Richard White
Senior Member
Don't forget the people who want confirmation on their information about their transportation from Spadina station.
They could be looking for the 510B and see the 510A but I guess it will be ok.
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Don't forget the people who want confirmation on their information about their transportation from Spadina station.
They could be looking for the 510B and see the 510A but I guess it will be ok.
stapler
New Member
They’re running what certainly looks like revenue service levels today. Trains every 3ish minutes
PurplePinky
Active Member
This has been going on for many months now.
The cars are sitting out in all kinds of weather, rusting away over time with little to no maintenance.
With no regular usage, it won’t be long til they need ‘replacing’ or ‘outdated’. MOO
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Aren't they supposed to be all-weather vehicles? Are they really being neglected?
T3G
Senior Member
Your assertion that they are not receiving maintenance requires proof.
Nonsense. The lifespan of one these vehicles is around 30 years, a few years of not being used on anything, provided they are regularly turned on and given a chance to move (I would assume they are, given the test runs), won't tip the scale much. It's not like they've been parked away on some yard track and left untouched since they were delivered. If anything, regular service, running 18-20 hours a day, and being regularly subject to road salt in the winter, would wear them down much faster.
Also, that's not what "outdated" means.
Steve X
Senior Member
Bus stops don't show direction and sometimes the wrong signs are put up, especially if there was a detour near the terminal. The operator might have forget to change it but it's mostly automatic now.
However the LRT platforms clearly show directions like the subway does. Which gives people more insurance they are on the right trains.
I'm pretty sure they are just solving the teething issues now. These issues don't show up when they do their burnin but a few thousand km into running "in service". Faulty installation and bad workmanship usually cause these issues which is usually an one time fix.
ElrondHubbard
New Member
I have to buy insurance now, to ride the LRT? When were they gonna announce this?
Oh... right. That's not what you meant. Nevermind.
Allandale25
Senior Member
TTC chair says Eglinton LRT running in September ‘not looking likely’
TTC Chair Jamaal Myers says while there has been no official confirmation from Metrolinx, the Eglinton LRT running in September is ‘not looking likely.’
www.ctvnews.ca
Date in url indicates this was posted today.
Northern Light
Superstar
TTC chair says Eglinton LRT running in September ‘not looking likely’
TTC Chair Jamaal Myers says while there has been no official confirmation from Metrolinx, the Eglinton LRT running in September is ‘not looking likely.’
Date in url indicates this was posted today.
Comments were made (this morning) at the presser for the August 31st service changes at Bathurst Stn.
While its possible the TTC would change scheduled mid-board, that seems unlikely.
That would seem to suggest that October Board period is when they are targeting.
That begins October 12th.
Amare
Senior Member
Sorry to say, but this thing aint opening in October either.
nfitz
Superstar
Probably every 6 to 9 minutes running in packs.
Seriously though, someone should pull out a stop watch and time some of these to get a decent average. I'm surprised they are planning to run that high in the next few years! That's a huge capacity.
Though perhaps it's not the revenue service simulation yet? I'd think they'd be wanting to do some tests at much lower frequencies to see what it takes to break it.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
We do not have an opening date...
EllaW
New Member
I try to check the times on the station signs when I drive by and I’ve seen everything from 3 minutes to 10+ minute frequencies in the last month, whatever that’s worth.Probably every 6 to 9 minutes running in packs.
Seriously though, someone should pull out a stop watch and time some of these to get a decent average. I'm surprised they are planning to run that high in the next few years! That's a huge capacity.
Though perhaps it's not the revenue service simulation yet? I'd think they'd be wanting to do some tests at much lower frequencies to see what it takes to break it.
stevensontransit
Active Member
Is it true they would open on October 12th or November 16th based on current testing progress?
TOtramz
Active Member
Nobody can say for sure.
Based on what MX CEO has said, he expects revenue service demonstration to go well and finish at the end of september where they would then declare substantial completion of the project.
As I previously found, the contract says the maximum bedding period after that point is 3 months.
There is still a good chance they will open it by the end of the year.