H-series (Toronto subway car)
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| H-series | |
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 An H1 at the Davisville Subway Yard |
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| Manufacturer | H1 – H5: Hawker Siddeley H6: UTDC |
| Built at | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Constructed | H1: 1965-1966 H2: 1971 H4: 1974-1975 [1] H5: 1976-1979[1] H6: 1986-1989[1] |
| Number built | H1: 164 H2: 76 H4: 78 H5: 138 H6: 126 |
| Number in service | H5: 134[1] H6: 126[1] |
| Number scrapped | H1: 164 H2: 76 H4: 76 H5: 2* H5: 2** * Car 5755 damaged in split switch incident and retired in 1984, Car 5721 involved in Russell Hill incident and retired in 1995 [2] ** Sold for major rebuild and use on other system |
| Formation | 2 car mated pairs (operated as 3 pair (6 car) trains) |
| Fleet numbers | H1: 5336-5499 H2: 5500-5575 H4: 5576-5663 H5: 5670-5807 H6: 5810-5935 |
| Capacity | H5/H6: 76 seated (per car)[1] |
| Operator | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Depot(s) | Wilson Subway Yard Greenwood Subway Yard Davisville Subway Yard |
| Line(s) served | ■ Yonge–University–Spadina line (H5) ■ Bloor–Danforth line (H6) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 23 m (75 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 3.14 m (10 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) |
| Floor height | 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) |
| Doors | 8 sets (4 sets per side) per car |
| Maximum speed | 88 km/h (55 mph) |
| Weight | H1: 41,010 kg (90,400 lb) H2: 40,970 kg (90,300 lb) H4: 41,630 kg (91,800 lb) H5: 47,250 kg (104,200 lb) H6: 48,040 kg (105,900 lb) |
| Power output | H1: 121 hp (90 kW) H2 – H4: 116 hp (87 kW) H5: 126 hp (94 kW) H6: 123 hp (92 kW) |
| Auxiliaries | 120/208 V AC Battery Auxiliary |
| Power supply | 600 V DC |
| Electric system(s) | Third rail |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| Gauge | 1,495 mm (4 ft 10 7⁄8 in) TTC Gauge |
The H-series (the "H" standing for Hawker the original manufacturer) rapid transit cars are a subway car model built from 1965 to 1990 for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 1965 to 1979, the cars were built by Hawker Siddeley Canada and later by its new owner the Urban Transportation Development Corporation. The cars were built at the Thunder Bay plant. These cars would become the standard cars for the TTC.
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[edit] History
Based on the 75 ft (22.86 m) M1 the early H-series cars improved on the design, notably by enlarging the operator's cab and using a single-handle controller. Over the programme revisions were made to the designs and each production model in the H-series improved on the last. The H5s were the first to use "chopper controls". The H5s also added regenerative braking and air-conditioning which was also incorporated into all future designs. The completion of the H6s allowed the retirement of the G class cars and no further H-Series orders were made. A prototype then-new car T-series was built by UTDC in 1990–1991, and evaluated by the TTC. By the time the TTC was ready to order new cars in 1992, UTDC had been sold to Bombardier. Bombardier then constructed the new car order, which would add new technology such as AC propulsion to a similar platform based on the predecessor H-cars.
48 cars based on the H1 model were built and used for the Expo Express in Montreal, Quebec, for Expo 67. 108 modified H6 cars were produced for the Ankara Metro in 1996–1997.
[edit] Retirement and future
[edit] Retired fleet
The H1 and H2 cars were replaced by the arrival of the T1 class cars. H1 cars were retired beginning in 1997 with the last cars retired in 1999. H2 cars were retired in 2000-2001. Nearly all H1 and H2 cars were scrapped, although several H1 cars are used as subway work vehicles. Some H4 cars were also retired by the delivery of the T1 series cars. They were stored at the Wilson Subway Yard from 2001–2008, before being scrapped due to yard expansion and modification for the new Toronto Rocket (TR) subway fleet. The remaining H4 cars were retired from service starting in late 2011 with the final cars retired on January 27, 2012.[3] The majority of the retiring H4s were sold for scrap, and several cars were retained as subway work vehicles.
- H1 - 5336-5499
- H2 - 5506-5575
- H3 - 5500-5505 (experimental/modified versions of the H2 that led to development of the H5)
- H4 - 5576-5663
[edit] Current fleet and planned retirement
In 2006, the TTC placed an order with Bombardier Transportation for 39 new Toronto Rocket trains to be operated on the Yonge–University–Spadina (Y-U-S) line. This would allow the retirement of the H4 and H5 cars.[4][5] This contract option was exercised in 2010 when 31 additional new TR trains were added to the initial order to allow the retirement of the H6 subway cars and to have enough new TR trains available for the opening of the Y-U-S line extension. It is anticipated that the final TRs will be delivered in 2013, by which point the entire H-series fleet would have been retired from service.[6]
In 2009,[7] an undisclosed buyer [8] made a tentative offer to buy the H5 and H6 cars. No deal could be reached at the time, since the H6 cars were not yet surplus, and had not yet secured the project the cars for which they were intended.[7] The deal was confirmed in September 2011, when the TTC announced it would sell those subway cars to Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority's (LAMATA) Eko Rail, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Starting that month, several H5s were sent to the United States for modification prior to being shipped to Lagos. The TTC had announced that it would keep the remaining H5 cars in service until all H4 cars are retired and more TR trains enter service.[8]
- H5 - 5670-5807 based out of Wilson Subway Yard and Davisville Subway Yard
- H6 - 5810-5935 based out of Greenwood Subway Yard
[edit] Early retirements
- Four H1 cars (5388-5391) were destroyed by fire at the Christie Subway Station in October 1976. Car 5391 was salvaged and converted to subway work car RT23 in 1984.
- Two H1 cars (5342-43) were retired after the fatal subway collision on the Spadina Subway in August 1995.
- One H5 car (5755) was retired and scrapped after a switching accident at the Greenwood Subway Yard in December 1981, and one H5 car (5721) was retired after the subway collision in August 1995.
- Cars 5720 and 5754 were mated together and renumbered as 5754-5755 in 2003.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Toronto Transit Commission (September 18, 2009). "TTC Service Summary". http://www3.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_Planning/Service_Summary_2009_10_18.pdf.
- ^ James Bow and Robert Lubinski (2011-02-16). "The Chopper Control Hawkers (Series H5 and H6) - Transit Toronto - Content". Transit Toronto. http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5504.shtml. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ Tapper, Josh (2012-01-27). "Long-running subway car takes final journey". The Toronto Star (Toronto). Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. http://www.webcitation.org/651QRxcO6. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Procurement Authorization - 39 New Subway Trains – Proposal No. P31PD0571". Toronto Transit Commission. 30 August 2006. http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2006/Aug_30_2006/Other/39_New_Subway_Trains.pdf. Retrieved 15 Oct. 2011.
- ^ "Bombardier Signs Contract to Build 234 Subway Cars for Toronto". Bombardier Inc.. 31 Dec. 2006. http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d8000f5b8. Retrieved 15 Oct. 2011.
- ^ "Procurement Authorization Amendment – Option to Purchase 31 Additional New Subway Train Sets (For H6 Subway Car Replacement and TYSSE) (FOR ACTION)". Toronto Transit Commission. 6 May 2011. http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2010/May_6_2010/Reports/Purchase_31_Addition.pdf. Retrieved 15 Oct. 2011.
- ^ a b "Sale of Surplus Assets". Toronto Transit Commission. 28 May 2009. http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2009/May_28_2009/Reports/Sale_of_Surplus_Asse.pdf. Retrieved 15 Oct. 2011.
- ^ a b Kalinowski, Tess (6 Sept. 2011). "TTC subway cars bound for Nigeria". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/1049970--ttc-subway-cars-bound-for-nigeria. Retrieved 15 Oct. 2011.
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