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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
"Heavy" and "light" rail refers to the size and mass of the train, not the frequency; the suggested Island Corridor passenger service to Courtenay would be "heavy rail" even if it only ran once a day, and the O-Train is "light rail." Go figure.
Light metro service on the Langford-Victoria stretch - maybe to Swartz Bay - may or may not be worth looking at... in around ten years. To Duncan? That'll make the Fast Ferries look good by comparison.
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The Bombardier Talent train sets used on the O-train pilot where originally designed for the Deutsche Bahn and used on some regional intercity service. It is also used in S-bahn service that is more in line with a metro like service.
That is the advantage of that type of technology, you could use it for frequent service (say every 15 minutes) between Langford and Victoria and extend a few trains up to Duncan.
I think the general definition of "Heavy rail" is it meets the North American railway standards to operate on the same track and the same time with freight railways. WestCoast Express would be an example of this.
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