03-24-2016, 11:24 AM
It's a little bit higher, with a ramp that gently slopes upward toward the platform level. The rails are flush with the roadway of course, so whatever the step-in height of the train is above rail height (~300 mm?), that's how high the platform is.
I have a bit more information I can share about the trains:
I have a bit more information I can share about the trains:
- The first two FLEXITY Freedom trains are "Pilot Trains" that Bombardier is building for Metrolinx. Those two trains are in production, and will go to Millhaven (Kingston) for high-speed testing as I've mentioned before along the MOVIA test line on the North side of the site, where the Toronto Rocket (TR) trains were tested.
- FLEXITY Freedom train 3 is for Waterloo Region, and comes straight from Thunder Bay to Waterloo.
- When that happens, it'll run on the "test track" section of our line, from just South of Northfield, down to just North of the Erb/Caroline intersection. GrandLinq is on track to have this finished in June.
- Train 3 (our first) has a burn-in period where it will run for quite a while, back and forth, along the spur (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- Colours: Rendering is accurate, but the grey is a little lighter. Doors on the inside are the same blue as the outside, and seats are light blue with grey accents.
- Chime will be "TTC Chime" (3-tone) as Metrolinx wants a uniform, consistent look and feel to all trains on all projects going forward.
- Voice will be the same Text-to-Speech system on the FLEXITY Outlook LRV's (streetcars) that Toronto is taking delivery of right now. Voice may be slightly different but tech module is the same (Yay!).