PL1
Active Member
Adam Giambrone announced on his Facebook page at ~ 5:15 pm that the TTC will be "Launching new Toronto Rocket Trains at 11am Downsview Station." I assume that means tomorrow.
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ShonTron
Moderator
Indeed. While it's an official media event, I don't see one can't show up around that time.
Justin10000
Banned
I can show up at that time. Keep you posted.
smallspy
Senior Member
The TTC's Speed Control System is pretty complex in that it is an independent overlay of the existing fixed wayside signal plant, but it is a far more simple system than something like SelTrac, which is a moving-block computerized ATC/ATO system.
For those keeping score, trainset #2 is currently parked on the west track in Downsview Station. I caught a brief glimpse of it a little after 8 this morning.
Dan
JWBF
Senior Member
Thanks! I have been waiting to long to see actual trains and not just mock-ups.
Justin10000
Banned
There is a railfan window. The passenger side is glazed, sadly. The trains are really nice inside.
A report from the event is on its way!
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caltrane74
Senior Member
Link from 680 News here..
http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/114878--ttc-unveils-new-subway-trains
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APTA-2048
Senior Member
It was a very well attended event today. Other than media, there were some regular people there to get a look at the new cars. Some of them just stepping off an arriving train and curious for a look. Four (I believe) speaches were made about the new cars detailing their background, features, advances, and effect on the system. After the speeches, media were invited for a photo opportunity outside and inside the new train. Once that was done, others were allowed on board.
I'm impressed with the new trains. Pretty stylish and feel comfortable inside. Some differences I noted between this set and the mock-up was of course the map, the cab colour scheme is black instead of off-white, and there are perch seats located behind the cab infront of either platform door. The perch seats might encourage blocking of the doorways, but if no one else but those occupying those seats is in front of the door, there should be adequate move for those boarding and alighting. A TTC employee, seeing our intrest, showed us a video he took of the emergency ramp being used on the front of the train. It deployed quickly and appeared to do so with little effort.
Two photos from the event today:
I'm impressed with the new trains. Pretty stylish and feel comfortable inside. Some differences I noted between this set and the mock-up was of course the map, the cab colour scheme is black instead of off-white, and there are perch seats located behind the cab infront of either platform door. The perch seats might encourage blocking of the doorways, but if no one else but those occupying those seats is in front of the door, there should be adequate move for those boarding and alighting. A TTC employee, seeing our intrest, showed us a video he took of the emergency ramp being used on the front of the train. It deployed quickly and appeared to do so with little effort.
Two photos from the event today:
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Hipster Duck
Senior Member
The destination sign is a little on the small side, but I guess that's okay because it's not like you don't know where the subway is already going.
Justin10000
Banned
I took a pic of the cab:
Swarley
Active Member
Link from 680 News here..
http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/114878--ttc-unveils-new-subway-trains
I'm pretty sure I counted at least 3 mistakes in that very short article.
Parsnips
New Member
Lol!
-There are only 70 trains, not 78
-The total cost was around 3 times that
-The jobs were in Thunder Bay, not Toronto
Those are the mistakes I caught..
rbt
Senior Member
A total of 78 cars are set to roll into subway stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina line by late-December into early-January.
That means 13 trains will be on YUS in January. Full delivery of all trains (420 cars) will take a number of years.
True for the full set but this statement may refer to cars delivered. I.e. if we terminated the agreement today this is the amount we would pay.
Many parts were sourced from the same places that supply car parts. Some of those are in the Toronto area. Even discounting those, the folks in Thunderbay who got the direct jobs from the Bombardier plant will use Toronto based banks, Toronto based grocery supply chains, etc. Trickle down definitely occurred back to Toronto so the statement holds true (jobs applies for 2 or more positions of any kind).
TTCboy13
Active Member
Is part of the TR parked in the tunnel? The TR looks shorter than the platform . And i noticed the new butt rest seat at the end of the TR where the cab is looks pretty cool!!