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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing. TM
Get ready for the new Rocket
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The first of TTC’s new subway trains goes into service tomorrow Features include light-up maps, improved public-address system RANDY RISLING/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal, right, celebrates as teammate Thor Hushovd of Norway crosses the finish line to win the 16th stage of the Tour de France. LAURENT REBOURS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canadian pushes teammate Ryder Hesjedal, the 30-year-old from Victoria, was third in the 16th stage of the Tour de France, but scored a glorious assist to help Garmin-Cervelo teammate Thor Hushovd win.
You’ve read about them — you may even have seen them moving through the tunnels. Now, nearly a year after the first train arrived in town, TTC riders will actually be able to ride the new Toronto Rocket subway trains. The first of the new six-car trains officially goes into service from Downsview station tomorrow sometime after the morning rush. “It’s good news for commuters,” said TTC chair Karen Stintz. “It’s good people are seeing the results of their investment.” The $1-billion cost of the 70 new trains is being covered by all three levels of government. With open gangways and a host of new features, the new models will be introduced into service on the Yonge line as they are delivered between now and November 2013. Bombardier has already delivered four or five of the trains to Toronto from the company’s Thunder Bay plant. All but one are still
One of Toronto’s new Rocket trains.
being tested in the tunnels. But as the TTC works out the bugs on the Rockets, they will probably be brought online faster. Although the new subway cars have 66 seats, like the old T1 series, they accommodate 10 per cent more passengers — about 199 — standing up. They also have open gangways similar to an articulated bus that will allow riders to see from one end of the train to the other and more easily find room
to sit or stand. They also incorporate new accessibility features and enhanced security, and are expected to be more reliable than the older version. New light-up maps, ceilingmounted displays and an improved public-address system will assist riders. An anti-microbial coating on the poles in the trains will help reduce the spread of germs. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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