T series (Toronto subway)

what is it?

The T series, also known as the T-1, is the fourth series of rapid transit rolling stock used in the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were ordered by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in 1992 and built in one production set between 1995 and 2001 by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Currently based entirely out of Greenwood Yard, the T-1s are the older of the two currently active series of rolling stock on the heavy-rail lines in the Toronto subway network.

who runs it

Toronto Transit Commission

base stats

• speed 88 km/htop speed
• power 2.5 MWpower output
• weight 33.1 tin working order
• seats 66passengers
• built 372made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 30 years ago, in 1996.
• 🚗2.5 MW is about 29 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏23 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 30 years.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

1996

in service from

1996

status

in service

number built

372

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

builders

ALSTOM Transportation Germany

operators

Toronto Transit Commission

top speed

88 km/h

power

2.5 MW

electric system

600 V DC third rail

formation

2 car mated pairs, operated as 2- or 3-pair (4- or 6-car) trains

length

23 m

weight

33.1 t

capacity

66 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.