be clear, I have zero clue how much it would cost.

They had to upgrade the wires when the new streetcars came with pantographs, and that's mostly done now. It wasn't done all at once, so how long would it take to upgrade these switches? Are they doing it whenever they do track replacements? If not, why not?

Those 21st century double-point switches and associated controls would be more expensive than the 20th century single-point switches. So the auto-addicted politicians and bureaucrats will say "no".

 

[DSCToronto]

Those 21st century double-point switches and associated controls would be more expensive than the 20th century single-point switches. So the auto-addicted politicians and bureaucrats will say "no".

Walter you keep saying this but those who actually know about such things have said that the type of switch is not really important. Most that are not working are fine mechanically but have electrical issues.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Walter you keep saying this but those who actually know about such things have said that the type of switch is not really important. Most that are not working are fine mechanically but have electrical issues.

Then fix the electrical issues properly. Or are they running with the "go slow" orders just in case?

 

[T3G]

TTC facing $37B funding shortfall for capital investment needs

The TTC is facing a difficult financial outlook over the next 15 years as $37 billion worth of its capital investment needs remain unfunded.

www.cp24.com

I dare say there's no danger of the slow zones being corrected any time soon.

 

[Bordercollie]

TTC facing $37B funding shortfall for capital investment needs

The TTC is facing a difficult financial outlook over the next 15 years as $37 billion worth of its capital investment needs remain unfunded.

www.cp24.com

I dare say there's no danger of the slow zones being corrected any time soon.

That's kinda stupid the way they present it.

If you want to run a service at a certain level you need to budget for the maintenance.

It's like driving your car. You need to maintain it to drive it. Relative to the distance.