Montréal - 30 de autobuze electrice

Cel mai mare contract pentru autobuze electrice de până acum a fost câștigat de New Flyer. Este vorba despre 40 de autobuze electrice, dintre care 30 vor merge la Montreal și 10 la Laval.

Société de transport de Montréal (STM) - a doua cea mai circulată rețea de transport urban din Canada - va comanda numai autobuze electrice din 2025. Noile autobuze vor avea baterii de 466kWh, conform SustainableBUS.

Link: https://www.sustainable-bus.com/news/can ... w-flyer/

Macar aia din Quebec City au gindit si au comandar hibride, dar sint extrem de curios sa vad flota de electrice din Moontreal la lucru, cind mai vine inca un val de -30 C ca in iarna trecuta.
Dar nu conteaza, la cite scamatorii face primaria din Montreal (vezi megalomanicul si interminabilul proiect de pe A20), astea 40 de autobuze intra la categoria maruntisuri.

La ce experiență are New Flyer, nu îmi fac griji, sincer. Toate electricele sunt testate și în temperaturi extreme (vezi eCitaro), oricum.

Aici nu-i vorba de experienta, e vorba de fizica.
Sau poate pun un Webasto mic sa tina calde bateriile, mai stii ?

Lunea aceasta, pe 16 noiembrie, Alstom a prezentat primele 2 rame driverless de metrou din familia Metropolis pentru Montreal, produse în India. Comanda totală este de 106 rame (212 vagoane):

CANADA: The first cars to be supplied by Alstom for the Réseau Express Métropolitain automated metro network in Montréal were formally unveiled by Groupe PMM on November 16.

Among the dignitaries attending the ceremony were Chantal Rouleau, Québec’s Minister for Transport; Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal; Charles Émond, President & Chief Executive Officer of Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec; and Souheil Abihanna, Managing Director of Alstom Canada.

Alstom is supplying 106 two-car trainsets from its Metropolis family, and four cars have so far been delivered to Montréal from its Sri City factory in India. The driverless trains are similar to those already in use on the Sydney metro, but adapted for Canadian winter conditions. The front end has been specifically shaped to prevent snow accumulation, and the cars have heated door thresholds, floors, and autocouplers, as well as ice protection equipment, heated windscreens and ice scrapers on the pantographs.

According to the manufacturer, the trains are designed ‘to perfectly fuse with the green spaces of the city’, offering passengers ‘breathtaking views’ through the large windows. The green and white livery selected by the public is inspired by the new Samuel De Champlain Bridge, with the headlights ‘directly recalling’ the stays of the bridge.

When complete, the 67 km REM serving 26 stations will be one of the world’s largest automated metro networks. It will connect the south shore suburbs in the east with the city centre, while the western branches will run to the airport, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Deux-Montagnes. Opening of the first section is planned for mid-2021.

In April 2018 project promoter CDPQ Infra awarded the C$5bn infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction contract to the Groupe NouvLR consortium of SNC-Lavalin Grands Projets, Dragados Canada, Groupe Aecon Québec, Pomerleau, EBC and AECOM. The Groupe PMM consortium of Alstom Transport Canada and SNC-Lavalin is responsible for supply of the rolling stock and railway systems as well as operations and maintenance.

Sursa: Railway Gazette
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De remarcat trenurile de metrou pe pneuri, în stil parizian!

Despre neajunsurile transportului feroviar regional din Montréal:

Se deschide "Réseau Express Métropolitain" din Montréal:

Cabview al noii "Réseau Express Métropolitain":

Prezentarea stațiilor de pe noul REM: