12-28-2018, 12:20 PM
(12-28-2018, 10:59 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(12-28-2018, 10:27 AM)tomh009 Wrote: We were in downtown Toronto on boxing day. Yesterday, as I was walking in DTK to work, 508 went by, from Charles to Benton/Frederick, to Duke. What struck me was how much quieter it was going around the turns than the (new) Toronto streetcars. Is this all down to the track lubricators? Do the streetcar systems not use those?
I don’t think they have the grease lubricators, but I’m not sure about that. Don’t forget, they have tighter curve radii on many turns, which is another difference.
I think but am not sure that TTC also has turns which aren't spirals, which may contribute to noise and the occasionally jarring ride.