The 2013-2022 Capital Budget includes plans for the conversion of streetcar services from the existing CLRV/ALRV fleets to the new low-floor light rail vehicles (LFLRVs), related projects to bring the infrastructure up to the required standard for the new fleet, and continuing system maintenance.
Updated Nov. 4, 2012 at 8:30 pm:
The headway shown for LFLRV operation on Queen was incorrectly calculated in the spreadsheet. This has been fixed.
This article looks at the fleet plans for the conventional bus fleet and for Wheel Trans over the 10-year period 2013-2022.
The lead time to procure new buses is considerably shorter than for rail vehicles (18-24 months vs several years), and this provides more flexibility in responding to changes in circumstances and/or policy regarding bus services. What is striking in both of these plans is the slow rate of growth for the conventional bus fleet and the total absence of planned growth for Wheel Trans. Continue reading
Steve Munro 