tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post1293761040793662120..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Bombardier's Toronto Streetcar Bid ImplodesPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-33183260146822899182008-07-18T06:30:00.000-07:002008-07-18T06:30:00.000-07:00Arcady beat me to it.I would not call it an implos...Arcady beat me to it.<BR/><BR/>I would not call it an implosion. The TTC is going to have to go back, and talk to Bombardier, and possibly Siemens, and Alstom. The TTC might relax their specifications. I think the main problem, is that the TTC wants 100% low floor trams, and it is probably not feasible considering the radii.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536532964936231120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-30574154144109034982008-07-17T20:40:00.000-07:002008-07-17T20:40:00.000-07:00Ahh my brain missed. They had to take the trucks o...Ahh my brain missed. They had to take the trucks off the Streetcars and replace them in Kenosha since they used old Toronto cars. I was thinking that as I was writing but it didn't get to paper i guess. Thanks for catching that Arcady.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-66143332585971882652008-07-17T20:21:00.000-07:002008-07-17T20:21:00.000-07:00"60 millimeters wider than standard gauge". Read t..."60 millimeters wider than standard gauge". Read the articles before you link to them and embarrass yourself! And 60mm is a pretty tiny difference, which is really a fairly minor modification from standard gauge, and shouldn't cause any technical problems. The real problem is that Bombardier probably wanted to use some "light rail vehicles", which are interurban-style trains designed for relatively wider turns, as opposed to the occasional incredibly tight turns found on a streetcar system. Philadelphia has an even wider track gauge, and probably the tightest turns of any North American system, with radii down to 38 feet I think. That's part of the reason why they use non-articulated streetcars instead of articulated LRVs.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.com