(07-30-2015, 10:22 AM)Canard Wrote: And let me just reiterate something, because it seems to get lost a lot here (and in the news) - There is absolutely zero reason to believe that our trains are behind schedule, or will be behind schedule. They have not started building them yet. The issues around Flexity Outlook are resolved for TTC's order.
I wish that was true, but it's not. Just look at the comment from Metrolinx:
Quote:Provincial agency Metrolinx has confirmed that the first vehicles in its $770-million order are about a year behind on delivery. Originally expected late last year so Metrolinx could begin testing, they likely won’t arrive until this fall.
“Metrolinx is experiencing similar problems with the quality of light rail car frames assembled in Bombardier’s plant in Mexico,” the agency said on Wednesday.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transpor...order.html .
Fortunately for us there was a year of slack in the schedule, so it's not currently an issue for opening day. That doesn't mean that they're not behind schedule. You could argue they're not technically "our trains", but rather the prototypes for them, but if the prototype is behind schedule then the project is behind schedule.