[Rainforest]

Modified LRT master agreement puts Oakwood station on the map: Colle

That makes sense.

Ideal stop spacing for this line is 3 per a 2-km concession, which means 600 - 800 m between stations; similar to Bloor subway.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Chaplin station is less likely to be eliminated, because that location needs to be cut open for construction anyway.

ALL the stations will be cut-and-cover (after the TBM cuts through, except for Eglinton West/Allen Road and Yonge, which will be cut-and-cover only). The presentation for Chaplin station can be downloaded in PDF form from this link.

 

[Rainforest]

ALL the stations will be cut-and-cover (after the TBM cuts through, except for Eglinton West/Allen Road and Yonge, which will be cut-and-cover only). The presentation for Chaplin station can be downloaded in PDF form from this link.

That's right. But I read somewhere that there exists a particular reason to connect the tunnel to the surface near Chaplin, whether a station is built or not; something that has to do with the vertical profiles.

And due to that, the marginal cost of actually adding a station is lower.

 

[smallspy]

Is the 10.5m dimension the diameter?

I wouldn't think that they are quite that wide, but the diameter of the cutting face is the only measurement on the TBMs that would be close to that particular number.

Once you factor in the thickness of the tunnel liners and grout, the inside diameter of the finished tunnel is somewhat less than that.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.

 

[nfitz]

10.5 m isn't the diameter. That would be big! I believe the outside diameter is 6.7 m and the internal diameter is 5.75 m - though that's not from authoritative sources - but it would certainly be close.

 

[smallspy]

10.5 m isn't the diameter. That would be big! I believe the outside diameter is 6.7 m and the internal diameter is 5.75 m - though that's not from authoritative sources - but it would certainly be close.

6.7m is the inside diameter of the tunnels. The outside is considerably wider than that, seeing as how the tunnel liners are about 20in thick each, but still, 10.5m does seem much too wide.

But it's certainly not length either. The machines are several hundred feet long.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.

 

[BurlOak]

6.7m is the inside diameter of the tunnels. The outside is considerably wider than that, seeing as how the tunnel liners are about 20in thick each, but still, 10.5m does seem much too wide.

But it's certainly not length either. The machines are several hundred feet long.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.

What I found from the TTC websit is the diameter is 6.7m (http://www.ttc.ca/News/2011/June/06_lrt_office.jsp)
For the Spadina Subway, the diameter is 6.134m (20ft) (http://tunnellingjournal.com/news/holey-breaks-through-on-spadina/)

nfitz is correct. Still do not know what the 10.5m is - maybe the length of the TBM head.

 

[Palma]

The Caledonia station is NOT located at Caledonia Road. The Caledonia station is located between the entrance ramps to the Westside Shopping Centre and just west of the railway overpass, about three blocks west of Caledonia. The bus loop would be at Croham Road (east of the railway) for the 47B & 47C Lansdowne buses, which BOTH northbound and southbound buses would use and travel along Eglinton Avenue West, to reach. The main entrance would be at Croham Road and a secondary entrance at Westside Shopping Centre.

You can download the Caledonia presentation in PDF form from this link.

Then why call the station caledonia if itdoes not stop at caledonia? Who makes these crazy decisions?

 

[BurlOak]

Then why call the station caledonia if itdoes not stop at caledonia? Who makes these crazy decisions?

It is closer to Caledonia than Steeles West is to Pioneer Village.

 

[Johnny Au]

It is closer to Caledonia than Steeles West is to Pioneer Village.

...and Caledonia station is closer than Kennedy station is to Kennedy Road as well (and how Greenwood station's entrance is not on Greenwood Avenue).

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

...and Caledonia station is closer than Kennedy station is to Kennedy Road as well (and how Greenwood station's entrance is not on Greenwood Avenue).

The main entrance to the High Park station at Quebec Avenue with a block long walkway to get to High Park Avenue.

 

[raptor]

http://thecrosstown.ca/tbmcontest

Please vote for my submission: Criss and Cross.

From the nearly 500 entries submitted to The Crosstown TBM Naming Contest, our selection committee has nominated the following six finalists.

Now it’s up to you to vote for the winner!

Voting is open until November 21. The two entries with the most votes will win!

 

[Johnny Au]

http://thecrosstown.ca/tbmcontest

Please vote for my submission: Criss and Cross.

I took a look at the names and some are silly. Bacon & Eggs? Thor & Loki? The former is best for breakfast, while the latter belongs in Norse mythology. My choices are Criss and Cross and Dennis and Lea (not in that particular order). Don and Humber is my third choice.

 

[nfitz]

Thor & Loki?

I'm surprised religious deities are appropriate in this day and age. Would we name them Jesus and Muhammad. Norse mythology is fine, but Abrahamic mythology isn't?

 

[Blip Noir]

http://thecrosstown.ca/tbmcontest

Please vote for my submission: Criss and Cross.

I was going to vote for your suggestion just to support another UT member, but I ending up voting for yours because the others just sound too silly as well.

Bacon and Eggs? Really?