08-02-2018, 06:48 PM
Fun fact: “the TTC Chime” isn’t. It’s the Bombardier Chime, or more specifically; the UTDC Chime! It was first introduced on the ICTS (Linear Induction Motor powered) project, and since then many systems around the world have inherited it.
Everyone in Ontario thinks it belongs to the TTC, but it’s just because they have so much Bombardier equipment.
We got stuck with it because Metrolinx wanted it on the Crosstown vehicles for consistency, and our order is a slice of theirs... or was.
Perhaps now that we’re out of that attachment, we can have some creative freedom...
Everyone in Ontario thinks it belongs to the TTC, but it’s just because they have so much Bombardier equipment.
We got stuck with it because Metrolinx wanted it on the Crosstown vehicles for consistency, and our order is a slice of theirs... or was.
Perhaps now that we’re out of that attachment, we can have some creative freedom...