I'll write up a nice long post with photos when I get home. I know, there are a ton of terms and it gets a bit muddy.
LRT = trams on a (primarily) dedicated right-of-way. This is not what Montreal is looking at getting.
They're looking at getting Bomardier's latest version of the technology they used in Vancouver on the SkyTrain, which utilizes small vehicles on short headways with high frequency, automated, and powered by a linear induction motor.
Competitors would be MATRA's VAL 206/208, its successor, Siemens' CityVal (launch customer Rennes Ligne b, which I'm planing on being there for opening day in 2018), and AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro (Copenhagen).
VAL is one of my favourite systems. I've riden a couple but not Lille or Toulouse, where they really get to show off what the technology can do. This video does a great job of showing just how crazy the headways are in Lille.
LRT = trams on a (primarily) dedicated right-of-way. This is not what Montreal is looking at getting.
They're looking at getting Bomardier's latest version of the technology they used in Vancouver on the SkyTrain, which utilizes small vehicles on short headways with high frequency, automated, and powered by a linear induction motor.
Competitors would be MATRA's VAL 206/208, its successor, Siemens' CityVal (launch customer Rennes Ligne b, which I'm planing on being there for opening day in 2018), and AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro (Copenhagen).
VAL is one of my favourite systems. I've riden a couple but not Lille or Toulouse, where they really get to show off what the technology can do. This video does a great job of showing just how crazy the headways are in Lille.