On 2020-05-28 6:32 p.m., Russell Reiter via talk wrote:
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 4:53 PM Lennart Sorensen <lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>> wrote: On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 09:27:09AM -0400, Russell Reiter via talk wrote:
Streetcars in Toronto use narrow gauge rails and trucks on the city streets in order to provide for and blend two lanes of vehicular traffic each way. Speed and reliability is limited by those environmental factors.
Toronto streetcars run TTC gauge which is 60mm wider than standard gauge. It sure isn't narrow. Your right it is labeled as broad gauge. TTC gauge rails @ 4'10 1/2in are narrower than legacy broad gauge rails @ 5'6in, which were eventually replaced with standard gauge @ 4'8 1/2 in. Apparently TTC gauge was implemented to allow the set of wheels on one side of a horse drawn wagon to ride in one track to stay reasonably centred in the roadway without the other side slipping into the track on that side. At the time, there was also a real concern that future "street railway" operators would allow normal freight cars and switch engines onto the trolley-car lines, and they declared that they would adopt a gauge that prevented that misuse.
LRT's use dedicated surface access and Toronto's first dedicated LRT was planned and enacted a few short years ago.
Well they are working on it. Those are standard gauge, so slightly narrower than the streetcars and subways. Those cars would be able to connect with the existing higher speed rail corridors. Everything seems to have a pantograph now, so it looks like the tech is heading that way. I did hear that they are going to have to raise the height of the Dufferin bridge going over the tracks to the CNE grounds. They're doing this in order to make way for the overhead wiring, but I'm not sure when that is going to start. Probably on the very back burner now, all things considered. I suspect that this may deliberately funded, like road repair, to inject money into the economy. --dave -- Len Sorensen -- Russell --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org<mailto:talk@gtalug.org> Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest dave.collier-br...@indexexchange.com<mailto:dave.collier-br...@indexexchange.com> | -- Mark Twain CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER : This telecommunication, including any and all attachments, contains confidential information intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited and is not a waiver of confidentiality. If you have received this telecommunication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail and delete the message from your inbox and deleted items folders. This telecommunication does not constitute an express or implied agreement to conduct transactions by electronic means, nor does it constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment or an acceptance of a contract offer. Contract terms contained in this telecommunication are subject to legal review and the completion of formal documentation and are not binding until same is confirmed in writing and has been signed by an authorized signatory.
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