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Amare
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The announcement on April 23 will indeed be for the electric buses. The Feds have a history of touting how environmentally friendly they are, and they did the same thing (albeit with a different party) for the hybrids when they were being procured.
yrt+viva=1system
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Steve X
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With parts of the subway line down, they used to display N/A. I guess this works better.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
I'm not sure what to call it but today I was riding on one of the line 1 shuttle buses into st. Clair west station and I noticed they have mounted what look to be third rail segments to the cealing of the tunnel.
yrt+viva=1system
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Most likely the installation of a rigid overhead catenary system to replace the exsisting one that is designed for trolley pole operation.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
That's what I figured and after a Google search I found it's not common except in areas with a low overhead clearance.
DSCToronto
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As seen on many bridges or overpasses where the TTC overhead has already been upgraded.
yrt+viva=1system
Senior Member
What I've noticed from an armchair perspective is that rigid overhead centenary systems seem to be more common in Europe. Google image searching does show that it's mainly popular for high speed/train usage. But I have seen it used for underground tram systems (eg. Brussels and Vienna). Also in tunnels for rail transport. My guess is also the lack of clearance being the main reason for using a rigid system over a suspended wire style centenary. But as the examples below show, it's not always the case; aesthetics can play a significant role as well. That is if architecture and design are of great importance.
Slightly off topic, I wonder if the Crosstown is using a rigid system or a suspended wire.
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EastYorkTTCFan
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As far as I know, this is the first use of it on the TTC, unfortunately, I couldn't get a good picture of it as they only have it in the entrance and exit tunnel section of St. Clair West Sation. I'm guessing that they are probably switching to it because the tunnel may be a bit lower then Spadina or Queens Quya to Union or it's probably to accommodate buses going in and out of it too. What you see under bridges and the other tunnels is just the regular wire with a fibreglass plate around it to insulate the bridge should the pole come off or the wire break.
Neutrino
Senior Member
https://globalnews.ca/news/4160999/ttc-transit-bus-funding/
Apologies if this has already been posted. Excellent news. Someone on this forum basically called this a few wees ago. 1043 + 695 = 1738 — is that an increase over the current fleet? Hopefully the order includes a bunch of artics. On a related note, they really need to get cracking on that new bus garage.
Apologies if this has already been posted. Excellent news. Someone on this forum basically called this a few wees ago. 1043 + 695 = 1738 — is that an increase over the current fleet? Hopefully the order includes a bunch of artics. On a related note, they really need to get cracking on that new bus garage.
Steve X
Senior Member
There's no way TTC is buying over 1000 new buses from this point on. Thus is just a PR of all the buses they funded since the PTIF program is launch and includes all the buses already in service for over two year ago. About 450 of them are already in service since 2016 while most of the 600 would be replacements of the current fleet. The refurbishment program has been ongoing too as we see more and more of the newly painted buses on the road.
Neutrino
Senior Member
Ah, so the ol Del Duca style re-announcement.
hw621
Senior Member
He was actually in the news...
Amare
Senior Member
The poor man couldn't resist the urge. It's pretty pathetic how desperate he is to be in absolutely every photo-op, even when the ministry he's responsible for isn't at all responsible for any of this.