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Originally Posted by kw5150
I think maybe Cagary Transit guy is more worried that we would be using 2 separate systems. what are the drawbacks to 2 separate systems? I can think of a few but I am not involved in transit at all so I will reserve my comments.
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Well, once you get to a certain system fleet size for LRV maintenance, there is less economies of scale which comes in the maintenance department.
Would likely need a maintenance facility with the same variety of facilities, spare parts, and such for a high floor fleet vc a low floor fleet.
Easy solution =
P3 with 30 years of operations and maintenance with a techonologically neutral tender. Station locations, capacity requirements, and the ROW the city has secured. Should be done concurrently with NC LRT (even if it is built during a 2nd or 3rd phase).
I think it is very hard for the city to predict the outcome of the huge optimization problem without private bidders.
Heck, might even end up with automated trains out of it all!
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