07-30-2015, 05:21 PM
(07-30-2015, 04:11 PM)Canard Wrote:(07-30-2015, 12:18 PM)taylortbb Wrote: There's actually an agreement between Metrolinx and the Region of Waterloo to do perform some of the initial acceptance testing for the entire order on the Waterloo spur. That's why the spur line tracks are so far ahead of the rest of the project, they need to be in service (electrified, etc) for late 2016 rather than 2017.
While I'd heard that rumour as well (perhaps from you), I asked the team and Bombardier directly about it, and they said that all testing would be done at Bombardier's facilities (low speed at Thunder Bay, high speed at Millhaven. No prototype testing in KW, unfortunately.(Yes I realize there will be 6-9 months of testing our system once we take delivery of our first few trains.)
Okay, that's good to know. I'm certain I read about it in a council report, but the only reference I could find is a Record article that said "It would also mean the trains could be tested on portions of the Waterloo Uptown Spur, prior to the project’s completion in 2017." My guess is that it was considered and Metrolinx or Bombardier decided to not go ahead with it.