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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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03-06-2019, 06:59 PM
(03-06-2019, 11:01 AM)urbd Wrote:(03-06-2019, 10:06 AM)plam Wrote: Getting back to our own launch date: if we are hoping for late April, then simulated service is supposed to start in about three weeks, since that is supposed to take a month. That is quite soon but feels viable based on what we've heard. If that's true, that's stupid. If it's ready for April 15, for example, then that is when they should start service. If important people can't attend then too bad, because obviously this is not important to them. Really, the important people are the taxpayers, and the LRT users. Not those that promised a system for autumn 2017 but only had it ready late spring 2019.
03-06-2019, 10:51 PM
(03-06-2019, 10:06 AM)plam Wrote: Getting back to our own launch date: if we are hoping for late April, then simulated service is supposed to start in about three weeks, since that is supposed to take a month. That is quite soon but feels viable based on what we've heard. What exactly constitutes "simulated service"?
03-06-2019, 11:03 PM
3 Burn-In Tests
3.1 Upon successful completion of the Acceptance Tests, the Vehicle shall start the Burn‐In Test to be conducted by the Region and the Vehicle Supplier, with operational support from Project Co utilizing the Test Track and any other available track. 3.2 The 600 Km “Burn‐In Test" will be run on each Vehicle prior to final acceptance and shall be free of class A, B, and C failures, as generally defined below; the only permissible fault shall be of class D: (a) Rescue towing/pushing is required ‐ Failure Mode Category A = Severe vehicle impairment (b) Out‐of‐service to carhouse ‐ Failure Mode Category B = Vehicle impairment © In service to end of the line ‐ Failure Mode Category C = Minor vehicle impairment (d) In service to end of the day ‐ Failure Mode Category D = No vehicle impairment 3.3 The test shall simulate revenue service, to the extent reasonably possible, and include regular cycling of doors, PA announcements, and automatic passenger announcements, PEI operation, radio communication as well as any other feature normally encountered in revenue service. Such simulation may include manual activation of certain features. In the event that the A, B, and C fault‐free continuous 600 km is not achieved the “burn‐in” will be repeated until the requirement is met. 3.4 Upon successful completion of the Burn‐In Test, the Vehicle shall be eligible for issuance of a Vehicle Final Acceptance Certificate.
03-07-2019, 01:09 AM
(03-06-2019, 11:03 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: 3 Burn-In TestsThat's just for Vehicle Burn-in. The Service Simulation requirement is for the system to achieve 92% service availability each day over a 5 day period if one day is missed the period starts over.
03-07-2019, 11:50 AM
Right, this was all supposed to be done before substantial completion.
Quote:(iii) Demonstrated System Operation – Stage 1 LRT Quote:3.6 System Service Availability Levels for Substantial Completion Certificate Quote:(ii) The Daily Scheduled Service Performance Factor (DSSPF) is determined by the following formula. DSSPF = (Actual Train in Service Points/Scheduled Train in Service Points).
03-09-2019, 01:36 PM
514 has been loaded up with “Bombardier Officials,” and the burn-in has begun!
03-09-2019, 04:41 PM
I always said we'd hear about burn-in testing here first
Have you got any details or is it just radio chatter?
03-09-2019, 05:08 PM
Just radio chatter, and a friendly hello wave from the team as they rolled past.
So has PAC been given to 514 then? I mean is this a dry burn in or the required 600km burn in?
I overheard a few messages, like:
“We are waiting for BT to start our burn in” “BT officials are now all on board, 514 ready to start burn in!” etc. - and the operator was being ultra-polite and super-professional; even moreso than usual. I have no inside knowledge; I’m afraid you will have to form your own conclusions. If burn-in began today in the afternoon I do not think it is reasonable to assume they were able to complete 600 km of running by the time they returned to the yard 2 hours later.
03-09-2019, 11:12 PM
(03-09-2019, 10:31 PM)Canard Wrote: I overheard a few messages, like: I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a simulated burn in exercise. Real burn-in should be as continuous as possible ending only at normal service end times.
03-09-2019, 11:46 PM
Thank you for the replies.
03-11-2019, 10:41 AM
(03-09-2019, 11:46 PM)Square Wrote: Thank you for the replies. Yes, thanks to all those who have contributed to this thread! Hopefully not much longer now. I have a friend that got a job as a train operator -- exciting times for him. I had debated going for this myself, but didn't want to give up my seniority and OMERS. Had this been a OMERS job, I'd have been all over it, as I have always wanted to drive a train (subway like device).
03-11-2019, 11:32 AM
Are these the auto greaser units or something else? https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.5014746,-...312!8i6656
Saw a work crew working on a bunch of them all along Northfield on Friday. |
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