They're similar, but not identical. Notable differences:
Toronto's trains are narrower, and have wider trucks to accommodate the broader track gauge - meaning the wheel covers stick out (ugly). Ours will be flush.
Toronto's trains do not have doors on both sides, ours will.
Toronto's trains are unidirectional - they only have a cab at one end. Ours will have identical cars 1 and 5/the trains will be symmetric.
Toronto's trains have custom styling on the nose and tail cars. Ours will have the standard design that is also being used on the Eglinton Crosstown.
Toronto's trains are using the legacy trolley pole for current collection, a 100+ year old design. Ours will have modern, European-style Pantographs which are suitable for bidirectional operation.
From an interior standpoint, cars 2, 3 and 4 are very close to what we'll have. Just a bit wider, and a different colour scheme, and doors on both sides.
Fare Collection is likely a nightmare in Toronto because this is the first time they've done POP, so Torontonians are not used to trying to figure out how to do it. When LRT comes to Waterloo, the entire thing is a new concept, so people will adapt much quicker.
Here's a post I made last year about the TTC's FLEXITY Outlook vehicles: http://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/s...php?tid=14&pid=2021#pid2021
Toronto's trains are narrower, and have wider trucks to accommodate the broader track gauge - meaning the wheel covers stick out (ugly). Ours will be flush.
Toronto's trains do not have doors on both sides, ours will.
Toronto's trains are unidirectional - they only have a cab at one end. Ours will have identical cars 1 and 5/the trains will be symmetric.
Toronto's trains have custom styling on the nose and tail cars. Ours will have the standard design that is also being used on the Eglinton Crosstown.
Toronto's trains are using the legacy trolley pole for current collection, a 100+ year old design. Ours will have modern, European-style Pantographs which are suitable for bidirectional operation.
From an interior standpoint, cars 2, 3 and 4 are very close to what we'll have. Just a bit wider, and a different colour scheme, and doors on both sides.
Fare Collection is likely a nightmare in Toronto because this is the first time they've done POP, so Torontonians are not used to trying to figure out how to do it. When LRT comes to Waterloo, the entire thing is a new concept, so people will adapt much quicker.
Here's a post I made last year about the TTC's FLEXITY Outlook vehicles: http://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/s...php?tid=14&pid=2021#pid2021