nfitz
Superstar
Sand is used year-round, as far as I know. I've certainly seen clouds of dust coming towards me as the vehicle brakes on a warm summer day - and watched them filling up the sand in terminal stations in the summer.
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Hmm, yes - but last weekend it was ~15 C and clear skies. I wouldn't have imagined they use sand in fair weather - or do they? (I honestly don't know) @smallspy ? Do you know what the noise I described could be?
It's the sanders. The new cars have automated sanders that detect wheelslip and automatically apply sand when needed. Even in good weather conditions, the sanders may be needed under hard braking or accelerating.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
Why's aren't sanders also used on the subway?
so we are now 7 days into March and no sign of 4418. Considering we are supposed to have 4421 by the end of the month.. I'm guessing Bombardier is continuing to fail on its delivery schedule.
I am guessing some account team at Bomb has crunched the numbers on delay fees, getting sued, bad publicity, vs the cost of accelerating production to meet goals and has determined its simply not worth the cost.
Like when car companies determine the cost of recall is more than the families of dead relatives suing for accidents due to the mechanical failure.
TTC has already made it clear they will sue for more than the limit of damages in the contract.Also, my understanding is the liquidated damages in the contract are 5% for late deliveries...and as I understand it (please correct me if I'm wrong) if the TTC collects those liquidated damages now, it's not like they can reapply those every 10 cars or every year or whatnot, that's the lifetime max for the contract...so basically if the TTC gets those damages, there is no longer any incentive whatsoever to Bombardier to produce the cars any more frequently than once a year.
Sanders is busy campaigning on other matters. He will get to public transit funding shortly. Yes, I know that we aren't talking about Bernie here.Why's aren't sanders also used on the subway?
Sand would clog the ballast, I would think.Why's aren't sanders also used on the subway?
Sand would clog the ballast, I would think.