Queens Surface Posted October 19, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 19, 2010 The TTC gave the public its first glimpse of a new fleet of subway cars at Downsview Station on Thursday. The trains, built by Bombardier, will carry about 10% more passengers than the current trains, or about 120 sleepy Torontonians on their morning commute. The car features an open-concept design which will allow people to walk from car to car. The cars also feature a number of new safety, health and accessibility features such as hand poles covered with an anti-bacterial coating and more wheelchair spaces. The 78 new subway cars cost $236.7-million and was paid for by all three levels of government. “I’m incredibly proud of these new generation subway cars and of our ability to support Canadian jobs in the process,” said Mayor Miller in a press release. “Public transit is the most efficient and greenest way to move people, and these cars will make the transit experience even better.” The first public ride of these trains is expected to take place by December 2010. Read more & For More Photos: http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/10/14/ttc-unveils-new-subway-cars/#ixzz12mVNUr4y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R110B Posted October 19, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 19, 2010 Wirelessly posted via (Mozilla/5.0 (Danger hiptop 4.6; U; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050920) Well good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted October 20, 2010 Share #3 Posted October 20, 2010 Looks very similar to NYC's R-160's subway fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted October 20, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 20, 2010 These cars look and seam pretty neat. I really like the open-concept design. It makes it seem like one long ass single car train. Thanks for sharing! :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted October 20, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 20, 2010 We should get some of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted October 22, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2010 Finally! The old TTC cars looked crappy like the R32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted October 22, 2010 Share #7 Posted October 22, 2010 Finally! The old TTC cars looked crappy like the R32. which ones? the H4's, H5's , H6's or T1's ? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted October 22, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 22, 2010 The Is long overdue for a new type of design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted October 22, 2010 Share #9 Posted October 22, 2010 These cars will only be run on the Yonge-University-Spadina line and not the Sheppard or Bloor-Danforth line. The 1st order will kill off the H4's and H5's with the second order killing off the H6's. When all are in service the YUS will just be Rocket cars with T1's on the Sheppard and BD lines only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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