Metro Vancouver Transit Discussion

[Bobert]

Will the new trains be seeing service before the Evergreen opening?

edit: Nvm, Translink on FB is saying they'll be in by the Summer!

[officedweller]

Has this been posted?
From TransLink Twitter Feb 14, 2016:


If you're referring to the infotube, they're being replaced with these!
https://twitter.com/TransLink/media

[SOSS]

Nice, far more legible.

[Express691]

Originally Posted by ninjakafi_81

Reports that these buses have been pulled out of service due to air circulation problems causing sickness. I think it has to do with changing temperatures.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Express691

Reports that these buses have been pulled out of service due to air circulation problems causing sickness. I think it has to do with changing temperatures.

Temperature does not cause sickness. Filtration, diesel fumes and mold might.

[Express691]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Temperature does not cause sickness. Filtration, diesel fumes and mold might.

Well whatever the case may be, passengers are getting sick.

[dpogue]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Temperature does not cause sickness. Filtration, diesel fumes and mold might.

I've been on a few of the newer buses where it's upwards of 20ºC, in January when everyone has heavy coats and sweaters. It's been suffocating, nauseatingly hot.

[Express691]

Originally Posted by dpogue

I've been on a few of the newer buses where it's upwards of 20ºC, in January when everyone has heavy coats and sweaters. It's been suffocating, nauseatingly hot.

Probably explains why I almost fainted not long after getting off one.

[ssiguy]

Love those new SkyTrains!

[finalcoolman]

Wow, looks like the first video of a Mark III SkyTrain on the Millenium Line doing testing, first time you can see and hear how these new trains sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfRPG7qlpbE

[Express691]

Originally Posted by finalcoolman

Wow, looks like the first video of a Mark III SkyTrain on the Millenium Line doing testing, first time you can see and hear how these new trains sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfRPG7qlpbE

Similar propulsion to the 1300 series. Guess that seems standard.

[Express691]

In other news jumper at Brentwood Station today, making it the 2nd jumper in less than a month.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Express691

In other news jumper at Brentwood Station today, making it the 2nd jumper in less than a month.

Is it "just" a jumper? There were several emergency vehicles and police advising that it will be shut down for several hours. Seems like more than normal, no?

[Vancity]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Is it "just" a jumper? There were several emergency vehicles and police advising that it will be shut down for several hours. Seems like more than normal, no?

those sliding doors, like what most other transit systems have around the world, would be useful...

doesn't have to be exactly like the MTR in HK...anything that would prevent people from jumping, etc, etc. though what they have with London, HK, would be ideal. i know, people are going to say, it's not feasible with this system, etc, etc.

surely, translink can come up with something....

[Express691]

Originally Posted by Vancity

those sliding doors, like what most other transit systems have around the world, would be useful...

doesn't have to be exactly like the MTR in HK...anything that would prevent people from jumping, etc, etc. though what they have with London, HK, would be ideal. i know, people are going to say, it's not feasible with this system, etc, etc.

surely, translink can come up with something....

We can counter-argue about the door lengths. Just have the doors adjust to where the train stops. Seen in Japan where the doors open on trains of different lengths.

[nname]

Originally Posted by Vancity

those sliding doors, like what most other transit systems have around the world, would be useful...

doesn't have to be exactly like the MTR in HK...anything that would prevent people from jumping, etc, etc. though what they have with London, HK, would be ideal. i know, people are going to say, it's not feasible with this system, etc, etc.

surely, translink can come up with something....

They can sure come up with something if we can give them some $$$. Somewhere around half a billion or so...

[officedweller]

And remember that adding more complexity to the system just provides another mechanical system to malfunction (and repair and maintain).

Universal systems like a rolling garage door from the ceiling that are not dependent on door spacing would probably add delay to loading and unloading (goodbye 90 second frequency).

[aberdeen5698]

Originally Posted by nname

They can sure come up with something if we can give them some $$$. Somewhere around half a billion or so...

...and if it were put to a vote (which seems to be the "thing" for transit these days) do you think people would prefer the money to be spent on that or on other changes that would actually improve mobility for transit users?

[Kisai]

Originally Posted by officedweller

And remember that adding more complexity to the system just provides another mechanical system to malfunction (and repair and maintain).

Universal systems like a rolling garage door from the ceiling that are not dependent on door spacing would probably add delay to loading and unloading (goodbye 90 second frequency).

This is the off-again/on-again argument about having the doors at all. It's an independent mechanism, and the doors can cause just as many injuries as not having them.

Like because the Skytrain has such high frequency to begin with, having the doors doesn't make sense since they would just be open 1/3 of the time.

On the other hand, some kind of sliding door system (think about sliding closet doors) where the platform can move the doors depending on the train would work, it's just, again, a question of if the doors create more injuries than not having them.

[MIPS]

I'm pretty sure we're far below the threshold in terms of jumpers where we require gates. We're going to lose a few people no matter what.