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RE: Toronto transit projects - KevinL - 08-10-2018
The Eglinton Crosstown's YouTube channel has been putting up some great content lately - here's a sample:
See it all here, including inside some station excavations: https://www.youtube.com/user/CrosstownTO
RE: Toronto transit projects - Canard - 08-10-2018
Crosslinx is suing Metrolinx over the Eglinton Crosstown project:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/07/metrolinx-asks-court-to-block-lawsuit-over-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-line.html
RE: Toronto transit projects - chutten - 08-10-2018
Crosslinx... so they're to Eglinton Crosstown what Grandlinq is to ION? ...but not quite since Grandlinq is to operate ION as well as building and maintaining it?
(Sorry, it's the first time I've heard the name Crosslinx. Trying to keep up.)
Seems as though Crosslinx claims that Metrolinx frustrated the contract by failing to get things done on their side in reasonable timetables and Metrolinx is firing back saying that under the contract Crosslinx shouldn't even be in the courts until after completion. Blame shifting ahead of a delay announcement?
RE: Toronto transit projects - KevinL - 08-10-2018
(08-10-2018, 02:09 PM)chutten Wrote: Crosslinx... so they're to Eglinton Crosstown what Grandlinq is to ION? ...but not quite since Grandlinq is to operate ION as well as building and maintaining it?
Essentially, yes. They don't need them on as operators as the TTC has plenty of experience in that area and will take over at that stage.
RE: Toronto transit projects - Canard - 08-10-2018
If that’s the case Kevin why is there a $500,000/day penalty clause to Metrolinx (by Crosslinx) if they don’t have vehicles? Metrolinx flaunted this to the courts a while back when they tried to get out of ordering the FLEXITY Freedom fleet from Bombardier. I never understood why CL would care if they weren’t the operator.
RE: Toronto transit projects - KevinL - 08-10-2018
I'm not sure of the details there, but I presume Crosslinx needs the vehicles to kit them out for the systems installed on Eglinton - I imagine the contract specifies a certain level of operability in the system before it's handed over to the TTC.
RE: Toronto transit projects - Canard - 09-30-2018
RE: Toronto transit projects - kps - 09-30-2018
Nice. We should have bought PCCs — no waiting to install electronics!
RE: Toronto transit projects - Canard - 10-01-2018
RE: Toronto transit projects - KevinL - 10-01-2018
How much bigger is their OMSF than ours?
RE: Toronto transit projects - Canard - 10-02-2018
Approximately 5x!
RE: Toronto transit projects - KevinL - 10-21-2018
It's clear the Presto installation on the TTC has been a failure on multiple fronts.
Quote:There are several types of Presto machines deployed throughout Toronto’s transit network. Under the terms of the agreement between the TTC and Metrolinx, the provincial agency is to ensure the devices have reliability rates of 99.9 per cent.
According to the briefing note, the reliability of 5,000 fare card readers, which are installed on TTC buses and streetcars and allow customers to pay their fare with a tap of a Presto card, had been improving earlier this year. But between June and August it declined, and over the past five months 2 to 3 per cent of readers have typically not been in service.
The reliability of other types of machines is far worse. Of the 180 Presto fare vending devices installed at subway station entrances, 10 per cent have not been fully functional at any given time, meaning some customers were unable to complete transactions such as purchasing a new card or loading funds.
RE: Toronto transit projects - Rainrider22 - 10-21-2018
(10-21-2018, 10:41 AM)KevinL Wrote: It's clear the Presto installation on the TTC has been a failure on multiple fronts.
Quote:There are several types of Presto machines deployed throughout Toronto’s transit network. Under the terms of the agreement between the TTC and Metrolinx, the provincial agency is to ensure the devices have reliability rates of 99.9 per cent.
According to the briefing note, the reliability of 5,000 fare card readers, which are installed on TTC buses and streetcars and allow customers to pay their fare with a tap of a Presto card, had been improving earlier this year. But between June and August it declined, and over the past five months 2 to 3 per cent of readers have typically not been in service.
The reliability of other types of machines is far worse. Of the 180 Presto fare vending devices installed at subway station entrances, 10 per cent have not been fully functional at any given time, meaning some customers were unable to complete transactions such as purchasing a new card or loading funds.
I hear a lot of complaints about the system. Even recharging the card with funds can take up to two days... ridiculous
RE: Toronto transit projects - Canard - 10-21-2018
My biggest issue with it is that it doesn’t do day passes (or have a daily cap). If we go to Toronto it is usually on a Sunday, where we can purchase a day pass for two people for about $10. With Presto there is no way to handle this so we would be severely overcharged. It’s ludicrous.
RE: Toronto transit projects - tomh009 - 10-21-2018
Presumably tourists were not a priority for Presto!