05-26-2016, 10:49 AM
(05-26-2016, 09:07 AM)Spokes Wrote: A question though, with the Bombardier delay, is there a chance we get SOME of the vehicles and start rolling them out a bit at a time, or is that pointless?
The response from Tom Galloway on that:
Quote:Q: Is there a backup plan in the event Bombardier misses the December 2016 deadline?
A: "No. There really is no Plan B for a couple of reasons," Galloway said.
The region says there is no other manufacturer with extra low-floor vehicles sitting around. If the region opted to contract someone new, that would only increase the delay and the region would likely still have to pay Bombardier for work completed so far.
The region could investigate starting service with fewer than the 14 vehicles currently planned. To provide 15-minute service, frequency requires 12 trains plus two spares. With fewer trains, the region could probably launch 30-minute service initially, with the downside being that may not attract the ridership officials want to see.
Which is a little disconcerting, because I thought that we were hoping to get 10 minute peak frequency with the 14 LRVs.