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<blockquote data-quote="Vettenut" data-source="post: 338760" data-attributes="member: 7655"><p>Believe me the Costco C8 is probably nicer than than the model of the LFLRT ... I'm actually with The TTC ... have been for a long time ... and the next time I'm at Leslie I will snap a pic of it .... The powers that be looked at a few different players when trying to decide on the new LRT ... They looked hard at the Siemens LRTV ... and went to go check them out ... and tour their manufacturing and maintenance facilities in Germany ... and they all agreed that the Siemens vehicle was by far the better choice and cost per unit was I believe like 1.5 mil less ... but they were pressured to " buy Canadian " so they went with the Bombardier version ... Built in Thunder Bay ...</p><p>It does the job but is plagued with problems from the on board diagnostics systems to the poorly designed electronic / propulsion system controls that are all housed on the roof ... also the penta-graph is not well suited to a straight overhead 600 V feed as it is not wavy/staggered in alot of locations causing large grooves to form in the center of the carbon collector span ... but not to complain ... it keeps many people gainfully employed and the wheels of the economy turning </p><p>Also IMO they are way too big ... 5 sections... they could have ordered a few small ones to navigate areas like College / Carlton but instead ordered all of the mammoth size ... And when they go disabled and believe me they do ..... its so hard for emergency vehicles to get to them with all the traffic build up ...</p><p></p><p>Oh I could go on and on but I think iv bored you enough </p><p></p><p>Heres the Siemens unit that I think were purchased by Calgary .... Notice the exposed coupler ... that doesnt exsist on the Bombardier LRT .. This makes coupling on the street very easy ( thats a scary thought )<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Preparing the Bombardier for coupling is quite the task ...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1280px-Calgary_Transit_Siemens_S200.jpg" alt="Siemens to Provide Calgary Transit With 15 S200 LRVs - Railway Age" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettenut, post: 338760, member: 7655"] Believe me the Costco C8 is probably nicer than than the model of the LFLRT ... I'm actually with The TTC ... have been for a long time ... and the next time I'm at Leslie I will snap a pic of it .... The powers that be looked at a few different players when trying to decide on the new LRT ... They looked hard at the Siemens LRTV ... and went to go check them out ... and tour their manufacturing and maintenance facilities in Germany ... and they all agreed that the Siemens vehicle was by far the better choice and cost per unit was I believe like 1.5 mil less ... but they were pressured to " buy Canadian " so they went with the Bombardier version ... Built in Thunder Bay ... It does the job but is plagued with problems from the on board diagnostics systems to the poorly designed electronic / propulsion system controls that are all housed on the roof ... also the penta-graph is not well suited to a straight overhead 600 V feed as it is not wavy/staggered in alot of locations causing large grooves to form in the center of the carbon collector span ... but not to complain ... it keeps many people gainfully employed and the wheels of the economy turning Also IMO they are way too big ... 5 sections... they could have ordered a few small ones to navigate areas like College / Carlton but instead ordered all of the mammoth size ... And when they go disabled and believe me they do ..... its so hard for emergency vehicles to get to them with all the traffic build up ... Oh I could go on and on but I think iv bored you enough Heres the Siemens unit that I think were purchased by Calgary .... Notice the exposed coupler ... that doesnt exsist on the Bombardier LRT .. This makes coupling on the street very easy ( thats a scary thought );) Preparing the Bombardier for coupling is quite the task ... [IMG alt="Siemens to Provide Calgary Transit With 15 S200 LRVs - Railway Age"]https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1280px-Calgary_Transit_Siemens_S200.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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