From an engineering or from a legal point of view it may not matter if the failures are big or small. But from the public relations point of view it does matter. The media love a bad news story and they'll take a small problem on the Flexities and exaggerate it so that it becomes a serious...

And, of course, bad news sells newspapers and generates hits for news sites. I watched the news video and the reporter was obviously digging as best she could for some horrific news about the Flexities. "Some of the new streetcars have door issues and some have seats that have come loose!!!! Oh...

At the risk of being accused of Schadenfreude I'll post this article because it shows that Toronto is not alone in its transit problems. I'm sure a Google search would unearth problems in other cities in North America and around the world. My sympathies go out to the commuters of Singapore but...

An interesting article but I agree with Brad Ross re the size of the fleet affecting the MDBF. Also, as I mentioned in an earlier post the definition of "failure" is important. Is it a complete power loss on the vehicle or is it just a few loose seats? As Brad Ross points out, it seems to be...

Yeah, I guess that's true, it's still early in the year. I preached patience to other readers; I should have heeded my own advice. LOL I just really hope that Bombardier delivers forty Flexities this year!

Has anyone seen or heard anything about 4431 making its debut? Any time frame for this streetcar to be in the TTC's sweaty little hands? We're well into the second week of January...

Last week I was going through Vic Park and three out of five (or is it six in total?) new fare gates were showing the dreaded red X. Then, the same day, I took the 510 Spadina southbound to Union and I noticed that the fare machine at the Queen's Quay Ferry Docks stop was out of order. Finally...

I wonder if I could get on the subway using my Subway card. It looks very similar! :D

That video was really amazing! A gripping plot, a wide array of characters wonderfully acted, and outstanding special effects! o_O As far as Bombardier is concerned, I'd give them another week or so to see what they have in store for 2017. I think they said the second line in Thunder Bay would...

Well, it's the end of 2016 and, while conspiracy theories abound, the bottom line is that we have thirty Flexities. I remember when Neil Armstrong stepped out of the first Flexity on the moon he said, "That's one small step for Bombardier, one giant leap for the TTC". Merry Christmas, folks! :)

In all seriousness I see what you mean about the number and I also agree that the number isn't usually put on the front of the streetcar by Bombardier, it's usually done by the TTC apparently. My suggestion is that someone at Bombardier added the number to the photo, however, this is 4430 as can...

I was at Queen and Leslie this afternoon and saw a Flexity (4423, I think) being used for training. The trainee operator looked terrified, hopefully he'll gain confidence. :D Unless, of course, there are no Flexities at all!!! NASA claims that it flew a Flexity to the moon in 1969 and that...

What the TTC needs is sustained funding from both Queen's Park and Ottawa. As for John Tory, he's just another idiot obsessed with "balancing the budget" through finding "efficiencies". Other cities in Canada and the US subsidize public transit because they recognize the value of a robust public...

This past summer I was on a 510 northbound and we stopped at Bremner for about five minutes to swap operators; it was the same as when they bring in a new crew on the subway. So it's definitely doable. One interesting thing I noted at the time was that the trip from Union to Bremner was very...

I was at Spadina station today and saw 4428 in service.

Ho, ho, ho! :D https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2016/12/15/theo-moudakis-bombardier-claus.html

Hm, is this just John Tory trying to cover his own across-the-board budget cuts? Austerity: the failed god. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/12/15/john-tory-accuses-bombardier-of-complete-failure-on-ttc-streetcar-order.html

That would be nice! It's about time the TTC got a bit of a break.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/12/14/ttc-report-warns-that-bombardier-could-miss-2019-streetcar-deadline.html Another Star article; not too much new stuff except the following: "As of Wednesday, the TTC had 27 new streetcars on its property, according to Ross. Under Bombardier’s most...

From point 3 on page 3 of this report: "The delivery of 76 cars in 2018 and 58 cars in 2019 will require an average delivery rate of approximately one car every 3.3 days and 4.4 days respectively. To obtain this production capacity, Bombardier is transferring production of some of the...