Again, apologies with the lateness of this reply. It's about time that GO figured out that the bus platforms should go BESIDE the station, not a five minute...
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Daniel Garcia
smallspy_g@...
Dec 2, 2000 1:10 am
I realize that this is a little late (damn sickness!), but what are the differences between the 730, 731R, and the ZF trannys? Dan ... No not an Engineer but...
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Sean Marshall
seanmarshall@...
Dec 1, 2000 11:52 pm
Look at Pacific Western. It hasn't been able to compete with a public operator. No one would be willing to set up shop in Toronto. If they were, they would ...
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Rider
gixxer1100@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:20 pm
Smarties, Disney, bubblitous (spelling????) like em all ... From: "Russ Hilder" <96dcmss@...> To: <transit-toronto@egroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 01,...
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Robert King
robaking@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:35 pm
The two Guinness CLRVs are my favourite ad wrapped streetcars. I used to dislike the Starbucks streetcars, however the CHUM-FM CLRV is the one I like least....
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James Koole
railfanmail@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:16 pm
The "Bread Buses" are right up there for me - nothing like riding to work in a giant loaf of Wonder Bread. Also the Toronto 2008 buses are kind of neat - the...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 6:05 pm
The only problem is that governments are famous for building both highways and public transit lines, rather than making a proper decision to prioritize one...
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Darwin O'Connor
doconnor@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:57 pm
... It struck me that the Guinness wrap makes the CLRV look kind of what it would look like if it was done in the old maroon and cream colors. Wrapping...
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Russ Hilder
96dcmss@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:46 pm
Well now that there is a whole whack of these buses, some streecars and soon Subway Cars (its coming!) done in an ad wrap, which one is the most attractive and...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:43 pm
Government builds infrastructure. It's a fact of life and a major reason for every government's existence. Public transportation is infrastructure. Just like...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:42 pm
I agree with you. Solomon's idea of renting space everywhere and having the subway be like a VIA is a little far fetched and frankly, not that appealing. Most...
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Stephen van Egmond
svanegmond@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:34 pm
... Actually, I meant a starbucks stall selling coffee. I was referring to the article hyping privatization and profit as a motive for transit agencies....
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Olivier, Michael
michael.olivier@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:32 pm
In the bigger picture, Ive read that all transportation is subsidized. Airports are built by governments, for business & its residents. Passenger train systems...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:22 pm
That's also a good point. Unfortunately, the people who decide on these wraps have a very narrowminded view on how to raise operating funds. Public bodies...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:15 pm
The problem in Paris appears to be the fact a private company is forced to comepete directly against a publicly subsidized operation, which is blatantly...
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Stephen van Egmond
svanegmond@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:12 pm
God help me, if I see a Starbucks on a subway train, I'm resigning from the human race and moving to mars. There are other motivations in this world besides...
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G.B. Skelsey
gbs1000@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:10 pm
Tim Sorry, but no. The 'private' railways are propped up with immense sums of public money, more to begin with than was paid to the previous state entities....
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Olivier, Michael
michael.olivier@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:59 pm
Tim your last pt makes me think of the occasional private lines that've been built near large existing systems. There's teh OrlyVAL in Paris, connecting an RER...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:53 pm
Would it have been smarter if Thatcher had decided to retain the public transit monopolies but still drop subsisides perhaps? That is, do you think it could...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:44 pm
Arguing the environmental point though, how are we really going to reverse the trend of urban sprawl if not by making hard decisions? I agree that people in...
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G.B. Skelsey
gbs1000@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:39 pm
James is abosolutely right about the perils of privatization, and about the lessons to be drawn (or learned) from Great Britain. As someone who saw the TTC...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:55 pm
England is not the best example to use for the privatization of public transit because, from my experience, it is typically pointed to as a prime example of...
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Olivier, Michael
michael.olivier@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:23 pm
There's also the fact that there's hardly a public transport operation that actually makes money in the entire world. There are a few that are close to...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:11 pm
Good points. I've also heard the horror stories surrounding Britain's passenger rail network, especially due to the crash. I agree that completely open...
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Olivier, Michael
michael.olivier@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:48 pm
I can't say that I think transit in England's any better. I travel there every year or 2 to visit the in-laws in Manchester, and I find the proliferation of...
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Jon E.
unimaginative2@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:25 pm
Why should it be left to the provinces? The current provincial government doesn't seem to be handling it too well... As for Cabinet...in some cases it has to...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:16 pm
I read an interesting and long article by Lawrence Solomon - a former advisor to President Jimmy Carter, the former editor of The Next City magazine and a...
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Tim Foran
tim_foran@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:52 pm
I'm curious. As the TTC is a commercial operator, has its CVOR ever been under review for too many infractions? Tim ... From: Russ Hilder...
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Russ Hilder
96dcmss@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:38 pm
Sorry Fred but it is there business. The vast majority of operators and "Supervisors" (we no longer have "Inspectors") are very keen on keeping the equipment...
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Christopher Gory
gory@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:27 pm
Who was the first? Chris Mark Walton wrote on 30/11/00 2:01 pm: That's 2 members of this list who have left the TTC Planning Department for other things. Mark...
