05-12-2017, 04:26 PM
(05-12-2017, 12:25 PM)Markster Wrote:(05-12-2017, 12:18 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: How would this even work? By the time they'll know which line the trains are for won't the platforms, etc be in place and require adjusting to fit a different vehicle?
That's the beauty of building a standard LRT system (as opposed to say, skytrain). All the vehicles made by many different manufacturers are close enough to the same tolerances to make them inter-operable.
Assuming MetroLinx has basic competence, a (somewhat) mixed fleet is actually a good thing as it forces all stations and vehicles to follow a standard which in turn allows real choice of manufacturer in the future. With any luck they will mandate compatible signalling etc. as well. To move an LRV from one system to another should be a matter of making a database entry in the new system’s records and dropping it onto the tracks (or just driving it, if the systems are neighbouring and connected systems).