T-series (Toronto subway car)
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| T1 (T-Series) |
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 A T1 subway Car |
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| In service | 1995 - present |
| Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
| Replaced | M-Series, H1, H2 |
| Constructed | 1995-2001 [1] |
| Number built | 372 |
| Number in service | 372 [1] |
| Formation | 6 car trains (3 sets of semi-permanently mated pairs) |
| Fleet numbers | 5000-5371 [1] |
| Capacity | 66 seated [1], 184 standing, 315 crush load |
| Operator | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Depot(s) | Wilson Subway Yard Greenwood Subway Yard Davisville Subway Yard |
| Line(s) served | ■ Yonge-University-Spadina Line ■ Bloor-Danforth Line ■ Sheppard Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Width | 3.14 m (10.3 ft) |
| Height | 3.65 m (12.0 ft) |
| Floor height | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
| Doors | 8 sets (4 sets per side) per car |
| Maximum speed | 88 km/h (55 mph) |
| Weight | 33,095 kg (72,960 lb) |
| Acceleration | 0.85 m/s2 (1.9 m.p.h.p.s) |
| Deceleration | 1.30 m/s2 (2.9 m.p.h.p.s), 1.38 m/s2 (3.1 m.p.h.p.s) (Emergency) |
| Traction system | Bombardier MITRAC |
| Power supply | 600 VDC (3rd Rail), 120/208 VAC Battery Auxiliary |
| Electric system(s) | 600 VDC |
| Gauge | 4 ft 10 7⁄8 (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge |
The T-series rapid transit cars (widely known as the T1 as only one production run was made) are a Toronto subway car model, ordered in 1992 and built in 1995-2001. The cars were built by Bombardier Transportation's Thunder Bay Works for the Toronto Transit Commission. The cars were an improvement on previous H-Series platform manufactured by Hawker-Siddley and later UTDC.
[edit] Design advances
The T-Series cars incorporated many of the design elements that had been refined throughout the H-Series programme. Each model of the H production run improved on the last adding features such as single use controls for both acceleration and braking, air conditioning and regenerative braking. The T1 took all those advancements and integrated new technology and computerized them into a much more operator friendly manner. The T-Series were the first TTC cars to use a "T bar control" rather than the previous "chopper control" that was added in the H4-H6 models. The T1 also saw improvements in ascetics and accessibility. Wider doors, flip up seats at wheelchair positions and a brighter and more modern passenger interior were incorporated into the design making them more accessible for people with mobility issues[2].
[edit] External links
- Page on the T-series cars at Toronto Transit
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Toronto Transit Commission (September 18, 2009). "TTC Service Summary". http://www3.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_Planning/Service_Summary_2009_10_18.pdf.
- ^ http://www3.ttc.ca/TTC_Accessibility/Accessible_Service/Accessible_vehicles.jsp
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