ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[tomh009]

Fast-forward to 2012 when the LRV contract was awarded it had become was “early 2017”:
“Based on light rail ridership forecast, 14 light rail vehicles (LRVs) will be required to provide service in early 2017.”
June 2012 - STAGE 1 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT: VEHICLE PROCUREMENT
http://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/...pdf#page=1
 
 
It wasn’t until much later that “late 2017” started to appear in reports.

Thanks for the post...I really thought I was losing my mind that the original wording was early 2017...

However … at that point there was no fixed construction plan yet. So they were looking for vehicle availability in early 2017, just in case they were able to finish construction by that time. As it happened, construction started much later and really wasn't done until late 2017 or mid-2018, depending on how you count.

[jeffster]

Thanks for the post...I really thought I was losing my mind that the original wording was early 2017...

However … at that point there was no fixed construction plan yet. So they were looking for vehicle availability in early 2017, just in case they were able to finish construction by that time. As it happened, construction started much later and really wasn't done until late 2017 or mid-2018, depending on how you count.

Depends, for sure. Though, wasn't the actual construction of the line itself finish on-time or ahead of schedule, or likely I am mistaken?

[Canard]

They were about one or two months behind on substantial completion, which nobody really blinked at because it was relatively on-time. They did a fantastic job.

[jeffster]

They were about one or two months behind on substantial completion, which nobody really blinked at because it was relatively on-time. They did a fantastic job.

Alright, that's what I kinda thought. I think it was this that I was expecting to get behind schedule, especially considering that winter sometimes starts early or finishes late or both.

[tomh009]

They were about one or two months behind on substantial completion, which nobody really blinked at because it was relatively on-time. They did a fantastic job.

Alright, that's what I kinda thought. I think it was this that I was expecting to get behind schedule, especially considering that winter sometimes starts early or finishes late or both.

Right. My point was that back in 2012 they didn't have a construction schedule yet, so the goal was to make sure the trains were ready before the earliest possible construction completion date.

[Pheidippides]

Alright, that's what I kinda thought. I think it was this that I was expecting to get behind schedule, especially considering that winter sometimes starts early or finishes late or both.

Right. My point was that back in 2012 they didn't have a construction schedule yet, so the goal was to make sure the trains were ready before the earliest possible construction completion date.

Sure they had a construction schedule back then; it wasn't detailed to the point of specific hours of specific days, but they had a general timeline and phasing:
• "2014: begin construction of LRT Stage 1; and"
• "2017: complete construction and begin operation of LRT Stage 1."
• "Phase 2 properties is required by the Region on or about June 30, 2013."


They also had the functional drawings, were expropriating property, and arranging for utility relocation/upgrades.

[ijmorlan]

They were about one or two months behind on substantial completion, which nobody really blinked at because it was relatively on-time. They did a fantastic job.

Especially given the delays: King St. corduroy road discovery, the famous tent at the grade separation, and the fire at the OMSF. The project ran into a few setbacks, but still ended up pretty much on time. The late opening isn’t due to Grandlinq’s construction timing.

[tomh009]

Sure they had a construction schedule back then; it wasn't detailed to the point of specific hours of specific days, but they had a general timeline and phasing:
• "2014: begin construction of LRT Stage 1; and"
• "2017: complete construction and begin operation of LRT Stage 1."

And that does not say "early 2017". The word "early" only appears in connection with the LRT ridership forecast.

[Bob_McBob]

Woolwich Observer again...

[danbrotherston]

Would it be too meta to make that cartoon the fourth panel?

The best jokes are the ones that surprise. This one did not.

[jeffster]

Would it be too meta to make that cartoon the fourth panel?

The best jokes are the ones that surprise.  This one did not.

Well, I certainly don't think that your request in unreasonable.

'The Woolwich Observers has cartoons that are meaningless to its 300 readers." "Whaaaaaaaaaat?"

[KevinL]

Spotted this morning alongside Courtland, by a friend of mine:



She swung by again later and it was being removed. Undercarriage was 'trashed'.

[clasher]

Seems like something a drunk person would do.

[panamaniac]

Even with my low expectations of K-W drivers, that one is hard to understand.

[Canard]

Tom Galloway is taking his first ride, and live-tweeting the trip!

Follow along:

https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14