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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
Does Calgary still have those ancient trains from the 70s and if so are they going to ditch them soon?
A lot of people seem to have insane nostalgia for transit vehicles of that era--in Kingston when our last bus from the 80s was retired a stupidly high number of people got on its last trip in-service--but I disagree completely. All those buses look fugly, and the 21st century vehicles that both Ottawa & Kingston now use exclusively are so much better. The Toronto streetcars & Montreal subway trains also bug me a lot with their oldness although I know both plan on replacing them in the immediate future. Please tell me Calgary is too?
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Edmonton uses the same LRVs (Siemens U2), and I believe they just wrapped up a major refurbishment that should see them last another 20-30 years. Despite a desire for everything to look modern, getting 50-60 years out of these vehicles is a pretty amazing investment when you think about it. Part of the refurb includes improved lighting, brand new seats and floors, and bright digital signage, at least, so they certainly look less old than they are.