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Toronto subway rolling stock

Toronto subway rolling stock

Listing of Toronto subway system's rolling stock

The Toronto subway system's rolling stock consists of 880 subway cars for Line 1 Yonge–University, Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, and Line 4 Sheppard. The rolling stock is owned and maintained by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).

H5 and T1 trains parked at the Davisville Subway Yard

Subway trains

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All active TTC subway cars are equipped with flip-up seats located in each car (near the operator's cab), which can accommodate mobility devices such as wheelchairs, strollers, scooters, and bicycles. The new Toronto Rocket trains have two designated areas in each car with automatic flip-up seats, and high-level platforms allow access to all cars.

Toronto Rocket

The front of the Toronto Rocket, Toronto's newest subway train, viewed from the side
Main article: Toronto Rocket

The Toronto Rocket (TR) is the newest version of TTC subway trains, which is operated on Lines 1 and 4.[4] Its design differs from its predecessors, which were formed by coupling sets of married pairs of identical cars. The trains consist of six cars for Line 1 and four cars for Line 4, both of which are connected with open gangways, similar to Bombardier's Movia family of metro trains. They only have two full-width operator cabs per trainset (as opposed to one on the right-hand corner of every subway car on the older versions), greater accessibility options and the skin of the train is welded rather than the previously used riveting method. The TRs' exterior front and rear destination and train run number signs are outfitted with digital orange LED boards, while all previous TTC train models use back-lit roller signs.

The first of the new TR trains was scheduled to be delivered in late 2009, but in early 2010, TTC officials stated that the new trains would not enter service until late 2010.[5][6] The first train arrived on TTC property in October 2010, and entered revenue service on July 21, 2011.[7]

Next-generation cars

In October 2022, the TTC issued a request for proposal for new subway trains, which are targeted to enter service between 2027 and 2033.[8]

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Line 3 Scarborough trains

All units retired on July 24, 2023 (at the time of closure, four months ahead of schedule due to a derailment).[10]

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  • A Line 3 train in its typical four-car configuration in its original 1985–2015 livery
  • An interior view of a Line 3 train

Work vehicles

Most subway work cars are painted yellow with the fleet number as RT-##. The exception are converted passenger cars, which have a yellow stripe added and the RT fleet number replaces the former fleet number.

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  • Note that RT35 and RT36 are mixed-matched (2004).

Track gauge

The TTC uses two different track gauges:

  • 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge – Line 3 Scarborough
  • 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge – subway and streetcar

References

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    Long-running subway car takes final journey Toronto Star, published January 27, 2012.
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    Toronto Transit Commission (March 6, 2015). "TTC Service Summary – March 29,2015 to May 9, 2015" (PDF). Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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    "Procurement Authorization Amendment to Purchase 10 Additional Toronto Rocket Train Sets – Purchase Order No. C31PD05761" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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    globeandmail.com: Technology Archived February 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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    (as of December 2008) http://www3.ttc.ca/PDF/About_the_TTC/yonge_subway_extension_recommended_concept_project_issues_de.pdf
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    (media article on other topic suggests trains will not enter service until 2010, as of Dec. 18 there are no TR trains in TTC's possession) "TTC offers free rides on New Year's Eve – 680News". Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
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    So what happened to those TTC improvements? Toronto Star
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    "TTC Issues RFP for New Subway Trains". October 20, 2022.
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    Gamrot, Sabrina (October 21, 2022). "The TTC is looking to add hundreds of brand new red subway cars". blogTO. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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    "TTC, City improving Line 3 Scarborough bus shuttle routes as train service set to permanently end". August 24, 2023.
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    Equipment Engineering, "Vehicle List No. 2", Toronto Transit Commission, June 30, 1991.
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    Pursley, Louis H. (1958). Street Railways of Toronto, 1861–1921. Los Angeles: Electric Railway Publications. p. 105.
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    "A Rogue's Gallery: The TTC's Subway Work Car Fleet – Transit Toronto – Content".
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    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    Coupler – March history – Remembering the fabled Duncan's Dragon
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    Maintenance Engineering, "Subway Workcars", Toronto Transit Commission, December 3, 1997.
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    R.F. Corley, "Drawing C-3226M", Toronto Transit Commission, July 1, 1976.
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    Bromley, John F.; May, Jack (1978) [1973]. Fifty Years of Progressive Transit: A History of the Toronto Transit Commission (2 ed.). New York: Electric Railroaders' Association. p. 163-167. LCCN 73-84892.
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