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and First Parliament for Corktown!Entertainment District for Queen Spadina, and Fashion District for Bathurst.
and First Parliament for Corktown!Entertainment District for Queen Spadina, and Fashion District for Bathurst.
If this is indeed true, this line will already be severely flawed and screwed from Day 1.
I would be surprised if this is the case. Likely just a poor explanation of what the vehicles will be from Derek Toigo.
or... queen... I don't imageine they'll change the name (like eglinton) but if they do it'd probably be Queen-YongeFor the station at Queen-Yonge, the Eaton Centre Station is available.
The FLIRT's would make absolutely 0 sense on the Ontario Line, and would be an even worse outcome. It's not happening.Definitely seems like it is a poor explanation. Maybe it was described as: "The light rail vehicles being used in Ottawa", which on line 2 are the FLIRTS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadler_FLIRT. This is the kind of vehicle that makes sense.
So light rail is whatever we want it to be?Definitely seems like it is a poor explanation. Maybe it was described as: "The light rail vehicles being used in Ottawa", which on line 2 are the FLIRTS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadler_FLIRT. This is the kind of vehicle that makes sense.
Why would they be a bad option?The FLIRT's would make absolutely 0 sense on the Ontario Line, and would be an even worse outcome. It's not happening.
Even if they explained it as the LRT vehicles being used in Ottawa, that would also leave open the possibility for the Citadis which is not even close to being a good vehicle choice for this line either.
I mean if you look at the types of projects that have used the label - they vary vastly. It's not really surprising. The Spadina Streetcar was called LRT when it opened.. so was the SRT.So light rail is whatever we want it to be?
Oh, no argument from me. Just surprised to see a fully blown EMU train called "light rail".I mean if you look at the types of projects that have used the label - they vary vastly. It's not really surprising. The Spadina Streetcar was called LRT when it opened.. so was the SRT.
FLIRT is a short heavy rail vehicle build to mainline railway standards. It could run on the same tracks as GO trains similar to those UPX trains. The whole “light” meaning here is totally different from LRT/LRV and light metro. Both in which the vehicles have a lighter frame and mean for urban transit.The FLIRT's would make absolutely 0 sense on the Ontario Line, and would be an even worse outcome. It's not happening.
Even if they explained it as the LRT vehicles being used in Ottawa, that would also leave open the possibility for the Citadis which is not even close to being a good vehicle choice for this line either.