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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">504 has just arrived at the OMSF for unloading! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/SMcaj8o8MG">pic.twitter.com/SMcaj8o8MG</a></p>— ? Iain Hendry ? (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/939253688924811265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
Unloading now! Kevin’s taking over for the evening - I had to jet. Non-train loving spouse was with me and not so amused.
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12-08-2017, 08:37 PM
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In other news, the traffic signal at the uptown square is now active.
And we have yet another pedestrian signal that shows a no-walk sign when there is no possibility of cross traffic.
At this point, we're literally training people to ignore lights, and then blaming them when they do so.
Some days are very depressing.
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Light rail construction cost jumps $50M
Highlights:
- The region can only recover $4m from Bombardier in the original terms of the contract.
- The construction variance settlement with Grandlinq was $28.1m (60% of requested amount), surpassing the $12.4m contingency in the original $818m budget.
- The project was actually $10.9m under budget. (!)
Overall we would have come out almost exactly on budget if Bombardier hadn't screwed us.
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12-08-2017, 09:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2017, 09:45 PM by Pheidippides.)
Here is the original budget paper from the council agenda with more information.
I hope with this settlement that the massive list of fixes TriTag was compiling will be fixed.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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(12-08-2017, 08:37 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: In other news, the traffic signal at the uptown square is now active.
And we have yet another pedestrian signal that shows a no-walk sign when there is no possibility of cross traffic.
At this point, we're literally training people to ignore lights, and then blaming them when they do so.
Some days are very depressing.
Also there is a beg button for crossing King St. Totally inappropriate at this location.
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(12-08-2017, 09:42 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Also there is a beg button for crossing King St. Totally inappropriate at this location.
Then tell the Region and get it fixed! These kinds of issues shouldn't stay silent in a forum. They need to be brought to the right people, so they can be remedied.
...+$25 for the variance to the PA
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12-08-2017, 09:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2017, 09:57 PM by Pheidippides.)
Interesting statement from the budget report:
"The first vehicle was delivered in February 2017. The second vehicle arrived October 2, 2017 and was placed in the Operations and Maintenance Storage Facility (OMSF) on October 3, 2017. The third vehicle arrived late last week and the fourth vehicle is now scheduled for arrival in mid/late December 2017.
These vehicles have not yet achieved Preliminary Acceptance Certification (PAC) and the Region has been clear that these vehicles have been delivered to permit testing and it does not constitute delivery or acceptance of any vehicle(s) under the Contract. Bombardier will remain responsible for each of the vehicle’s maintenance until Final Acceptance Certification (FAC)."
So while we now have three vehicles on-site in the region the Region doesn't actually considered to have actually have been delivered under the terms of the contract.
Unless one of them gets an FAC by Sunday it will mean that we don't have a single train "delivered" a year after the original deadline for the 14th.
The Hydro One relocation along the Hydro corridor parallel to Fairway was $5.7 million under budget.
The aBRT construction is currently $5.2 million under budget.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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12-08-2017, 11:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2017, 11:57 PM by KevinT.)
(12-08-2017, 09:53 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: These vehicles have not yet achieved Preliminary Acceptance Certification (PAC) and the Region has been clear that these vehicles have been delivered to permit testing and it does not constitute delivery or acceptance of any vehicle(s) under the Contract. Bombardier will remain responsible for each of the vehicle’s maintenance until Final Acceptance Certification (FAC)."
Although these 14 trains are going to the region, they're part of the Metrolinx order and full sign off requires Metrolinx' cooperation. If Metrolinx still hasn't dotted their I's and crossed their T's, and they have been foot dragging the whole time since neither their Finch (the original launch project) nor Crosstown projects is remotely ready for vehicles, then Bombardier is hamstrung.
The story during Metrolinx' failed attempt to break out of the contract last spring (when they ordered the pointless 50 Alstom trains) was that they had not finalized their requirements. If those are still in limbo, then so is our FAC and there's nothing Bombardier can do about it. This is the story our local media should be pursuing!
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^ Couldn't agree with you more, Kevin!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Signal, switch and track testing this weekend along the Waterloo Spur for <a href="https://twitter.com/rideIONrt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rideIONrt</a>. So cool to use <a href="https://twitter.com/WCRailway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WCRailway</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/i9l0Mbxs4D">pic.twitter.com/i9l0Mbxs4D</a></p>— ? Iain Hendry ? (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/939521645223579651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
I rode next to the engine from Waterloo Park to R&T when it headed back North. So much fun! I was dreaming of doing that with LRV testing this summer, but... maybe next summer?
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I do like that WCR and GrandLinq have a good working relationship. Friendly neighbours!
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I was up in that part of town today and there was a bunch of Grandlinq vehicles and police cars in the ION ROW on Northfield at the crossing. Any idea of what might have been going on? I didn't see any sign of an LRV or the WCR locomotive.
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The Offloading
Step 1, Capture:
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12-09-2017, 04:11 PM
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Step 2, Offload:
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12-09-2017, 04:12 PM
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Step 3, Doubt:
Best I can figure is that they needed to jog the ramp to get it unfastened from the flatcar, and the LRV was the tool closest to hand...
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