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Sad but you're probably right.Toronto will never have a truly modern and strong transit system. It is simply not possible. Even downtown is poorly served today.
It might delay production of prototypes, and the initial units. It doesn't explain the complete failure to ramp-up, and them promising for 10 months in a row, that we'll start getting 4 units a month starting in 2 months time.I'm no expert but hasn't Lorinc neglected to consider the particular specifications / modification the TTC required in the Flexities to run in Toronto? This would serve to complicate the order.
Unlikely I'd say. We'd still be only at 4 cars this year in 130 days.Will we 2-3 cars this month with 4420 due here by the weekend?
Eighteenth new TTC streetcar enters service
May 4, 2016
The TTC's newest low-floor streetcar, car number 4419, entered service this afternoon on the 509 Harbourfront route. There are now 18 new streetcars in service on the 510 Spadina and 509 Harbourfront routes.
All of the new accessible streetcars are equipped with PRESTO card readers and a fare and transfer machine, to allow customers to pay their fare and obtain proof-of-payment (POP). The machine will also allow customers without a PRESTO card to purchase a single-ride ticket using coins or tokens.
The new streetcars are fully accessible for customers using mobility devices, and are more comfortable to ride, featuring a higher passenger capacity and air conditioning. The new streetcars are housed at Leslie Barns, the TTC's new state-of-the-art streetcar facility located at Leslie St. and Lake Shore Blvd. E.
All TTC streetcar routes are POP, allowing customers with a transfer or valid TTC pass to board at any door.
The TTC's low-floor streetcar project is jointly funded by the Government of Canada Federal Gas Tax Fund, the Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto.
It will take them at least another 2 weeks till 4421. BBD says 13 cars for the remaining year or one car delivered every 2-3 weeks. Looking like this will hold true. This is probably the maximum output rate for the current assembly line. They probably just don't want to admit that they messed up and couldn't reach one car per week with the current setup.
just having fun....but has confidence been restored or was it just normal market activity?It absolutely was. This was the same day as the annual shareholder meeting, one of the most pivotal days of the year for a public company.
Hardly a vote of confidence.