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The T series, also known as the T-1, is the fourth series of rapid transit rolling stock used in the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.They were ordered by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in 1992 and built in one production set between 1995 and 2001 by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
First cars with AC propulsion, cars 5344–5345 converted to Toronto Rocket T35A08 mock-up cars in June–July 2006. Electronic side destination signs, including automated audible pre-boarding route and destination announcements and closed-circuit television cameras have since been installed on all T1 trains. 5381–5386 ⋮ 6131–6136 6141/2/5/6
However, in the production run they sold just 15 cars before the company fell into administration in 2015, with the completed cars and owners locations unknown. [22] [23] A small number of T1's have appeared for sale following the company's collapse, one in Japan in 2019, and a further two that have been on sale in the United Kingdom since 2021.
Line 1 Yonge–University and Line 4 Sheppard operate using the newest version of Toronto's subway cars, the Toronto Rocket, while Line 2 Bloor–Danforth uses the older T1 subway trains. [89] The TTC's original G-series cars were manufactured by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company.
Most cars were retrofitted with horns in the late 1990s to combat automobile accidents when the 510 Spadina right-of-way streetcar opened. Initially, the horns were salvaged from retired H1 and M1 subway cars which were replaced by the T1 subway cars. However, during the CLRV/ALRV streetcar fleet overhaul project between 2011 and 2012 the TTC ...
Wilson Yard (also known as the Wilson Complex) is the largest of the Toronto Transit Commission's subway yards and bus garages The subway yard services subway trains on Line 1 Yonge–University . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The facility is located on Transit Road north of Wilson Avenue, in the former city of North York (now part of Toronto), between Wilson ...
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Hawker Siddeley Canada focused on manufacturing heavy rail cars (hopper and tank cars) and transit vehicles (subway cars, intercity railcars and streetcars). Major clients included: Toronto Transit Commission – H series (Toronto subway) (H1 to H5 only as H6 built by UTDC and H3 rebuilt H2 by TTC) cars