per tradition, the OP in this thread is shit. It tried something similar in the Edmonton forum with no response.. pretty sure this ID is run by a Bombardier intern
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Originally Posted by milomilo
We've already got four types of rolling stock so it doesn't appear that it is that big of a deal.
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that's a bit autistic.. there might be four generations of LRT cars in service, and I think some gens can only be linked with the same, but all can be used on the same lines and stations...
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Originally Posted by milomilo
OK so I looked at the costs of the latest high floor LRV order in Calgary vs low floor vehicles in Ontario and the claim that high floor is more expensive is:
I've used the most like for like comparisons, the orange is data from Wikipedia, the rest calculated.
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Bombardier Flexity Freedom
Siemens S200
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yeah, pretty much. the low-floor thing was so obviously astroturfed...
I figure it was a combo of the Quebec mafia doing their usual thing, combined with protectionist union attitudes, trying to keep the debate away from LRT vs ALRT
the 7th av station renos took out the expensive stations argument at the knees, and I seem to recall reading about issues Ottawa's trains were having with snow and ice...
make sense to repeat that mistake on the steps of the Rockies, right?