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H5 and T1 trains parked at the Davisville Subway Yard

The Toronto Transit Commission has a fleet of:

♦ fleet size will vary as the new Toronto Rocket trains are brought into service (at the end of this delivery and the retirement of the remaining H-series vehicles the TTC is expected to have 790 subway cars (370 T1s and 420 TRs), all of which will be accessible)
  • 56 subway work cars
  • 28 Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS Mark I) cars for the Scarborough RT line
  • 6 RT work cars

Subway trains

Fleet Numbers Quantity Year Built Builder (& Model) Class Year Retired Notes
5000-5099 100 1953–1954 GRC&W G-1 1990 5068-5069 converted to service cars RT-36 & RT-37 (grinding train power units) in February 1991; 5066-5067 & 5074-5075 had been held for future conversion to service cars; 5098-5099 preserved by the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association.
5100-5105 6 1954–1955 GRC&W G-2 1990 experimental aluminum train.
5110-5115 6 1958–1959 GRC&W G-4 1990 experimental cars built as an integral train (5110-5111-5112-5113-5114-5115); electro-dynamic braking equipment and motors removed April 1966 through March 1967 (for installation in service cars), and remarshalled as: 5110-5115, 5030-5111-5114-5031.
5200-5227 28 1956 GRC&W G-3 1990 non-driving motor cars permanently coupled with mating G-1 cars (50xx-52yy-52xx-50yy)
5300-5335 36 1962–1963 MLW M-1 1999 5300-5301 preserved by the OERHA
5336-5499 164 1965–1966 HSC RTC-75 H-1 1999 5374-5375 rebuilt to service cars RT-9 & RT-10; 5388-5391 scrapped due to Christie station fire in October 1976; 5391 rebuilt to service car RT-23 in March 1984.
5500-5575 76 1971 HSC RTC-75 H-2 2002 5500-5505 equipped with experimental Hitachi chopper controls and regenerative braking and reclassed as H-3 in 1973; converted back to H-2 between September 1984 and April 1985.
5576-5663 88 1974–1975 HSC RTC-75 H-4 2012 Some H-4 subway cars were retired from revenue service between 2000-2002 by the delivery of T-1 class cars. As of January 27, 2012, all H-4 cars have been retired from revenue service.[1]
5670-5803 134 1976–1977 HSC RTC-75 H-5 expected 2012–2013 5755 retired in June 1984 and scrapped November 1985 due to accident in December 1981; 5754 modified in November 1985 for use as A or B unit to substitute for cars out of service for maintenance (can also operate as a single unit for testing); 5796 modified by UTDC in July–December 1990 to become T-1 prototype; remaining cars being retired as the new Toronto Rocket trains are introduced;A will be sold to Eko Rail of Lagos, Nigeria.B
5804-5807 4 1980
5810-5935 126 1986–1989 UTDC RTC-75 H-6 expected 2013-2014 Will be converted to be wheelchair accessible during maintenance; to be retired after H-5 cars and as the new Toronto Rocket trains are introduced;A will be sold to Eko Rail of Lagos, Nigeria.B
5000-5215 216 1995–1999 BT RTC-75 T-1 AC propulsion; wheelchair accessible; 5344-5345 converted to T35A08 (Toronto Rocket) mock-up cars in June 2006.
5216-5371 156 1999–2002 ordered June 1998 to replace M-1 & H-2 cars; wheelchair accessible.
5381-6076[2] 420 2010–2014 BT T35A08 Toronto Rocket wheelchair accessible; permanently coupled into 70 six-car articulated trains. First train delivered on October 1, 2010. Sets are numbered 5xx1-5xx2-5xx3-5xx4-5xx5-5xx6.
Builders
BT Bombardier Transportation
GRC&W Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
HSC Hawker-Siddeley Canada
MLW Montreal Locomotive Works
UTDC Urban Transportation Development Corp.

A New Toronto Rocket trains are gradually replacing the old H-5 subway trains on the Yonge line. After all the H-5s are retired the T-1s operating on the Yonge line will move to the Bloor line which in turn will allow for the displacement and retirement of the H-6 subway cars.

B In May 2009, the TTC found an undisclosed potential buyer for the H5 and H6 cars.[3] In September 2011, the buyer was identified as Eko Rail of Lagos, Nigeria.[4]

Disabled access Newer cars are specifically designed to be wheelchair-accessible, although level boarding platforms allow a degree of access to all trains.

  • A G-series subway car on 2 track at the Davisville Subway Yard.
    A G-series subway car on 2 track at the Davisville Subway Yard.
  • The interior of a G-series car
    The interior of a G-series car
  • A M1 subway car at the Greenwood carhouse.
    A M1 subway car at the Greenwood carhouse.
  • An H1 subway train parked at the Davisville Yard
    An H1 subway train parked at the Davisville Yard
  • The interior of an H1 car
    The interior of an H1 car
  • The interior of an H4 car
    The interior of an H4 car
  • An H5 subway train (after seat re-upholstery to velour) at Queen's Park Station
    An H5 subway train (after seat re-upholstery to velour) at Queen's Park Station
  • A T1 subway car northbound on the Yonge line south of Davisville station
    A T1 subway car northbound on the Yonge line south of Davisville station
  • The interior of a T1 subway car
    The interior of a T1 subway car
  • A side profile of the Toronto Rocket's articulated cars that are unique to North America
    A side profile of the Toronto Rocket's articulated cars that are unique to North America
  • The interior of the Toronto Rocket; Toronto's newest subway car
    The interior of the Toronto Rocket; Toronto's newest subway car
  • A panoramic shot of the new Bombardier Toronto Rocket parked next to its much older predecessor, the Hawker-Siddeley H5 at the Finch Subway Station.
    A panoramic shot of the new Bombardier Toronto Rocket parked next to its much older predecessor, the Hawker-Siddeley H5 at the Finch Subway Station.

Toronto Rocket

The front of the Toronto Rocket, Toronto's newest subway train
Main article: Toronto Rocket (Toronto subway car)

The "Toronto Rocket" is the TTC's newest train model, which operates on the Yonge–University–Spadina line.[5] The Rocket's design deviates from its predecessors, which were formed by building trains from married pairs of identical cars. The trains consist of six articulated cars, similar to Bombardier's Movia family of metro trains. The trains have only two full-width operator cabs, greater accessibility options and the skin of the train is welded rather than the previously used riveting method.

The first of the new trains was scheduled to be delivered in late 2009, but in early 2010, TTC officials stated that the new trains would not enter service until late 2010.[6][7] The first train entered revenue service on July 21, 2011. As of September 2012, 20 TR trains were available for revenue operation.[8]

Scarborough RT trains

Fleet Numbers Quantity Year Built Builder (& Model) Class Year Retired Notes
3000-3023
3024-3027 		28 1982–1983
1986 		UTDC ICTS Mark I replacement pending decision on future of line
ST-1 1 Niigata Transys centre-cab diesel locomotive
ST-2 1 likely Arva Industries non-motored crane and rail maintenance car
ST-3, ST-6 2 Niigata Transys non-powered rail grinding trucks
ST-4 1 Schmidt[disambiguation needed] snow blower installed on a non-powered PCC truck
ST-5 1 non-powered power rail cleaner and de-icer
ST-7 1 2002 Arva Industries snowblower attached to Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000 short cab (with crane)
E291 1 New Holland[disambiguation needed] TC 18 tractor tractor used to push RT cars where there is no power to operate cars
  • An RT train in its typical four-car configuration
    An RT train in its typical four-car configuration
  • An interior view of an RT train
    An interior view of an RT train

Work vehicles

Most subway work cars are painted yellow with the fleet number as RTXX. The exception are converted subway cars, which are not repainted (strips added) and have the RT fleet number replacing their former fleet number.

Current subway work vehicles

Fleet # Description Year acquired Year retired
RT1 Rail maintenance car built 1909 and rebuilt 5 times
RT2 Flat car built 1997
RT3 Overhead maintenance car built 1922
RT4 Track re-insulation car built 1997
RT5 Tunnel leak repair (grout) car built 1997
RT6 Vacuum cleaning car built 1922
RT7 Diesel loco built 1997
RT8 Train of 13 rail delivery articulated bogies built 1997
RT9 Works Services Car, ex H1 5350 Hawker Siddeley Canada Destroyed by fire on December 8, 2000
RT10 Works Services Car (ex-garbage car unit), ex H1 5374 conv. 2000 Hawker Siddeley Canada replaced old RT10 (1968 Tokyo Rose from Nippon Sharyo)
RT11 Non motored built 2000 by Arva Industries
RT12 Electric loco built 1968 replaced by new R12 by Arva Industries
RT13 Centre cab crane built 1968 by Nippon Sharyo
RT14-15 Mk III snow clearing by Arva Industries
RT16 Tunnel washer - "The Clean Machine" built 1996 – used with RT17 by Arva Industries
RT17 Tunnel washer - "Krystal Klean" built 1996 – used with RT16 by Arva Industries
RT18 Diesel loco built 1977 by Anabel Corporation of Houston, Texas
RT19 Crane built 1980
RT20 Flat car and crane built 1980 by Niigata Transys Company and crane by Arva Industries
RT21 Flat car built 1980 by Niigata Transys Company
RT22 Flat car built 1973 by Nippon Sharyo
RT23 Non motored asbestos abatement car, ex H1 5391 conv. 1984
RT26 Gauge car built 1980
RT27 Beam transporter and crane built 1986
RT28 Flat car w/ crane built 2000 by Arva Industries
RT29 Flat car built 2001 by Arva Industries
RT30 Non motored grinding truck built 1988
RT31 Non motored grinding truck built 1988
RT32 Non motored grinding truck built 1988
RT33 Non motored grinding truck built 1988
RT38 Ex-garbage car unit, ex H1 5422 conv. 1997 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT39 Ex-garbage car unit, ex H1 5423 conv. 1997 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT40 Ballast car built 1989
RT41 Tie tamper car built 1993 by Plasser American
RT42 Scaffold car built 1999 Arva Industries
RT43 Asbestos abatement crew car, ex H1 5459 conv. 2000 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT44 Asbestos abatement crew car, ex H1 5458 conv. 2000 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT45 Asbestos abatement garbage car, ex H1 5337 conv. 2000 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT46 Asbestos abatement garbage car, ex H1 5336 conv. 2000 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT47 Flat car built 1999
RT48 Motored snow blower built 2001 by Arva Industries
RT49 Motored snow blower built 2001 by Arva Industries
RT50 Non motored snow blower built 1999
RT51 Non motored snow blower built 1999
RT52 Non motored snow blower built 1999
RT53 Non motored snow blower built 1999
RT54 Flat car built 1973, previously RT16 or RT17
RT55
RT56 Vacuum rodder car built 2004/2005 by Arva Industries
old RT57 Works Service Car ex H4 5634Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT57 General Purpose Rail Flat Car Arva Industries
RT58 Works Service Car, ex H4 5635 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT60 Works Service Car, ex H4 5594 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT61 Works Service Car, ex H4 5595 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT62 Works Service Car, ex H4 5616 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT63 Works Service Car, ex H4 5617 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT64 Works Service Car, ex H4 5594 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT65 Works Service Car, ex H4 5595 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT66 Works Service Car, ex H1 5386 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT67 Works Service Car, ex H1 5387 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT68 Fibre Optics testing, ex H1 5408 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT69 Fibre Optics testing, ex H1 5409 Hawker Siddeley Canada
RT70 Flat car, built 2005
RT71[9] Tri-Mode Work Locomotive Arva Industries
LPC 5 Rail grinding train set (3 cars) Owned by LORAM Maintenance of Way, Inc.

Retired

Fleet # Description Year acquired Year retired
N/A Duncan’s Dragon - test car for 75-foot subway cars (all subway cars since the M1) - built at the Duncan Shops[10] 1964 1965?
RT-4 Garbage Car Unit - ex-Peter Witt 2528 Refurbished 1954 1970s
RT-10 - Tokyo Rose from Nippon Sharyo garbage car unit 1968 2000; replace by current RT10; scrapped
RT-34 grinding car ex-5102 195? 2003 damaged in accident and stored at Davisville Yard
RT-35 Grinding train, ex G2 5103 conv. 1988 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company retired and scrapped 2007
RT-14/ R-15 rail grinder - former PCC 4446, 4410 replaced by then RT-36, RT-37 (next row below)
RT-36 Grinding train, ex G1 5068 conv. 1991 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company retired and scrapped 2007
RT-37 Grinding train, ex G1 5069 conv. 1991 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company retired and scrapped 2007
RT-38 / RT-39 Garbage cars conv. Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company G-2 5100 and 5105 retired and scrapped 1998
RT-14 / RT-15 (ex RT-36/ RT-37) Tunnel washing cars conv. 1988 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company G-2 retired 1999
  • Note that RT35 and RT36 are mixed matched (2004).

Track gauge

The TTC uses two different track gauges:

  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) - Scarborough RT, which uses standard gauge
  • 1495mm - Subway

References

  1. ^ Long-running subway car takes final journey Toronto Star TheStar.com, published January 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Toronto Transit Commission (May 2011). "New Subway Train - The Toronto Rocket".
  3. ^ New life awaits old subway cars - Toronto Star
  4. ^ Kalinowski, Tess (September 6, 2011). "TTC subway cars bound for Nigeria". The Star. Toronto.
  5. ^ globeandmail.com: Technology
  6. ^ (as of December 2008) http://www3.ttc.ca/PDF/About_the_TTC/yonge_subway_extension_recommended_concept_project_issues_de.pdf
  7. ^ (media article on other topic suggests trains will not enter service until 2010, as of Dec. 18th there are no TR trains in TTC's possession) http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/9442--ttc-offers-free-rides-on-new-year-s-eve
  8. ^ So what happened to those TTC improvements? Toronto Star
  9. ^ http://www.arvaindustries.com/PDFs/RAIL.pdf
  10. ^ Coupler - March history - Remembering the fabled Duncan’s Dragon
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