[Monarch Butterfly]

They do

All these crossings need a minimum amount of time for pedestrians to cross. It is why the crossings blare long before the train comes. Arms come dows earlier but pedestrians inside still have time to leave

The issue is that for many tram crossings they are already near or at the minimum crossing time so truncating it more is not possible. At this point either predictive modelling and phase adjustment needs to be done so the tram never encounters this, pedestrian refuge islands to reduce time needed, or train-style pre-emptive elimination of the phase entirely

Guess that's a complaint Chicago gets with their heavy rail Brown Line at their level crossings...

(Do the Chicago transit trains slowing down to a crawl like Toronto transit trains at intersections? Don't seem to me.)

 

[Amare]

Here we go again, a section of this deficient line is down again due to a mechanical problem with one of the trains:

@Obsidian here's another reference point for you to indicate that everything is certainly not fine with the Citadis (also worth mentioning this could be a combination problem with Mosaic's maintenance practices).

 

[Obsidian]

Here we go again, a section of this deficient line is down again due to a mechanical problem with one of the trains:

@Obsidian here's another reference point for you to indicate that everything is certainly not fine with the Citadis (also worth mentioning this could be a combination problem with Mosaic's maintenance practices).

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where does it say it has to do with a vehicle?
Since they shut down a section of the line. I am inclined to believe it wasn't vehicle related.

 

[Amare]

where does it say it has to do with a vehicle?
Since they shut down a section of the line. I am inclined to believe it wasn't vehicle related.

You're inclined to believe it wasn't vehicle related because they only shut down a section of the line, huh?

You can believe whatever you want, the bottom line is that the shutdown today was due to a mechanical issue with a vehicle. Feel free to call the TTC if you need further confirmation from them.

 

[Bordercollie]

You're inclined to believe it wasn't vehicle related because they only shut down a section of the line, huh?

You can believe whatever you want, the bottom line is that the shutdown today was due to a mechanical issue with a vehicle. Feel free to call the TTC if you need further confirmation from them.

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It was also closed due to weather related issues again due to the "Storm".

 

[zang]

You're inclined to believe it wasn't vehicle related because they only shut down a section of the line, huh?

You can believe whatever you want, the bottom line is that the shutdown today was due to a mechanical issue with a vehicle. Feel free to call the TTC if you need further confirmation from them.

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You sound very certain that a statement that doesn’t mention a vehicle mentions a vehicle.

Has the thought crossed your mind that there are mechanical parts on the track (namely switches and sensors)?

 

[Amare]

You sound very certain that a statement that doesn’t mention a vehicle mentions a vehicle.

Has the thought crossed your mind that there are mechanical parts on the track (namely switches and sensors)?

Again as i've mentioned, in this particular incident during the mid day, it was a mechanical issue with an LRV.

The TTC's email and number is available for those that want to cross-examine.

 

[nottoban]

Yes, but that's in the past and we cant change that.

What can be changed is the future, we're talking about the facts of what we know about the Citadis today. We have pure and concrete evidence that the Citadis is deficient in varying ways, and Metrolinx and the province are tuning a blind eye and acting like there are no issues. To the point that they are perfectly content with procuring more of them for Hamilton.

Why would Alstom be incentivized to fix the issues, when the government is handing them more money and they dont have to do a lick of anything to fix the issues.

Alstom has a practical incentive to keep a potential Metrolinx–Mosaic dispute from escalating into a public legal fight with the need to remove or replace the Citadis vehicles this early in their service life. Even if Alstom is not the claimant, this would call Alstom’s ability to deliver vehicles that are fit for purpose into question, which would *not* be a good look, even if they've got the market cornered (although I continue to cling to the hope that eventually too many issues like this will lead to Canadian content rules being loosened, which is probably overly optimistic).

For Mosaic, an argument that Metrolinx’s vehicle selection made contractual performance unattainable is difficult unless Mosaic can demonstrate they undertook reasonable mitigation and sustained, good-faith efforts to make the service operate within the constraints of the existing system. The is mportant because performance penalties and reputational damage will keep piling up during any potential litigation. Even if Mosaic recovered some compensation, it may not mean much if penalties persist and their reputation continues to take a hit.

 

[turbanplanner]

You sound very certain that a statement that doesn’t mention a vehicle mentions a vehicle.

Has the thought crossed your mind that there are mechanical parts on the track (namely switches and sensors)?

I'm hoping in a few months they'll add the delay reasons to the opendata portal, like they do for the streetcars and subways.

Steve munroe might have a future writeup!

 

[Bordercollie]

So for Hamilton LRT, they could piggy back on the cross town West order and go with Flexity's?

 

[Chris R.]

So for Hamilton LRT, they could piggy back on the cross town West order and go with Flexity's?

I'm really hoping we avoid any vehicles that have issues, but it's Hamilton and we only deserve the very worst, so don't worry, they'll be broken day 1.

 

[Amare]

So for Hamilton LRT, they could piggy back on the cross town West order and go with Flexity's?

There is no Crosstown West order, Metrolinx has not procured anything for that extension yet.

 

[jmi22]

Based on this report, it looks like the with TSP the trains will still be stopped by red lights.

"However, the city has not indicated any plans to implement red light truncation as part of TSP changes."

How will Traffic Signal Priority for LRTs impact your drive?

With LRT vehicles set to get priority at intersections along both Finch and Eglinton, will drivers be left in the dust as trains speed by?

toronto.citynews.ca

Thank you so much to our bike-riding, transit advocating Mayor!

 

[mikey7767]

Thank you so much to our bike-riding, transit advocating Mayor!

Yeah, but buses also run frequently on perpendicular routes such as Victoria Park, Warden, Birchmount, and traffic also needs to get through. The best thing would have been to build this thing underground or elevated since most of it was done like that already, we could have even automated the entire operation of it to save operational costs, but no, why use common sense.

 

[FW36]

The Finch West lrt should have been built with stations that were grade separated at major intersections such as Albion, Kipling, Islington, Weston, Jane. The curve between Humber college station and Westmore should have been built with a more gentle curve allowing for faster speeds, plus removing stations at Stevenson, Duncanwoods, Driftwood to allow for better spacing. All those changes would probably allow the line to run smoother and feel more like a light metro. The whole line feels like it was designed without the end user in mind. Its a mess.