...and here's what one of the bogies look like, for reference (this is one of the ones off of a FLEXITY Outlook LFLRV in Toronto; the only difference between these and ours are the gauge and the gearbox):
They're "hot swappable" - using the train lift (pictures coming shortly), the entire 5-module train is lifted up... the bogies can be rolled out and exchanged, so heavy maintenance can be carried out offline.
Chris' tweet of Bryan's photos is great. That's Metrolinx Pilot LRV No. 1 (FLEXITY Freedom No. 1), headed to Millhaven for Qualification and High-Speed Testing. Those first two Pilot LRV's will live in Millhaven for quite some time; they have nowhere in Toronto to run them.
OMSF Open House, Saturday, November 26, 2016
Here's one of the two long pit bays that allow access to the bottom of the trains.
The overhead gantries here allow access to the roof, where all the electrical gear is housed on the trains.
Here's the train lift I was mentioning.
OMSF Yard.
They're "hot swappable" - using the train lift (pictures coming shortly), the entire 5-module train is lifted up... the bogies can be rolled out and exchanged, so heavy maintenance can be carried out offline.
Chris' tweet of Bryan's photos is great. That's Metrolinx Pilot LRV No. 1 (FLEXITY Freedom No. 1), headed to Millhaven for Qualification and High-Speed Testing. Those first two Pilot LRV's will live in Millhaven for quite some time; they have nowhere in Toronto to run them.
OMSF Open House, Saturday, November 26, 2016
Here's one of the two long pit bays that allow access to the bottom of the trains.
The overhead gantries here allow access to the roof, where all the electrical gear is housed on the trains.
Here's the train lift I was mentioning.
OMSF Yard.