TORONTO — The first of an order of 60 new Alstom streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission entered service last week, joining an existing fleet of 204 Alstom light rail vehicles in the TTC fleet.
The C$568 million order, with funding from the federal, provincial, and Toronto governments, will be completed with deliveries through 2025. The cars are being built at Alstom’s plant in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
“Streetcars are a vital part of the TTC and the city, and I am pleased that we are continuing to expand our fleet and plan for ridership growth and increased demand,” TTC Chair Jamaal Myers said in a press release. “Our goal is to run a sustainable transit system that our customers can continue to rely on and be proud of. This is a big step in that direction.”
The new Flexity light rail vehicles are part of an all-low-floor fleet that the TTC has operated since 2020.
“The team at our manufacturing facility in Thunder Bay is unsurpassed in their experience with assembling and testing TTC streetcars, having delivered over 200 of these vehicles through the years,” David Van Der Wee, Alstom vice president rolling stock, North America, said in a press release. “We are proud to offer our customer and Torontonians the public transit they deserve through our ability to manufacture and test locally thanks to Alstom’s large industrial footprint in the province.”
Nice to see them being called “Streetcars”. And, not “Light Rail Vehicles”…
Melbourne, Australia is another city besides Toronto that never dismantled its tram lines.
It must be because of the rail system wisdom!
Dr. Güntürk Üstün
Alstom’s Flexity is a true winning leader in its category all over the world.
Dr. Güntürk Üstün