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Originally Posted by SkahHigh
Oh ok, I just read they were replaced last March, my bad.
I imagine they couldn't have the Alstom Citadis trains on the Trillium line because it had to be electrified and they don't have the right of way?
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First reason, the Citadis are electric, the Lints are diesel. That requires them to be separate fleets for each line.
There's also no track connection between the two. The junction at Bayview is multi-level with the Confederation Line & Trillium Line platforms directly above each other, the tracks don't connect.
Furthermore, the Citadis are electric trams, technically, and the Trillium line tracks are mainline railway. Trams aren't legally allowed to operate on mainline railways in Canada.