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Did it look like temporary materials?
Perhaps it's an easier way to enclose for the purposes of pouring concrete and keeping it warm.
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Sure doesn't look temporary!
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Those definitely are temporary structures (can easily be disassembled and used elsewhere).
As others have said, it will be a warming tent; it will be wrapped in tarps and surrounded by heaters, so its internal temperature can be kept above freezing while a concrete pour cures. The pour should be for the embedding of the track between the platforms.
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Yep. Same deal as other locations, just a different method due to the span.
It's new to us because Conestoga happened over the summer!
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Surely there are milestones outlined in the contract but at any time is the delay from Bombardier being considered when these winter concrete pours are scheduled? Just seems like a heck of a lot of a 'make work' project that won't impact the grand scheme of things. Yes multi-million dollar projects have a lot to manage and a lot of subcontractors etc. but it would be reassuring to know the left hand knows what the right hand is doing and mitigate cost overruns
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I hate to have to ask this question as I'm sure it's completely stupid and what's more I should know the answer this far along in the game, but... the line essentially ends/begins at Conestoga Mall correct? So will the train simply loop around and go back the direction it came?
Thanks
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Yep.
It will have a bit of a break at the mall, but it will eventually just start heading back south.
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It doesn't literally loop around - unlike Toronto streetcars, the trains are bidirectional. So it just pulls into Conestoga (or Fairway), then leaves in the opposite direction. This is wahy a crossover exists just before the platforms at the two terminal stations - so it can switch tracks to be going in the right direction.
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01-31-2017, 09:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2017, 09:35 PM by Canard.)
It's not a stupid question at all! Just to add a little more information to Markster's (Edit: And Kevin's!) reply, the train will pass through a (double/full) crossover, which permits it to move onto the other track:
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Maybe the regions getting a big valentines day gift:
http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/ion...st-1187980
Anyone know how long after delivery we will see it running? I assume not right away.
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That's a great question actually, because it now saves me from having to ask about the crossovers! Thanks!!
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/\ You're welcome Spokes!
And thank you to Markster, KevinL, and Canard for the answers. Much appreciated!
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Here goes my stupid question lol : Will the LRT vehicles have cab controls on both ends? Thank you.
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02-01-2017, 07:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-01-2017, 09:12 AM by Canard.)
Yep! They are completely bi-directional/symmetric.
If you want to get really picky, the only difference is module A, B and C are rigid in "pitch", and D and E are rigid in pitch, with a full 3-axis articulation point between C and D (I really have to get that animation finished I started to explain the fixed bogie and articulation points of our trains...) You could think of it as a 3-module LRV with a 2-module "trailer" coupled to it.
Come to think of it there might only be one pantograph, too - so the "<" would be backward in one direction vs. the other. I can't remember if there are two and they only use them in one direction...
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