hbout Moscow?

REM is definitely not a gadgetbahn, it is a conventional rail system with the only caveat that it's completely disconnected from any other rail network. It's the legacy metro system that's more of a gadgetbahn with its rubber tire technology. As for having 4 rails, that's fairly standard on...

Yeah, underground stations are probably even more complex to build (plus they still require tunnelling to allow them to be built), but above-ground stations shouldn't be more complex? How's the progress with the underground stations now?

Assuming tunnelling is the lion's share of work for building a new line, and seeing as tunnelling apparently just started now, the early 2030s opening date seems questionable.

The 7400s are nicknamed "slowboxes", but many current buses (i.e. Novas) are just as bad, so annoying when the back door closes so slowly when there are only a few seconds of green remaining, inevitably making the bus just miss the green, and start moving right when it turns yellow, only to have...

Having a corporate brand should not supersede employees' comfort, but rather be designed to accommodate it (i.e. have company uniforms that are comfortable for the working conditions). And I doubt wearing a full suit soaked in sweat would improve their image, either.

Yeah, I can't imagine it either, almost the same thing as a Fishbowl with an S50 (I'll see myself out now, lol). Funny, I feel the same about your confident assertion (and secret wish) that the new trains will be delayed to oblivion and the T1s will be around forever, adding insult to injury to...

Also make it socially acceptable for employees to wear shorts & t-shirts (be it a company uniform or not) when it's hot outside, the last thing anyone wants is to be sweaty & uncomfortable during their shift. Walking to the office in jeans, a suit & tuxedo when it's +30 would be a nightmare.

Yeah, I didn't bother including the RTS since it was the only exception with a rear door lift, all other lift-equipped buses had a front door lift. I don't remember which buses were the 1st to have push bars, now that I think of it you're probably right that the 'bowls, Classics, D901/40s...

Passengers aren't supposed to stand infront of the white line (which the front door steps definitely are) while in motion anyway. I was never a fan of the kneel function because it just doesn't look right when a bus isn't standing straight & horizontal, and I'm not aware of it being a thing on...

As long as the new Hungarian government doesn't turn their country into the same situation as much of the EU (i.e. France/UK) over the past decade...

Depends what happens in 2030 & beyond.

If there were H4s available to convert even after 2018, there could've been H5s too, if it weren't for the c-word against them. They could've kept a few more H4/5s for future conversion for that scenario. Or they could've converted one of the H4s that were still in storage at that point. Hell...

...sounds like a good argument to choose H4s over T1s...

Anyone know what caused the L2 shutdown between Broadview & VP? Good day to bike for sure, seeing all the shuttle buses from the sidelines. Also no, because that alone doesn't explain why they chose T1s rather than H5s or more H4s (or why some H4s were kept in storage till 2019–2021 before...

So wtaf actually happened that was so bad that ETF had to be called in??

The same is true of the perpetrators vs. victims of 9/11, Columbine, or pretty much any attack you can think of.

Thought this video's worth sharing (albeit being a couple years old), an example of Ukraine showing compassion:

Hopefully it won't be this year's DOTO.

Yep, it always annoyed me that 1) Dufferin couldn't be continuous from Wilson to Sheppard 2) Allen becomes Dufferin not at Sheppard (the most logical point), but at Kennard (some random small side street in between the grid) 3) Some random little street paralleling Allen got called Dufferin...