G-series (Toronto subway car)
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| G-Series | |
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.jpg) A G-Train heads south at Rosedale Station circa 1971 |
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| In service | 1954–1990 |
| Manufacturer | Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company |
| Constructed | 1953–1959 |
| Scrapped | 1991 |
| Number built | 140 |
| Number in service | None |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 136 |
| Fleet numbers | 5000–5115 |
| Capacity | 62 seated |
| Operator | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Line(s) served | Yonge–University–Spadina Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel (G1, G3, G4), Aluminum (G2) |
| Car length | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Doors | 6 sets (3 sets per side) per car |
| Weight | 38,140 kg (84,000 lb) |
| Traction system | Crompton-Parkinson 68 hp (51 kW) motors (DC Traction Motors) |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC |
| Current collection method | Third rail |
| Braking system(s) | Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. digital electro-pneumatic braking and Electro-dynamic reheostatic service brake |
| Gauge | 1,495 mm (4 ft 107⁄8 in) - TTC Gauge |
The G-series rapid transit cars were a Toronto subway car model, built between 1953-1959.
The cars were built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for the Toronto Transit Commission.
The G-series cars were frequently described as "robust and reliable" despite being constructed overweight and being energy-inefficient. The last cars in this series were retired from revenue service in 1990.[1]
The only surviving cars in original condition are 5098-5099 and reside at the Halton County Radial Railway in Milton, Ontario.[2]
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[edit] Design variances
A total of 140 cars were built. Most were steel-bodied and had painted exteriors; however, six (G2 series) experimental aluminum-bodied cars demonstrated the benefits of using aluminum for rapid transit car construction. The G3 class cars were built as 'non-driving-motors' in that they were motorized but not equipped with driving controls.[3]
[edit] Formation
The G cars were designed in 2 car permanently mated train set formations and were run in trains consisting of 2, 3 or 4 sets (4, 6 or 8 cars).
[edit] G-Work cars
Upon retirement from revenue service several G-Series cars were rebuilt or refitted for duties as subway work cars.
- RT38 ex G2 5100 and RT39 ex G2 5101 became garbage cars in 1987 and were retired in 1998
- G2 5104 and 5105 became tunnel washing units in 1988; numbered RT14 and RT15; retired in 1999
- RT-34 and RT-35 ex G2 5102 and 5103 were a rail grinding car set, but RT-34 has since been retired after an accident with T1 subway car 5040 and stored at Greenwood Yard from 2004 until scrapped in 2007
- RT-35 ex G2 5103 converted as grinder car 1987; still in use
- RT-36 ex G1 5068 converted as grinder car 1991; still in use
- RT-37 ex G1 5069 converted as grinder car 1991; scrapped 2007
[edit] Model G cars
Two 1/16 scale models of cars 5042 and 5043 were commissioned by Sir Leslie Boyce of GRC&W and constructed by Bassett & Lowke, and have been located at Hillcrest and Greenwood at various times.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Gloucester Series Cars (1954-1990)". Transit Toronto. http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5501.shtml.
- ^ "Halton County Radial Railway: Collection Roster". Halton County Radial Railway. 2009. http://www.hcry.org/collection_1953_5098.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ http://www.transitstop.net/TTC%20Vehicles/G%20pamphlet.jpg
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