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Originally Posted by DTcrawler
I don't think constant hyperbolization of the issue is necessary. Are you referring to the entire length of Line 1 or a specific section? As far as I know the remaining TSRs in effect are in the area around Hurdman station and the section between St. Laurent and Cyrville stations. Trains run at considerable speeds elsewhere on the line, especially in the downtown tunnel which was well worth the investment compared to the logjam of buses we used to see on Albert & Slater "Transitway" or the 2006 plan which would have been a complete waste of money without a downtown tunnel.
But yes, unfortunately penny pinching left us with permanent features such as the Hurdman S-curves and the choice of rolling stock, and only time will tell if those flaws are surmountable or not. The only thing that's for sure is that with current spending decisions, we're going in the wrong direction.
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Agreed. And most of these decisions are in the past. The only possible change in the medium to longterm could be a change in rolling stock. That's obvioulsy not on the table in a univrse where we are cutting.
We have a very expensive rail backbone. We will likely need to cut costs elswhere. Doing that in ways that don't lose riders makes sense and perhaps we need to think outside of current methods. Infrequent busses going to every corner of the city to the nearest train stop for those who have no other choice and perhaps limited mobility but for most passengers it might mean something more frequent, but direct with less stops, and perhaps expensive.
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